Milk powder prices have risen by 20% in past two months : R S Sodhi
Milk powder prices have risen by 20% in the past two months and are likely to increase further in the next four weeks as demand has revived and supplies from farmers are low, top dairy executives said. RS Sodhi, managing director of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, which owns the Amul brand, said the average price of…
SBI distributes sanction letters to 300 dairy farmers in Bongaigaon Assam
Under Cluster Financing of State Bank of India, 300 dairy farmers were handed over the sanction letter in an event held at Kokila village at Manikpur in Bongaigaon on Monday. Kokila village is hub of milk production and around 350 members of Pragati Dugdha Utpadak Samabay Samiti society produces 8000 litres of milk every day….
Agriculture must emulate dairy cooperative model of milk procurement
Farmers can learn from the successful cooperative model and gain better remuneration for their produce Indian farmers remain gravely concerned and even suspicious about the new farm regulations despite repeated assurances from the government that their interests are fully protected under the proposed regime. The spectre of corporatisation and highly resourceful transnational companies seems to…
Gujarat goats go global with its milk
For nearly two decades, Bhoja Saniya, a sixth generation ‘maldhari’ was selling his goats’ milk either to small time tea vendors or as ‘mawa’ and ghee to unbranded local dairies. This loose trade would earn Saniya, who owns 100 goats and 200 sheep, a paltry Rs 15 per litre of milk. But was in the…
Heritage Foods launches probiotic curd with immunity benefits
Will initially be available in Hyderabad, later in the rest of the country Heritage Foods has launched a probiotic curd containing the Bifidobacterium strain which boosts the immune system by improving overall gut health. The probiotic curd is rich in good bacteria and offers nutritional benefits to improve gut health. Healthy gut leads to high…
New technology to optimize milk production and welfare using cameras
Agtech company Cainthus launches Alus Behavior to allow large dairies to further optimise milk production and animal welfare. What else can we expect? Earlier this year, ALUS Nutrition was launched as Cainthus’s first product which offers bespoke technology that monitors feed 24/7 by using a smart camera system. Now, Cainthus has released their second product,…
New technology to optimize milk production and welfare using cameras
Agtech company Cainthus launches Alus Behavior to allow large dairies to further optimise milk production and animal welfare. What else can we expect? Earlier this year, ALUS Nutrition was launched as Cainthus’s first product which offers bespoke technology that monitors feed 24/7 by using a smart camera system. Now, Cainthus has released their second product,…
RS Sodhi term likely to be extended as GCMMF’s MD
Will be finalised by GCMMF Board this month; no suitable successor in sight With no suitable candidate in sight to replace Rupinder Singh Sodhi, whose term as the Managing Director of Amul marketer Gujarat Cooperative Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), ends this month, the Board of Directors of the dairy behemoth is all set to give him yet…
Heritage share price might have been rigged on the bourses: Jagan
Asserting that the partnership with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) will make dairy farming a profitable business for nearly 30 lakh women, Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has accused his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu of killing cooperative dairies in the State to benefit private ones such as Sangam, Visakha and Jersey and his…
Karimnagar Dairy distributing breeding bulls to boost milk production
The Karimnagar Milk Producer Company limited (Karimnagar Dairy) has embarked on an ambitious mission of distributing breeding bulls to milk societies in erstwhile Karimnagar district to increase milk production that would benefit milk producers. Along with the artificial insemination of milch animals, dairy authorities have started distributing the breeding bulls in the interior villages where…