Amul marketer launches fixed-price edible oil pack to beat inflation
In a disruption to the edible oil retailing, cooperative major Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) has launched a fixed-price retail pack of refined cottonseed oil for ₹100. The Amul marketer GCMMF sells six variants of edible oils under the brand ‘Janmay’. never-tried-before This new initiative, according to the dairy major, will make the edible oil…
NDRI-Karnal Produces India’s First Cloned Gir Calf
In a first for the country, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute scientists have successfully cloned a Gir cow in Haryana’s Karnal, the institute said on Monday. Ganga, a female calf of the Gir breed, was born on March 16. Weighing 32 kilograms, the calf is keeping good health and growing well, the…
Milk powder unfit for consumption: Protest to WFP on 27-3-1973
News from archives – Same day 50 years ago India has protested to the World Food Programme (WFP) against the supply under the ‘Operation Flood Programme’ of large quantities of milk powder and ghee found unfit for human consumption. This was stated by the Minister of State for Agriculture Prof. Sher Singh, in the Rajya…
Lactoferrin : FrieslandCampina expands protein processing
FrieslandCampina has opened a new facility in the Netherlands that will produce lactoferrin, a highly nutritious protein and “extremely important ingredient,” which can boost immune systems and promote disease resistance. The facility will enable the company to enhance its production of lactoferrin – an antiviral ingredient and critical component of infant formula – from 20…
Avanti Finance partners with Stellapps mooPay to provide credit
Bengaluru-based Avanti Finance, a technology-led NBFC focused on financial inclusion, has partnered with Stellapps’ data-driven digital FinTech vertical mooPay. mooPay is a platform using deep tech to offer financial products i.e. payments, credit, insurance, agent banking and savings products to farmers in rural India. The strategic partnership with Avanti will help mooPay further drive financial inclusion in…
ChickP Protein Stars in Compelling Dairy Cheese Analog
Rehovot, Israel – ChickP Protein, Ltd.’s patented chickpea isolate demonstrates its capacity to act as an exceptional plant-based protein alternative for cheese analogs. The foodTech start-up has created prototypes of chickpea-powered cream cheese and firm cheddar cheese. The new innovations match real dairy cheese in appearance, flavor, and are highly nutritious. ChickP’s breakthrough formulations will be instrumental in…
The Coca-Cola Co. pulls plug on Innocent dairy-free range
The Coca-Cola Co.’s Innocent brand is to discontinue its dairy-free range of beverages, announcing on social media that the three-strong line of drinks would be “leaving shelves in the next few weeks”. Primarily a producer of smoothies and juices, Innocent entered the dairy-free market in 2018 with a UK launch that sought to leverage the growing demand…
Fodder cost whips up milk prices: R S Sodhi
While cereals inflation of 12 to 13 percent has caught headlines, the second largest factor pushing up food inflation is milk prices. In February Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed milk prices up by 9.6 percent from year-ago levels; higher than an already elevated 8.8 percent year-on-year rise in January. And while cereal prices will…
Global SMP and Butter prices falls to Rs 225 and Rs 405 per kg
Third consecutive fall in global price index since February 2023 The global dairy price index has fallen again by 2.6% to reach at a level of USD 3361 per Metric Ton. 148 bidders transacted volumes of 26795MT in the auction held on March 21st 2023 at GDT. The key results are as follows : AMF…
Tamil Nadu govt. to provide ₹15,500 cr. in crop and allied loans
The Tamil Nadu government will provide ₹14,000 crore in crop loans to farmers through co-operative societies in 2023-24, besides ₹1,500 crore for goat-rearing, dairy and poultry farming and fisheries, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare M.R.K. Panneerselvam said on Tuesday. The Minister, who presented the Agriculture Budget in the Assembly, announced the allocation of ₹500…