Sanchi Targets 4X Milk Procurement, 5X Sales
Sanchi, the Madhya Pradesh dairy cooperative brand, has set an ambitious five-year target to more than quadruple daily milk procurement from 12 lakh kg to 52 lakh kg and increase packet milk sales nearly fivefold from 7 lakh litres to 35 lakh litres per day under a ₹2,973-crore dairy development plan. The expansion will include…
UK Dairy Exports Shift Toward Cheese and Powders
UK dairy exports recorded a mixed performance in H1 2026, with total export volume declining 11% to 613,500 tonnes and export value falling 12% to £973 million. The decline was mainly driven by lower exports of milk and cream and whey, although cheese and milk powders reached all-time-high export volumes, signalling a notable shift in…
DDC Eyes Dolpa’s Yak Cheese Production Potential
Nepal’s Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) is moving to explore the commercial potential of Dolpa’s yak cheese after reaching an agreement with Jagdulla Rural Municipality to operate a cheese industry at Bhalulek in Ward No. 4. The agreement could create a pathway for linking locally produced yak cheese with organised processing, commercial markets and wider distribution….
NDDB Shares India’s Dairy Co-op Model With Sri Lanka
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is sharing India’s dairy cooperative experience with Sri Lankan dairy farmers and professionals, highlighting how India’s cooperative model can support productivity, farmer incomes and a stronger dairy value chain. NDDB Chairman Dr. Meenesh Shah interacted with participants from Sri Lanka who were attending an international training programme focused on…
Tamil Nadu Plans 12,500 More Milch Cows for Aavin
Tamil Nadu government will facilitate the purchase of 12,500 milch cows under its medium and mini dairy schemes during 2026–27, following its Budget announcement to distribute another 10,000 milch cows free of cost to the rural population. Together, the 22,500 cows will be linked to village-level primary milk producers’ cooperative societies, allowing beneficiaries to access…
UP Links Dairy Sector With Cooperatives for Jobs
Uttar Pradesh is linking its dairy sector more closely with cooperative societies to expand rural livelihoods and employment opportunities, with the approach aimed at strengthening dairy activities at the grassroots level and creating greater economic opportunities for farmers. The initiative focuses on using cooperative structures to improve milk procurement, strengthen farmer participation and build a…
AP Govt Flags Dairy Decline Under Previous Regime
The Andhra Pradesh government has stated in the Lok Sabha that the state’s dairy sector witnessed a significant slowdown during the previous YSRCP government, citing declines in milk procurement, cooperative performance and farmer participation. Responding during Parliament’s Question Hour, the Centre shared statistics provided by the state government indicating that daily milk procurement by cooperative…
White Revolution 2.0 Accelerates Dairy Cooperatives
The Government of India has outlined the progress of White Revolution 2.0, an ambitious initiative aimed at expanding dairy cooperatives, strengthening existing societies, and promoting sustainability across the dairy sector. The programme targets the formation of 75,000 new Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCSs) and the strengthening of 46,422 existing DCSs nationwide. So far, 24,097 new DCSs…
NDDB Trains African Scientists in Dairy Biotechnology
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is conducting a three-week international training programme on Ovum Pick-Up (OPU), In Vitro Embryo Production (IVEP) and Embryo Transfer (ET) technologies for scientists from Botswana and Burundi, reinforcing India’s growing role in global dairy capacity building. The programme, running from July 20 to August 2026, is being organised under…
Ladakh Strengthens Dairy Mission Through Farmer Training
The Department of Animal Husbandry, Ladakh, in collaboration with Ladakh Oma (Ladakh Milk Federation), organised an orientation programme on July 18, 2026, to accelerate dairy development and strengthen rural livelihoods through closer coordination between the government and dairy cooperatives. Chaired by Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Rudra Gaud P.T., IAS, the programme brought together departmental officers, technical…