AAU, Amul Dairy ink MoU for liquid biofertilizer tech

The Anand Agricultural University (AAU) has signed an MoU with Amul dairy  for transfer of liquid biofertilizer technology that helps reducing excessive use of chemical fertilizers in farming. The MoU was signed by director of research and dean of postgraduate studies Dr MK Jhala and Amul  Dairy’s managing director Amit Vyas in presence of AAU vice-chancellor Dr…

Assam Govt Inks Pact With NDDB; To Enhance Milk Output to 1 mill LPD

In a bid to enhance the daily milk output in the northeastern state to over a million litres, the Assam Government today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for a five-year period. According to the agreement, NDDB would oversee the managerial operations of East Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union…

Cows moo past buffaloes as India’s milk supply champions

For the first time in many years, India’s cows — infamous for their low productivity — have left buffaloes behind, while also pushing India’s total milk production to record levels. According to the latest statistics provided by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), in the year 2020-21, India recorded an all-time high milk…

5 dairy owners in Palanpur booked for using oxytocin on buffaloes

Five dairy owners in Banaskantha’s Palanpur were booked for allegedly using banned oxytocin injection to increase milk producing capacity of their buffaloes. Oxytocin, a schedule H drug, is banned for retail sale by the union government since 2018 due to its misuse in the cattle industry to increase milk production. According to police, the racket…

CHAMUL beats pandemic impact, exports milk to Nepal, Bhutan

The Chamarajanagar Dist.Co-op.Milk Producers’Societies’ Union Limited (CHAMUL) has recorded 1.5 crore profit for the year ending 2020-21. The CHAMUL operating in one of the backward districts of the state since just last six years has achieved amid Covid distress. Speaking to The Hans India on Monday CHAMUL President H S Nanjunda Prasad told that Covid…

Global dairy auction plummets 8.5% as buyers baulk at high prices

Dairy prices plummeted at the fastest rate in seven years at the latest global auction, as buyers appear to have baulked at record high prices. The Global Dairy Trade price index dropped 8.5% to 1379 at the bimonthly auction overnight. That’s the biggest fall since August 4, 2015, when the index shed 9.3%. The drop…

Holland to help set up dairy trading centre of excellence in southern UP

The Dutch government is keen on sharing its expertise in the dairy sector with India and will soon set up a Dairy Trading Centre of Excellence (DTCE) in southern Uttar Pradesh, says Michiel van Erkel, Agriculture Counsellor, Kingdom of the Netherlands. Holland is willing to set up more than one DTCE in India as also…

Innovations to mitigate carbon emission in dairy sector : Atul Chaturvedi

With the increasing focus on climate change and India’s declaration at the Glasgow Summit to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070, there is a clarion call within every industry to create a roadmap for mitigating carbon footprint. A study by FAO  has found that 36% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in India originate from…

Innovations to mitigate carbon emission in dairy sector : Atul Chaturvedi

With the increasing focus on climate change and India’s declaration at the Glasgow Summit to cut its emissions to net zero by 2070, there is a clarion call within every industry to create a roadmap for mitigating carbon footprint. A study by FAO  has found that 36% of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in India originate from…

Kerala plans to bring cattle feed raw material through rail: Minister

Facilitation centre of Kerala Feeds opened to update farmers on latest trends in milk manufacturing The Kerala Government has reached an agreement with the Centre to use special trains that will bring raw materials for making cattle feed to the State, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J Chinchu Rani has said. The administration has…