Why India’s agri production stats need a ground reality check
How much milk does India really produce? What is its actual domestic requirement of cereals or sugar? These are simple questions, but basic to understanding the market for agri-produce — not just in these inflationary times, but also from a policy and planning perspective. Consider milk. According to the National Statistical Office’s (NSO) household consumer…
Nova Dairy’s effort to improve the lives of Indian Dairy Farmers
Nova Dairy, the top dairy manufacturer in India, is aiming to improve the lives of dairy farmers via its most recent initiatives. Nova Dairy emphasized in its most recent statement that the organization has put up strategies for dairy farmers to produce clean milk. Additionally, the firm intends to provide animal health and feed advice…
FSSAI mandates registration of foreign food factories including dairy plants
Foreign food manufacturing facilities exporting certain “high-risk” categories to India need to mandatorily register with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) effective February 1, 2023. The categories identified for mandatory registration includes milk and milk-based products, meat and meat products including poultry and fish, infant nutrition, nutraceuticals and egg powder. As per…
Shobha and Smita sister of Shashi Tharoor were the first of Amul babies
Did you know this? Tharoor Family Amul Babies. by Shashi Tharoor. My family’s association with the Amul brand is intensely personal. Way back in 1961, Amul’s advertising agency, ASP (Advertising &Sales Promotion Ltd), was looking for a baby to front their milk powder in a first-of-its-kind ad campaign. They went through hundreds of pictures of babies –…
Process started to merge Amul with 5 other cooperatives: Amit Shah
Amul will be merged with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society (MSCS), Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Addressing the 70th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, Shah said the process for the merger has already started. “The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving priority to natural…
Ludhiana | Stray cattle take over city streets as shelters filled to capacity
Ludhiana municipal corporation (MC), meanwhile, continues to face allegations of turning a blind eye to the growing menace of stray cattle on streets, despite collecting over ₹31 crore in the form of cow cess from the public in the last five years. With cave-ins, delays in repair, waterlogging and the evergreen problem of stray cattle…
Sikkim Best Performing Dairy Coop from East and NE regions by NCDFI
The Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd. has been adjudged as the Best Performing Dairy Cooperative from East and North-East regions by National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI) during the Cooperative Dairy Conclave 2022 of the Eastern and Northeastern regions, organised by NCDFI and Sikkim Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union at Manan Kendra in Gangtok….
WORLD DAIRY NEWS Inflation in Europe: Could your morning coffee become a ‘luxury’?
For Europeans, a cup of coffee is an essential part of the daily routine. But a dramatic increase in the price of this staple is bringing home the impact of inflation. If prices keep rising, this drink, once taken for granted, may soon be an expensive luxury. Inflation is putting pressure on household budgets across…
Dairy co-op Arla to pay farmers more for milk if climate targets met
The dairy co-operative Arla Foods has announced it will pay its farmers more money for the milk they produce if they meet new environmental sustainability targets. Arla is introducing the “sustainability incentive” with the aim of promoting and funding the reduction of emissions on the farms of its 8,900 members, based in the UK and…
No fodder supply crisis;steps taken to address shortages in future: Govt
The government on Thursday said there is no fodder supply crisis at present but the prices remain high and steps are being taken to address any possible shortages in the future. According to a senior official, the current high prices of fodder is in line with other agri-products and states have not reported any shortages…