Beyond Nandini-Amul debate, dairying is an uphill task for many
If Nanje Gowda, a farmer at Kirugavulu in Mandya district, has sold off all three cows and stopped dairy farming in the last two years, his friends Nanjunde Gowda and Nage Gowda have reduced the number of cows as the rising cost of feed and fodder, coupled with an unattractive remuneration, has hit the dairy…
Plant-based investment group Kale United buys Lily & Hanna’s
Kale United, a holding company investing in the plant-based sector, has snapped up Swedish non-dairy ice cream company Lily & Hanna’s. The deal sees Kale United, also based in Sweden, buy “more than 95%” of the business, it said in a statement. Financial terms were not disclosed. In the statement, Kale United CEO Måns Ullerstam…
Nova Dairy Becomes the Only Carbon-Positive Dairy Company
Sterling Agro Industries Ltd.’s flagship dairy brand, Nova Dairy, is now the only dairy business in India that has a positive carbon footprint. The company’s production of electricity through wind and solar energy, helps combat the carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide released into the environment by cattle, has helped the company reach this milestone. At…
Cadbury recalls products in UK due to Listeria concerns
Cadbury products are being removed from stores across the United Kingdom due to listeria concerns. Customers who purchased products from these batches have been warned not to consume them and to return them for a refund. Listeriosis, a food-borne bacterial illness, is usually caused by consuming contaminated food with Listeria monocytogenes. Pregnant women and people…
Dairy matrix- Milk benefits more than sum of its ingredients
Nutrition research has traditionally focused on identifying the specific associations through which single nutrients impact health outcomes – for example, calcium and bone health, protein and skeletal muscle and, saturated fat and heart disease. The approach to studying individual nutrients in relation to health has been described as a ‘reductionist’ perspective (Messina et al., 2001)….
Anicut invests in D2C milk delivery startup Uzhavarbumi
Direct to consumer milk delivery startup Uzhavarbumi has secured an investment of Rs 7 crore from Anicut Capital. The proceeds will be deployed towards technology infra, improving plant and machinery equipment, hiring and expanding its operation across Bengaluru and Hyderabad, Uzhavarbumi said in a press release. Founded by Vetrivel Palani, Uzhavarbumi promotes direct commerce between…
The Significance of Dairy Industry in India’s Economic Development
India’s dairy industry has played a crucial role in the country’s economic development. This sector has also demonstrated an important part in achieving food security, reducing poverty, generating employment opportunities, and providing a regular source of income for rural households. Moreover, in developing economies, like India, landless and poor farmers are actively involved in dairying…
Meet Kishore Indukuri, who earns Rs 17 lakh per day selling milk
Kishore Indukuri’s story is inspirational. He was an Intel employee in the United States with a hefty salary package. He left his comfortable life in America, returned to rural India and built a massive dairy business. Sid Dairy Farm in Hyderabad is the among the city’s best. Kishore Indukuri was born in a middle-class household…
Subvention schemes need better targeting in livestock sector
Two sectors that gained traction in rural India in the last five decades are dairy and microfinance. Both involved the latent power of women in the rural areas. About 2 crore people depend upon livestock for their livelihoods; it contributed 16% to the income of small farm households and an average of 14% for all…
Narayan Majumdar -Milkman of the east rearing a Red cow
In 1975, a farmer’s 17-year-old son from West Bengal earned Rs3 a day selling milk at a booth on the campus of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal, Haryana. Narayan Majumdar worked part-time to fund his education. Twenty years later, when he founded his dairy company, he went door-to-door on his bicycle in…