Year end review of Animal Husbandry and Dairy for the year 2025
Hon’ble Prime Minister inaugurates Regional Center of Excellence (CoE) for Indigenous Breeds established at Motihari with an investment of Rs 33.80 crore. Genotyping of 75000 animals from the first IVF laboratory of North Eastern region towards milk production and breed improvement. The livestock sector continues to strengthen India’s agricultural economy; It is growing at a…
From Wheat to Milk, UP’s Dairy Drives Farm Income Surge
Uttar Pradesh’s record agricultural performance is no longer driven by crops alone. Alongside bumper wheat and rice harvests, dairy and livestock have emerged as core pillars of farm income growth, reinforcing the state’s transition towards diversified and resilient agriculture. The latest assessment highlights livestock, dairy and fisheries as key contributors to rising rural incomes across…
Subhashis Basu Named Chief Business Officer Dairy Britannia Bel Foods
Britannia Industries has announced the appointment of Subhashis Basu as Chief Executive Officer of Britannia Bel Foods and Chief Business Officer – Dairy at Britannia, a move aimed at strengthening the company’s dairy and cheese portfolio amid intensifying competition and evolving consumer preferences . In his expanded role, Subhashis Basu will lead Britannia’s dairy business…
India Keeps Agriculture & Dairy Out of FTAs to Protect Farmers
India has recently signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with New Zealand, following earlier pacts with Australia, the UK, the UAE, Oman and the European Free Trade Association, while deliberately excluding agriculture and dairy from these deals to safeguard domestic producers. The strategy reflects India’s cautious approach after withdrawing from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership…
India–NZ FTA Lets Dairy Be Processed Here, Not Sold Locally
The recently announced India–New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) has clarified a key concern for India’s dairy sector: while tariff concessions and broader trade cooperation have been agreed upon, India has ruled out opening its domestic dairy market to direct imports from New Zealand. Consumer Affairs & Food Minister Piyush Goyal emphasized that the pact…
India’s Dairy Sector Emerges as Climate Adaptation Opportunity
India’s dairy industry — beyond being the world’s largest milk producer — is now being recognised as a strategic climate adaptation frontier where investments in resilience can protect both rural livelihoods and long-term food security. A recent analysis by Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) highlights how climate change impacts — including heat stress, water scarcity, fodder…
Dairy and agricultural cooperative-based economic activities
The schemes implemented to strengthen rural dairy cooperatives are as under: National Programme for Dairy Development: Various activities under NPDD Component A and B scheme of DAHD are helping strengthening of Dairy Cooperative Societies in rural areas: NPDD component B is being implemented across 9 states. The objective of the scheme is to increase sales…
India Dairy: Scalability & Investability in Cost Pressure Era
Despite India’s position as the world’s largest milk producer — nearly 248 million tonnes annually — questions are emerging about the sector’s scalability and investability in the face of escalating input costs, infrastructure gaps and evolving consumer preferences. A recent OpenPR analysis highlights that while India’s dairy market remains structurally strong, several systemic challenges could…
TN Minister Urges Farmers to Adopt Tech for Value Addition in Dairy
In Coimbatore this week, Tamil Nadu’s Minister for Milk and Dairy Development, Mano Thangaraj, called on dairy farmers to embrace modern technologies to boost productivity and value addition across the sector. The appeal came at a three-day dairy innovation exhibition where government officials, industry players and producers gathered to explore emerging tools and methods aimed…
Listen to the Farm, Not the Farmer—The New Productivity Lens
India’s dairy sector, valued at nearly $30 billion, has reached a point where incremental changes will not deliver the next breakthrough. For decades, improvement programs have focused on what farmers say they need — more subsidies, more schemes, more training modules. But a new thinking is emerging: productivity will improve only when we start listening…