Kolar district’s dairy Industry faces crisis in Karnataka
The dairy industry in Kolar has made headlines, but now it faces a significant crisis as the KMF (Karnataka Milk Federation) struggles to sell large quantities of milk powder and butter. Currently, around 2,100 tons of milk powder and 800 tons of butter remain unsold, resulting in potential losses amounting to ₹80 crores. Farmers are…
Andhra dairy farmers urged to utilise mini-Gokulams
K. Venkatrao, Additional Manager of the Animal Husbandry Department, urged dairy farmers to leverage government-provided facilities such as mini-Gokulams and modern equipment to increase milk production. He was speaking at a veterinary camp at Mulakkayalapalle in the Rajampeta division of Annamayya district on Friday (January 24), as part of a statewide initiative to support livestock…
Assam Cabinet approves Rs 5/litre milk subsidy
The State Cabinet today approved a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre to dairy farmers who sell their milk to cooperatives. This will be in addition to the incentives given to the farmers by the cooperatives. The Cabinet also decided to set up two milk processing units at Jorhat and Dibrugarh, and approved Rs 150…
Milma, Kerala Bank sign MoU to extend credit
Milma, aimed at enhancing credit flow to the dairy sector, has signed an MoU with Kerala Bank to ramp up credit support to dairy farmers. The MoU was exchanged by Milma Managing Director Asif K Yusuf and Kerala Bank CEO Jorty M Chacko in the presence of Milma Chairman KS Mani and Kerala Bank President…
Milma increased milk prices for farmers by Rs 15/liter
The annual general body meeting of Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU), held on Thursday, announced an additional price of Rs 15 per litre of milk procured from farmers affiliated to the cooperative societies under it. The meeting, presided over by chairman Mani Viswanath, also announced a cattle feed subsidy of Rs 200…
India’s dairy farmers earn 11,000 carbon credits from biogas
More than 27,000 household biogas plants have been installed in 19 states across the country under various schemes in the dairy sector, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. Further, the household biogas initiative has also helped in generating carbon credits for the dairy cooperative sector. Under the first such initiative, a total of 11,000 carbon…
Dairy Adopts Circular Economy to Uplift Farmers
The government on Thursday said dairy federations should work on circular economy besides focusing on enhancing milk procurement and increasing the price paid to farmers. In a review meeting with industry stakeholders on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Alka Upadhyaya said circular economy will help reduce carbon footprint of the dairy sector and help…
DDC turns to China market to boost dairy sales in Nepal
Cash-trapped state-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) is under extreme pressure to clear dues to dairy farmers, which amounts to Rs580 million, following a sharp drop in the demand for raw milk and dairy products in recent years. DDC, Nepal’s largest dairy company, recently stated that the dairy industry is going through its worst recession due…
KMF dairy farmers not paid incentives for nine months
The state government has not paid incentives to dairy farmers for more than nine months. The reason given is “no money”. The government has to pay Rs 5 per litre of milk supplied by farmers under the Ksheeradhaare scheme. Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh admitted that farmers have not been paid their incentives for five…
Link farmers with cooperatives to raise milk production-Yogi
To boost cooperative dairy in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directions to enhance the operations of the Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation. Reviewing plans to expand its reach and increase its membership on Monday, the CM said there should be healthy competition among milk cooperative societies and dairy unions. The CM said that employees…