Subvention schemes need better targeting in livestock sector
Two sectors that gained traction in rural India in the last five decades are dairy and microfinance. Both involved the latent power of women in the rural areas. About 2 crore people depend upon livestock for their livelihoods; it contributed 16% to the income of small farm households and an average of 14% for all…
Dairy imports to India from New Zealand is a big ask- Earl Rattray
A new report from the India-New Zealand Business Council takes a fresh look at the state of the relationship between the two countries. The Asia Media Centre spoke to INZBC Chair Earl Rattray about the report, and where to next in the long-running relationship. The India New Zealand Business Council (INZBC) plays a critical role in…
Narayan Majumdar -Milkman of the east rearing a Red cow
In 1975, a farmer’s 17-year-old son from West Bengal earned Rs3 a day selling milk at a booth on the campus of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal, Haryana. Narayan Majumdar worked part-time to fund his education. Twenty years later, when he founded his dairy company, he went door-to-door on his bicycle in…
Aavin to float company to implement projects professionally
The Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers Federation, whose popular brand is Aavin, plans to float fully owned company that will implement projects in a professional manner, mobilise funds for its projects and assist farmers to set up dairies or farms. Official sources explained that the company would be incorporated under Section 8 of the Companies Act,…
Haryana Dairy Farmers Protest for Release of Rs 130 Cr Dues
Dairy farmers protest in front of the Vita Milk Plant due to unclear dues of payment over the last 70 days. The total due payment is nearly 130 crore. Dairy farmers said not even a lice crawls on the government’s ear. In JIND, a district of Haryana, significant developments are taking place as dairy farmers…
Rahul Gandhi promised milk subsidy from ₹5 to ₹7 per litre
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Monday promised to increase the milk subsidy from current ₹5 to ₹7 per litre if his party was voted to power in Karnataka Assembly elections on May 10. Addressing an election rally at Arsikere in Hassan district, Rahul Gandhi said that if the Congress is voted to power in the state, it will…
India’s regional taste profiles good for growth: Manish Bandlish
India’s regional taste profiles are seen as providing great potential for dairy players to unlock the next level of growth in value-added segments. One of the leaders in the segment, Mother Dairy bets big on the taste of the regions as it launches a range of ice creams with local flavours besides its popular Mishti Doi in the…
5% shift from loose to packed milk can create one Amul
To wear the hat of Amul Managing Director is not easy, and who would know it better than Jayen Mehta, the man who succeeded RS Sodhi as the chieftain. Amul, symbolic of India’s white revolution, has witnessed to its own set of controversies. “We take controversies in our stride,” said Mehta. Despite the competition, Amul…
There is so much to learn from Jayen Mehta MD Amul (GCMMF)
Today marks the beginning of my 33rd year with Amul. I joined GCMMF on May 1, 1991 after graduating from IRMA. It was a dream job, with a caveat of a 3 year bond which would pay my education loan. That 3 has become 33 today and I am still in my first job serving…
Firm milk prices key threat to falling inflation
Even as retail inflation is expected to start easing from April to about 5% if not lower thanks to broad-based fall in prices, elevated milk prices could play spoilsport, with analysts expecting milk inflation to remain near double digits at least through the summer. Despite India being the largest milk producer since 1998, the commodity…