TN dairy farmers to get 2 lakh jersey cows to keep milk flowing
After being snubbed by a section of dairy farmers who have been selling their milk to private dairies for a higher price since January, Aavin has decided to purchase two lakhs crossbred jersey milch cows from other states as part of its plan to facilitate loans to dairy farmers. According to sources, each cow may…
State sponsored subsidies for dairy farmers is like a cancer
At a time when India collectively opposed the dumping of subsidised dairy products from overseas, there is also a big threat to the dairy trade from within through the State-sponsored subsidies. A few States have subsidies for dairy farmers which experts feel is a cancer that weakens the dairy trade from the core, making it…
Milk production trebles every 25 years in India: R S Sodhi
Why the milk prices are going so high now ? Is it because of milk shortage or high surge in demand or both ? CNBC interviewed Sh R S Sodhi President Indian Dairy Association to get an answer. https://youtu.be/LkgHcO1iTgE Sh Sodhi answered all the questions and clarified that milk shortage may not be the only…
Himachal govt to launch Rs 500-crore Him Ganga scheme
The Himachal Pradesh government will launch a Rs 500-crore Him Ganga scheme to promote dairy business in the the state, agriculture and animal husbandry minister Chandra Kumar said on Saturday. Kumar, who was the chief guest at a district level function organised at Dharamshala in Kangra district on Himachal Day, said that Him Ganga scheme…
India Not To Import Butter, Other Dairy Products-Rupala
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Friday made it clear that the country will not import dairy products like butter and the supplies will be improved with the help of huge untapped domestic sector. Rupala’s statement comes even as his ministry’s top official had last week stated that the stocks…
Milk cooperatives indulged in market distorting tactics
The new controversy in election-bound Karnataka is, surprisingly, around two large and successful dairy cooperatives —Amul (brand owned by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, GCMMF) and Nandini (brand owned by Karnataka Milk Federation, KMF). The debate seems to have been kick-started by two events: a statement in December 2022 that if Amul and Nandini work…
How digital financing is reaching dairy farmers
Digitalisation has proven to be a significant stepping stone to success in countless sectors and the past two years have only strengthened the digital outlay of India. Digital assets across the Indian economy have doubled over the past 15 years, as firms diverted from not only investing in IT but also digitising their physical assets,…
Farmers, dairy owners wary of steep hike in fodder prices
After the lumpy skin disease (LSD) outbreak among cattle last year and the widespread damage to wheat crop by rains this year, concerns over ‘toori’ (dry wheat husk/stem) shortage has now set the alarm bells ringing among farmers. Farmers and dairy owners have warned of a steep rise in the prices of ‘toori’ (cattle fodder)…
Clarification Regarding Import of Dairy Products
The Government of India is well aware and considerate of the fact that dairying has been a major source of livelihood for millions of dairy farmers in the country and all the schemes/ programmes of the Government are aimed at further strengthening it. However, this is a fact that there has been some demand and…
India may import butter and ghee through NDDB
The Indian government is considering to allow import of some dairy products such as butter and ghee in limited quantity without any subsidy to improve domestic supply amid apprehensions of a stagnant production of milk with demand surging by 8-10 per cent. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary Rajesh Kumar…