India’s milk production grew by 5.7% to reach 198.4 Mill MT in 2019-20
India’s milk production is growing by 35.61% during the last six years to 198.4 million tonnes in 2019-20, says the Economic Survey. “Milk production in the country has increased from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 198.4 million tonnes in 2019-20,” the survey said. Compared to 2018-19, it has increased by 5.70 percent according to…
Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India?
Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India? Yes, it can. Unlike China, which has followed the path of promoting state-capitalism, India is ready to follow a different growth path based on grass-root entrepreneurship. The increasing demand for promoting a bottom-up path to development is evident in the recent widespread protests by farmers….
Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India?
Can the next budget unleash a grass-root revolution in India? Yes, it can. Unlike China, which has followed the path of promoting state-capitalism, India is ready to follow a different growth path based on grass-root entrepreneurship. The increasing demand for promoting a bottom-up path to development is evident in the recent widespread protests by farmers….
Kerala achieves self-sufficiency in milk production
NRI returnees enter dairy sector, add heft Kerala Minister for Dairy Development K Raju has declared that the State has achieved self-sufficiency in milk production. This has been achieved in the face of adverse circumstances including inclement weather and the Covid-19 pandemic, he told newspersons here. “During 2019-20, Kerala State Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma)…
Milk Mantra appoints Sandipan Ghosh as Chief Operating Officer
Milk Mantra has appointed accomplished food & dairy industry leader Sandipan Ghosh as Chief Operating Officer (COO). He will lead full company operations and drive scale and innovation at Milk Mantra optimising the entire process of tech enabled growth from farmer sourcing to production, supply chain, sales & marketing and the D2C subscription app. With…
Jharkhand Govt likely to roll out farm loan waivers scheme on Jan 26
Jharkhand government is likely to roll out its promised farm loan waivers for farmers by January-end, sources in the department of agriculture, animal husbandry and dairy development indicated. Sources said that the reluctance of banks to share farmers’ loan database is delaying the actual roll-out. “As on date, we have identified nearly 48,000 farmers who…
EU surpasses FSSAI by banning dairy packagings for alternatives
The dairy industry is continuing its campaign against vegan alternatives for their products, like oat milk. A new set of rules, known as Amendment 171, would make it impossible for producers of such dairy alternatives to use similar packagings, such as yoghurt tubs or milk cartons. ‘Creamy’ or ‘contains no milk’ no longer allowed Oatly, among…
5 Mega Trends for Global Dairy Farming in 2021…and Beyond
2020 was a year like no other. Following a year dominated by Covid-19 what can dairy farming expect moving forwards? Covid-19 forced US dairy producers to rethink the US milk business, especially its dependency on fresh milk sales and food service cheese. It also exposed the vulnerability of dependence on external labour. Longer term emerging trends…
5 Mega Trends for Global Dairy Farming in 2021…and Beyond
2020 was a year like no other. Following a year dominated by Covid-19 what can dairy farming expect moving forwards? Covid-19 forced US dairy producers to rethink the US milk business, especially its dependency on fresh milk sales and food service cheese. It also exposed the vulnerability of dependence on external labour. Longer term emerging trends…
No GST on Butter ,Ghee and Paneer amongst Dairy sector’s wish list for Budget 21-22
Treat livestock farmers on par with land-owner agriculture farmers, says Amul’s Sodhi To complement the government’s efforts to secure the country’s nutrition security, the dairy sector has sought zero tax on nutritional products butter, ghee (butter oil) and paneer (cottage cheese) from the current 12 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST). The Indian Dairy…