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…
Digivridhi Fintech startup for dairy farmers raises 3.1 mill USD
Digivriddhi Technologies Private Limited, DGV a Dairy Industry focused neo-banking startup, has raised $3.1 million pre-series A round from Info Edge Ventures and Omnivore. Through its assisted digital platform, DGV has chosen to focus on India’s 75 million dairy farmers, providing them access to formal banking and world class financial services. Ragavan Venkatesan, Founder and…
SBI provides YONO Krishi Safal Dairy Loan for the dairy farmers
YONO Krishi Dairy Loan Scheme The State Bank of India (SBI) provides a financial armoury for the dairy farmers. The SBI aims to fulfill the farmers’ wish with the YONO Krishi Safal Dairy Loan. The interested farmers can apply for the loan through SBI YONO. For further details on the Krishi loans, one can login…
Proposal for 21-acre dairy complex approved at Ambala Haryana
The Haryana government has approved the Ambala Sadar municipal council’s proposal to develop a dairy complex spread across 21 acres at Brahmin Majra village. The complex will have a capacity to house approximately 5,000 cattle, that will be shifted from at least 300 dairies under the council limits, officials said. Sandeep Solanki, executive officer of…
Aavin’s dairy farmers seek Rs 400 Cr grant to settle their dues
Milk producers have urged the State government to settle ₹400 crore due to them through a one-time grant before the Deepavali festival. The government had reduced the price of Aavin milk by ₹3 per litre four months ago leading to a loss of ₹23 crore per month. However, no subsidy was provided to Aavin to…
Milma has declared a flood relief aid of nearly ₹1 crore to dairy farmers
Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (TRCMPU), which operates in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Alappuzha and Pathanamthitta, has declared a flood relief aid of nearly ₹1 crore to assist dairy farmers in the flood-ravaged areas. The union which convened an emergency meeting here on Monday announced relief measures including a solatium of ₹25,000 to the…