Protests across the state if the milk support prices not raised in Karnataka
The Sahakara Bharathi Udupi district unit has urged to raise the milk support price according to the cost of production to at least Rs 10. Sahakara Bharati district unit convener Sanoor Narasimha Kamath, speaking here in the press conference, said that the production cost of milk has been increasing due to floods, drought, natural calamities…
Dvara E-Dairy, Jana SFB jointly launch cattle loan service for farmers
Dvara E-Dairy Solutions has launched Dvara Surabhi Loan, a cattle loan offered digitally by leveraging new-age technologies in partnership with Jana Small Finance Bank to create scalable access to finance for unbanked and underbanked small dairy farmers in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The Dvara E-Dairy Cattle Loan offers tailored loan products for dairy farmers towards cattle purchase and…
Investors in a2 Milk have unfortunately lost 54% over the last three years
While not a mind-blowing move, it is good to see that the The a2 Milk Company Limited (NZSE:ATM) share price has gained 24% in the last three months. But that doesn’t change the fact that the returns over the last three years have been disappointing. Indeed, the share price is down a tragic 54% in the last…
Animal welfare standards: from large to small dairy farms
Evidence has shown that larger dairy farms have better welfare than smaller units, although the effects were small. The structural change towards larger dairy holdings is often criticised as being detrimental to animal welfare. This prompted researchers to carry out a study of data from 3,085 German dairy farms involving 376,415 cows. The 3-year project…
Cow burps to be taxed under ‘world first’ proposals by New Zealand
“New Zealand’s farmers are set to be the first in the world to reduce agricultural emissions” – New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. New Zealand has proposed a tax on burping and peeing farm animals in a bid to combat climate change. A world first, the farm levy could support the country’s pledge to reduce…
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…