Need to develop advanced breed of cows: Yogi Adityanath
“We won’t be able to fulfill the goals of Gram Swarajya without this. The state government supports all positive initiatives in this direction…To boost the income of agricultural and livestock farmers, the production of milk-based products like curd, butter, and ghee need to be pushed,” he added. In Mathura to dedicate the Shri Shri Krishna…
Department of Animal husbandry and Dairying- Dairy going hi-tech
In a bid to deploy the latest technologies and devices like biometrics, Internet of Things (IoT), and drones in animal husbandry and dairy, the central government will soon engage such entities specializing in this sector. These entities will include leading lT companies, livestock and dairying organizations, startups, and research and educational institutes. The Department of…
Fodder inflation could really shrink milk output
The recent increase in fodder costs have played a major role in rising milk prices, hitting dairy farmers hard. Fodder inflation has seen a sharp hike in the last four months, despite the softening of overall WPI inflation in the recent months. The overall WPI inflation has eased to 10.70 per cent in September from…
Despite flush season dairy farmers in Maharashtra fetch good prices
Dairy farmers in the state are enjoying a rare spell of good price, which has seen dairies increase their procurement price even as the sector enters its flush season when production increases. Dairies say there is a 10-15 per cent dip in output in many milk-producing states, which has led them to increase the procurement…
Karnataka: Nandini ghee price up Rs 180 per litre in 2-and-half months
Unable to get the government’s approval to hike milk prices in the past few months, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is pushing up the price of Nandini ghee and it has gone up by over Rs 180 per litre in two-and-a half months. A litre of Nandini ghee which was sold at Rs 450 on August 22 is now…
Food and Inns to launch Tetrapak Recart to replace tin cans in India
Food and Inns Ltd, a company listed on National and Bombay stock exchanges, has signed an exclusive agreement with Swedish-Swiss multinational firm Tetra Pak to produce Tetrapak Recart, an alternative packaging for food products to replace tin cans. The Mumbai-based firm is in talks with a food technology partner to produce pectin, a vegetarian alternative…
Dairy sector needs to focus on innovation,dairy experts at CII AgroTech 22
Various stakeholders from the Indian Veterinary Association and private companies on Saturday participated in the discussion on sustainable dairy and livestock management practices as part of a special conference on Day 2 of the CII AgroTech 2022. Speaking at the 15th edition of the premier agri and food technology fair, Ajooni Biotech Limited chairperson Gurmeet…
India’s food exports rose by 25% to $1,3771 million in first half of FY 23
India’s agricultural and processed food products exports rose to $1,3771 million in April-September from $1,1056 million over the same period of last fiscal, as per the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S). As per the provisional data, for the year 2022-23, an export target of $23.56 billion has…
Aavin increases milk procurement prices by ₹3 a litre
Aavin on Thursday announced an increase in milk procurement prices by ₹3 a litre, and as a result, over 4.20 lakh farmers attached to 9,345 primary cooperative societies will benefit. A litre of cow milk will be procured at a price of ₹35 and buffalo milk at ₹44. The last time the milk procurement prices…
Lumpy skin disease had marginal impact on India’s milk output in FY23
India’s liquid milk production this year has been marginally impacted by the outbreak of the Lumpy Skin Disease in some parts of the country. The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered milk output for 2022 by 0.5 per cent, or about one million tonnes, at 202.5 million…