Rajamahendravaram: Amul to take over Godavari Dairy
The prestigious Godavari Dairy known as Vijaya Dairy is going under the control of Gujarat-based Amul Milk Company in a few days. The company officials had visited the dairy in September and gave their nod to take over the dairy. Under the aegis of Andhra Pradesh Dairy Development Corporation, Vijaya dairy had flourished between 1978 and 1990…
Milk powder prices have risen by 20% in past two months : R S Sodhi
Milk powder prices have risen by 20% in the past two months and are likely to increase further in the next four weeks as demand has revived and supplies from farmers are low, top dairy executives said. RS Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which owns the Amul brand, said the average price of…
MSP and FCI based cereal economy not comparable with dairy economies: Dec 6th
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Amul becomes 8th largest dairy in the world as per IFCN Germany
As per the latest IFCN , Germany Amul becomes 8th largest dairy in the world handling 1.2% of global milk production. The IFCN Top 20 Milk Processors List provides validated, comparable data to better understand the largest dairy processors worldwide. In 2020, IFCN has extended its research about these processors and has created the world’s first dairy…
Indian agriculture needs many more Verghese Kurien clones
It is ironic that on Verghese Kurien’s 99th birth anniversary, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were marching to Delhi to protest against the three farm Bills that were passed by the Lok Sabha in September. Kurien who spent his life, after his engineering studies in Michigan, with the farmers of Anand, would…
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…