Punjab to encourage women to set up commercial dairy farms
Punjab government will set up small commercial dairy farms in state and focus on involving women in the business. Animal husbandry minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Monday held a review meet with officials of the department Punjab animal husbandry and dairy development minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Monday held a review meeting with the officials of the…
Raise your words not voice
The Indian government faced a growing diplomatic storm over comments made by two suspended political leaders; as countries in the Gulf region summoned Ambassadors and conveyed their concern about growing “extremism and hatred” the comments signified. Let us look at this scenario from the types of food products sold in the Middle east . The…
Indian dairy firms address climate concerns via green initiatives
For a dairy organisation, generating 400 metric standard cubic meters (MCM) of gas on a daily basis is something unthinkable. But at AmulFed dairy in Gandhinagar, it is one of the several green initiatives aimed at addressing climate concerns. It uses dairy waste to generate natural gas, which is used in boilers and the canteen….
Indian dairy firms address climate concerns via green initiatives
For a dairy organisation, generating 400 metric standard cubic meters (MCM) of gas on a daily basis is something unthinkable. But at AmulFed dairy in Gandhinagar, it is one of the several green initiatives aimed at addressing climate concerns. It uses dairy waste to generate natural gas, which is used in boilers and the canteen….
DAIRY NEWS Will buy your milk if you form co-op society: CM
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday announced that if dairy owners form cooperative societies, then the Chhattisgarh government will consider buying their dairy products. Baghel said this to a farmer from Charama, Bhushan Sahu, during a ‘Bhent Mulaqat’ programme in Gitpahar in Bhanupratappur assembly segment in North Bastar. Sahu told the Chief Minister that he…
IDF World Dairy Summit’s Poster Competition Begins
International Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit 2022, the most coveted event of the dairy sector, will be organized in India’s New Delhi-NCR from September 12-15 this year in which dairy industry stakeholders from over 40 countries would participate and work towards ways to further develop dairy industry. As part of the International Dairy Federation World…
The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan
It was after Laurence Candy lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. “It made me wonder if we can justify the industrial slaughter of sentient beings,” says the 50-year-old looking back on the event in 2017. “As a society, we have…
Nestle India eyeing new categories to push growth : Suresh Narayanan
Nestle India is looking to tap opportunities in new categories such as ‘healthy ageing’, ‘plant-based nutrition’ and ‘healthy snacking’ to boost growth in the country, as per its Chairman and Managing Director Suresh Narayanan. Narayanan on Wednesday also said that the company’s existing businesses, ranging from nutrition, breakfast cereals and beverages to chocolate and confectionery,…
Centre allows cooperatives to sell products online
Centre to charge a transaction fee The Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared a proposal allowing cooperatives to sell products on the Government-e-Marketplace (GeM) platform. The cooperatives may however be charged a transaction fee to cover the incremental costs, a government statement said. The GeM started in 2017 is a one stop portal to facilitate online…
Dvara E-Dairy Solutions raises $2 million in pre-series A funding
To foray into newer geographies, enabiling to scale up operations and investment in technologies for better optimisation Dvara E-Dairy Solutions Pvt Ltd, an agri-fintech company has raised $2 million in a Pre-Series A round of funding from Axilor, an early-stage seed fund, and Dvara Venture Studio. The company has been incubated at the Dvara Venture…