No milk supply to Mumbai by Gokul Cooperative due to rains
Gokul, the largest milk brand in the State’s milk cooperative sector, on Friday said there would be no supply of milk to Mumbai on Saturday due to heavy rains and flooding in Kolhapur, Sangli and other districts. Vishawas Patil, chairman, Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Limited, which owns the brand, said: “The collection was…
Banas Dairy to pay Rs 1,132 cr as incentive to 5.5L members
The Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd popularly known as Banas Dairy has announced an incentive of Rs 1,132 crore. That would be distributed among 5.5 lakh farmers who are members of the dairy cooperative. The announcement was made by dairy chairman Shankar Chaudhary; after the 53rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the dairy…
One health Recognising animal-human health are inter-connected
What does the One Health Concept stand for? It has been seen in the recent-past that various health related issues having enormous-socio-economic impact across the globe are emerging. These include emergence of new infections, re-emergence of existing diseases that are often neglected; detection of antimicrobial resistance at human-animal-environment interface and influence of climate change on…
One health Recognising animal-human health are inter-connected
What does the One Health Concept stand for? It has been seen in the recent-past that various health related issues having enormous-socio-economic impact across the globe are emerging. These include emergence of new infections, re-emergence of existing diseases that are often neglected; detection of antimicrobial resistance at human-animal-environment interface and influence of climate change on…
Maharashtra co-operative sector might be on a roller-coaster soon
Move seen as BJP’s bid to make inroads into a sector that was traditionally dominated by Congress, NCP The Centre’s decision to set up a Ministry-of-Co-operation to be headed by Home-Minister Amit Shah has stirred Maharashtra’s co-operative sector. Co-operative-barons-in the State have also objected to the recent amendments in the Banking Regulation Act to enhance…
Dairy Investment Accelerator set up to facilitate investments by the DAHD
The government on Monday said it has set up Dairy Investment Accelerator to promote and facilitate investments in the Indian dairy sector. The accelerator, set up by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) under its Investment Facilitation Cell, is a cross-functional team constituted to serve as the interface with investors, a government statement…
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…
50,000 cattle to be given1.25 lakh doses sex-sorted semen in Assam
Days after bringing a bill to protect cows; the Assam government now decided to buy sperm from outside the state for artificial insemination of the animal. The government believes the step will help increase the numbers of better breeds of cows and control the male population. “The state proposes to introduce the use of sex-sorted…
Control, competition & cooperation: Ministry of cooperation
One will have to wait for its blueprint to see how it plans to take the country forward. However, experience of co-operatives in India is a mixed bag, more of failures and only few successes. It was an indirect admission of the failure of socialist state with all its controls on the economy. July is…
Co-operative word reminds us of Amul for good reasons
When we hear the word ‘co-operative’, most of us think of Amul, and for good reasons. We also think of sugar co-operatives and housing cooperatives, though not in the same league. Some will recall primary agriculture credit co-ops. Most people will not cite IFFCO or KRIBHCO, two large, efficient multi state co-ops. Amul impacts the lives…