Banas Dairy registers new milk procurement record
The Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (BDCMPUL) popularly known as Banas Dairy registered highest single day procurement on Friday. Asia’s largest milk co-operative procured 73.93 lakh litres per day (LLPD) milk – up against last year’s single day peak which was 73.71 LLPD. “This became possible because of the hard work of our…
Nation pays tribute to Dr Verghese Kurien on National mIlk Day
Dr Kurien’s birthday on 26th Nov is celebrated as the National Milk Day since 2014. A tribute to him on his day, remembering his work and his life, is in order. Post-independence and till the 1980s, India faced a shortage of milk with rationing and fluctuations in seasonal supply. Operation Flood completely transformed the lives…
Is India’s position in the global dairy sector under threat?
Due to protests across the country by farmers and trade unions, India has not signed the RCEP – and the dairy industry has had much to do with the government opting out. In May 2020, India pulled out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei,…
Dairy sector needs to be fortified with Dr Kurien’s wisdom and teachings
We must carry forward the efforts of Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) established National Milk Day (NMD) in India on November 26, 2014, in honour of Padma Vibhushan Verghese Kurien — known as the father of India’s White Revolution or the Milkman of India. The Indian…
Amul begins milk procurement in Chittoor district
The collection of milk under the prestigious AP-Amul Milk Project will start in Chittoor district from Friday. To begin with the milk collection will be taken up in the select 50 villages each in Madanapalle and Ramasamudram mandals in the district which will be increased soon to 100 villages each in the two mandals. Also…
Dairy is business for them, livelihood for us: Sodhi recalls RCEP debates
On the passage of a year of India’s decision to stay out of the 15-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Managing Director of dairy co-op major Amul, R S Sodhi recalled how the bold move has benefitted 100 million dairy farmers of the country. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is essentially a China-led initiative for…
Amul slams companies selling Protein based beverages as milk
Amul is strongly opposing companies that are selling almond, soya, oats and rice beverages as milk and could be considering taking them to court to stop this practice. “Ten crore dairy farmers for whom milk is an instrument of socio-economic development are going to fight this misinformation campaign done by some companies and NGOs (non-governmental organisations)…
Amul’s Honest ingredients inside campaign for Indian sweets launched
The Indian traditional sweets market is dominated by local halwais .And Amul is investing its milk muscle to get a piece of the ‘Mithai’ business. Top dairy brand Amul is upping its presence in the mithai (traditional sweets) market in India. Amul’s Mithai portfolio currently has close to 30 products, around eight of which were introduced in the last…
Ananda and Amul stood first in cow ghee quality
The past 5/6 months have seen Indian consumers eating dairy products more including ghee, reports a media daily. Thanks to the lockdown period, Indian consumers had rustled up their culinary experience and reason being there was an uptick of ghee consumption besides other dairy products. Where milk and dairy products are a major supplier of…
Amul will begin Milk procurement in Andhra Pradesh from Nov 20
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