Dairy sector is the top priority and cow is a sacred animal : PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that strengthening India’s dairy sector is one of the top priorities of the government and lauded the people of Uttar Pradesh for making it the largest milk-producing state in the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of ‘Banas Dairy Sankul’ at the Uttar Pradesh State…
Trouw Nutrition gamechanger partnership with Stellapps to help farmers
The mutually-beneficial partnership commits both parties to a close cooperation to find innovative ways of Feeding the Future, Nutreco’s purpose. It follows an announcement in October which confirmed that Stellapps had completed its first close towards its pre-series C round, led by Nutreco, alongside other investors. In addition to high-quality feed products, today’s nutritional partnership…
Sangli Farmers: Milked by Private Players forcing them to scale down
Arun Jadhav’s cowshed is rather big for just one cow and a buffalo. The livestock look forlorn, tied to a pole in their stable. “I have another shed behind this one,” says Arun. “The number of sheds I have is equal to the number of animals I have. Soon I may have more sheds than…
From Poor Cooperative to Successful Corporative : Ministry of Coop
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations. They do it through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. The essence of cooperation lies in bringing the diverse group together. Infuse inclusion by giving them voice and then create belongingness by offering…
Bhoumadeepam aims to reduce methane gas emission in Kerala
Twenty dairy farmers to be given ₹24,000 each to set up bio-gas plants at Cheruvannur The Animal Husbandry department is encouraging dairy farmers to set up bio-gas plants in a bid to reduce methane gas emission, a major contributor to climate change. A scheme titled Bhoumadeepam was recently launched in Cheruvannur grama panchayat in Kozhikode….
Kerala Takes Steps to Decrease Prices of Cattle Feed
The cost of fodder in the cow business has skyrocketed in recent years. Taking this into account the Kerala government has initiated measures to make abundant quantities of cattle feed accessible to dairy farmers at affordable prices as part of its attempts to lower the dairy sector’s input costs. In conjunction with Milma and other…
Omicron a reality or premature arrival of the future
The Hindu shared four possible scenarios for a third wave in June 2021. The new variant of Omicron is pushing the whole world towards an abnormal future. Are we ready for this future ? We must also try to anticipate the impact of the third wave on the dairy industry. In the first scenario, the…
Dairy Farmers To Get “Kisan Credit Card”: Union Minister
Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ”kisan credit card” will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to ₹ 3 lakh at reduced interest rates. Speaking at the National Milk Day celebrations in Anand in Gujarat, the Union minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying also launched online…
DMK govt decides to include Aavin ghee as Pongal gift hamper
Dairy farmers are elated at Chief Minister MK Stalin’s announcement to include Aavin ghee in the Pongal gift hamper to be distributed to ration card holders. Welcoming the development, secretary of Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association (TNMPWA) M G Rajendran said, “The announcement has come as a saviour for Aavin as out of 25 unions, 20 are facing…
SBI-PONLAIT signs MOU to provide loan to dairy farmers in Puducherry
State Bank of India (Chennai circle) has inked a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Puducherry Cooperative Milk Producers Union (PONLAIT) to provide loan to individual dairy farmers here. The loan would be given under SAFAL (simple and fast agriculture loan) scheme of the bank. The amount of loan is up to a limit of…