NCDC ramps up dairy-cooperative funding to boost value chain
India’s cooperative sector has received a significant financial boost, with the NCDC reporting ₹49,799.06 crore disbursed as of October 2025 for the current financial year 2025-26. This follows a sharp rise in disbursements from ₹5,735.51 crore in 2014-15 to ₹95,182.88 crore in 2024-25. Importantly for the dairy sector, the NCDC’s support extends well beyond conventional…
India sticks to dairy, MSME safeguards in NZ trade talks
In a clear signal to the dairy sector, India’s Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said that the country will not compromise on the interests of its dairy farmers and MSMEs while negotiating trade agreements — following his meeting with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and counterpart Todd McClay. India and New Zealand are…
India’s dairy sector enters phase of strong growth and value-addition
India’s dairy market is set for sustained expansion in both volume and processed products, driven by favourable demographics and rising incomes. With a population of about 1.5 billion and nearly 47 % under the age of 25, the country is uniquely positioned to dominate global dairy demand growth. Per-capita milk consumption in India is rising…
Rajasthan’s Dairy Sector Hits Rs 10,000 Crore Milestone
Under the leadership of the state government, Rajasthan’s dairy industry has scaled annual turnover from around ₹8,000 crore to ₹10,000 crore, driven by enhanced focus on farmer income, milk procurement infrastructure and cattle-feed integration. The rise in turnover signals stronger linkages between cooperative societies, private dairy processors and feed-value systems. As milk flows increase, so…
Dairy By-Products Upcycled into Clean Water & Bio-Fertilisers
Europe’s dairy industry processes more than 155 million tonnes of milk annually, producing vast quantities of by-products—80 to 90% of which become whey. Among these, “acid whey” stands out: its biological-oxygen demand (BOD) can be a catastrophic 175 times higher than municipal sewage. New recycling tech is transforming this problem into opportunity. For example, one…
Dairy & Fisheries Co-ops to Serve as Bank Mitras: Financial Inclusion
The Ministry of Cooperation announced that dairy and fisheries cooperative societies will be designated as Bank Mitras of district central cooperative banks (DCCBs) and state cooperative banks (StCBs). Supported by NABARD, micro-ATMs are being deployed to these societies to enable door-step digital financial services in rural and semi-urban areas. The scheme began as a pilot…
Planetary Health Diet and Dairy: Choosing More Than Two
I remember reading the EAT–Lancet Commission’s Planetary Health Diet report for the first time in 2019. It was being hailed as a global roadmap for feeding 10 billion people sustainably by 2050. At first glance, the concept looked noble—more fruits, more vegetables, more grains, and less of everything that comes from an animal. Then I…
GDT Sees Broad Decline in Dairy Prices; Butter, SMP Slide
The latest Global Dairy Trade auction (Event 389) produced a broadly weaker outcome, with the GDT Price Index falling 1.6 % from the previous event. While Cheddar and anhydrous milk fat (AMF) recorded modest gains, key commodities such as butter, whole milk powder, and skim milk powder (SMP) posted declines. Key Trends: Butter & SMP…
Why India Must Turn to Dairy as a Nutrition Anchor
India’s recent Nature Medicine publication (ICMR‑INDIAB survey) shines a powerful light on what has long been suspected: our diets are dangerously imbalanced. Among 18,090 adults studied, 62% of daily calories came from carbohydrates, while protein made up just 12% and fats 25%. Critically, replacing just 5% of carb calories with protein from dairy, legumes, egg…
Danone’s procurement battles methane in African dairy
Danone has placed sustainable procurement at the heart of its climate strategy in African dairy supply chains, aiming to drastically cut methane emissions. Fresh milk, which contributes nearly 70% of the company’s dairy emissions, is the focal point. To achieve its goal of a 30% reduction in methane emissions by 2030 (from a 2020 baseline),…