World’s dairy sector growing at 2%, India’s at 6%: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday exhorted dairy farmers in Gujarat to make Amul “the world’s largest dairy brand”. Speaking at the golden jubilee celebrations of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which owns the Amul brand and sells dairy products under the brand name, he highlighted Amul’s current status as the world’s “eighth largest dairy”. He said…
Dairy firm boss faces jail after deadly Listeria outbreak
The head of a dairy company behind a Listeria outbreak in Austria faces more than a year in prison. The boss of Käserei Gloggnitz was sentenced to 13 months in jail this week. The 39-year-old faced several charges but denied the allegations and the verdict was reported not to be final, according to media reports….
Dairy Myth
A long-standing, prevalent belief champions dairy as the perfect food. While it may indeed be ideal for calves it is not the case for humans. The perfect food for humans is human milk, and that too only during infancy. Humans are unique in two respects: (1) they continue milk consumption beyond infancy and (2) they…
Global dairy trade event moved slightly up by 0.5%
Global dairy price index moved up slightly. AMF and Cheddar were the front runner in pushing the index upwards. AMF has finally reached at par with Butter prices. Butter demand remained sluggish. Cheddar also took a big leap to close at USD 4143/MT.SMP has not yet reached a significant level to become attractive for Indian…
Meet the founder: FaunaTech’s Rajat Pandya on the quantified cow…
As FaunaTech cofounder Sidhant Jena observed a couple of years ago, the parallels between human and animal diagnostics were brought into sharp relief in the early days of COVID-19. As governments and healthcare providers were frantically trying to set up the most efficient testing, tracing and isolation protocols to contain the spread of COVID-19, FaunaTech was applying…
Banas Dairy to launch initiative to improve dairying in Purvanchal
Banas Dairy, which will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his upcoming visit to Varanasi, aims to bring about the development of the dairy sector in Purvanchal (eastern UP). According to a press statement from Banas Dairy, the successes achieved by adopting scientific methods in animal husbandry in the semi-arid region of Banaskantha, Gujarat, need to be…
Ukrainian dairy farmers risk their lives keep producing milk
In short: Ukrainian dairy farmers are struggling to keep producing milk amid the Russian invasion. Up to 200,000 cows have been killed, half the industry has been lost, and some farmers have been drafted into the army. What’s next? Farmers are determined to forge on and keep the industry going. Warning: This article contains images some readers may find…
Gokul Dairy reduces milk purchase rate in Belagavi, Khanapur
Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh, popularly known as Gokul Dairy in the neighbouring Kolhapur district of Maharashtra is facing tough competition from the Nandini brand of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). Amid this, the sudden decision to reduce the milk rate by the Gokul Dairy has caused the wrath of farmers, especially in border taluks of Karnataka. An…
India eyes ghee for blue cheese in UK trade deal
India is trying to pry open the UK market for ghee in exchange for bringing the latter’s blue cheese to the Indian market, under the proposed free trade pact being negotiated by the two countries, an official aware of the matter said. Trade negotiators have pressed the UK to waive its sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS)…
Madhya Pradesh govt to give Rs 5 per liter as milk subsidy
Madhya Pradesh govt will give Rs 5 per litre as incentive to milk producing farmers in the state. The amount will be transferred directly into their bank accounts. Govt will bear a cost of Rs 200 crore per year on this incentive. Officials said that the focus of the Mohan Yadav-led BJP govt in MP was to increase milk production, streamline…