DAIRY NEWS Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DAHD signs MOU for livestock dev.
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), Government of India and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have signed a multi-year Memorandum of Understanding to work together on sustainably improving India’s livestock sector to support the nation’s food and nutritional security, and protect the economic wellbeing of small-scale livestock producers. The event was organized as…
Collector assures payment of dues to dairy farmers in a week at Ongole
Prakasam district Collector Pravin Kumar assured the dairy farmers that necessary action will be taken to pay the dues to them within a week. He conducted a review meeting on the ‘Jagananna Paala Velluva’ programme with the officials from the Animal Husbandry and Co-operation departments and MPDOs at the Collectorate on Tuesday. Speaking at the…
Easiest way to solve a problem is stop participating in the problem
Dairy industry in India is passing through an interesting time. With each day passed the threat of a third wave is waning off. Large dairy groups have begun to expand through organic or inorganic growth routes. The sales in Hotels and restaurants is improving because the footfall in markets has improved. Everyone is looking forward…
Government all set to tax poor dairy cooperatives
The plan of Central government to tax dairy cooperatives receiving more than 400 litres of milk a day is likely to affect the earnings of dairy farmer. Around 2 lakh dairy farmers will be directly affected if the plan is implemented. According to the Centre’s notification, all dairy cooperatives which receive more than 400 litres…
Telangana state dairy federation offers new schemes for dairy farmers
The Telangana State Dairy Development Cooperative Society Federation (TSDDCSF) chairman Loka Bhuma Reddy on Thursday urged farmers to adopt innovative and modern agriculture techniques that would fetch them high returns. Speaking after unveiling posters and a video of various schemes introduced by the federation for the welfare of farmers here, Bhuma Reddy said a slew…
Dairy farmers in Maharashtra are demanding fair prices for their milk
The agitations were held in 14 largest milk-producing districts of northern, western and Marathwada regions of the state with hundreds of farmers taking to the streets, shouting slogans for their demands. Thousands of dairy farmers in Maharashtra launched a 3-day long agitation demanding fair remunerative prices as per law for their milk products and to…
Cow dung products by rural Chhattisgarh women selling online now
Chhattisgarh had earlier initiated a scheme called ‘Godhan Nyay Yojana’, to buy cow dung from dairy farmers at ₹2 per kg to offer them financial support. Thousands of rural and poor women engaged in making products from cow dung in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district have received a fillip with the administration now ensuring that their products reach…
Odisha govt sanctions Rs 11 crore assistance for one lakh dairy farmers
As part of Odisha government’s assistance to the people affected due to the pandemic, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has sanctioned Rs 11 crore for one lakh dairy farmers of the state. About one lakh milk farmers received the assistance of up to Rs 6,000 as per the package. As many as 3,600 milk production cooperatives…
Milk Olympics : Difference between Black gold and Desi silver reduces
Is Authenticity of Milk a bigger challenge than Safety of Milk ? In a recently revised standard for Buffalo milk by FSSAI, the fat standard is reduced from 6% to 5%. Buffalo–milk is nearly–2–times richer in fat and about 30% higher in milk–solids-not -fat (mSNF) contents–than–cow–milk . One litre of buffalo milk can be equated with…
Set up committee to determine milk procurement price in TN
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association submitted a petition to the Chief Minister requesting the State government to constitute an expert committee to determine the procurement price of milk and to revise the maximum retail price accordingly. In the petition, the association demanded the Chief Minister to increase the procurement price as the cost…