NDDB will give financial and technical support to dairy farmers in Punjab
The National Dairy Development Board will provide financial and technical support to Punjab Government’s endeavour in setting up 12 milk plants in the state with an estimated outlay of about Rs 900 crore to help bail out farmers of the state from financial crisis by supplementing their income leading to another ‘white revolution’ in the…
ITC plans to broaden dairy portfolio, tap Bengal’s ‘low’ milk availability
Diversified conglomerate ITC Ltd is looking to widen its product portfolio in the dairy segment and tap the low milk consumption in West Bengal, a company official said on Thursday. Per capita availability of milk in West Bengal is ‘low’, one-third of the national average of 427 grams per day, he said. We want to…
Anchor Dairy, Fonterra Brand Launches Organic carbonzero Certified Butter
Back and butter than ever! Anchor Dairy , the consumer brand of the globally-known New Zealand Dairy Co-operative Fonterra , is celebrating Earth Day early with the launch of its Organic carbonzero Certified Butter. . New Zealand has one of the lowest on-farm carbon footprints in the world, making Anchor uniquely qualified to offer a butter option to…
PM in Gujarat: Modi inaugurates a new dairy complex at Banas Dairy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of WHO global centre for traditional medicine in Jamnagar. Mauritius PM Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, CM Bhupendra Patel, and Union AYUSH Minister Sarbananda Sonowal were also present for the ceremony. PM Modi is currently visiting Gujarat, and today is his second day in the state. Earliier…
The price of the milk will go up by Rs 2 per litre from April 21 in Odisha
The price of milk is all set to increase in the State with the (Omfed) Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation deciding to revise the procurement and marketing prices. As per sources, the price of the milk will go up by Rs 2 per litre. The increased rate will come into effect from April 21….
Dairy prices drop, volumes rise at auction SMP prices crashed by 4.2%
International milk prices fell while volumes rose in this month’s second Global Dairy Trade auction held by GDT Events. The GDT Price Index fell 3.6%, with an average selling price of $4,855 per tonne, in the auction held on Tuesday. The index fell 1% at the previous sale, according to GDT Events. A total of 22,179 tonnes was sold…
Subsidy to dairy cooperatives must ensure nutritional efficiency also
I recently received a heart touching story from one of my dear friends about the genesis of Syndicate Bank. The bank had merged with Canara Bank in 2020. . There are three reasons why Syndicate Bank is important in the evolution of India as a wealth generator ; and for working towards the upliftment of the masses….
Stone laid for desi ghee plant at Tirupati Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) is set to become self-reliant in meeting its requirement for ghee. TTD chairman YV Subba Reddy along with TTD executive officer Dr KS Jawahar Reddy laid the foundation stone for a desi ghee production plant at SV Gosala in Tirupati in Friday. The production plant, which is expected to begin…
Supply chain companies play a “critical” role in reducing dairy emissions
There’s an urgent need to reduce — and remove — carbon in the atmosphere to stave off the most destructive impacts of climate change. But reducing methane emissions may be the fastest way to curb global warming. One particularly crucial industry to focus on: the dairy sector, according to a new report from the Transform to Net zero…
Exports of Indian dairy products top $500-million mark, hit eight-year high
Indian dairy exports are estimated at an eight-year high in FY22 on strong demand, helped by higher global prices. Provisional data for the first eleven months, from April 2021 to February 2022, indicates that shipments have touched 1.70 lakh tons valued at more than 552 million dollars, a growth of 93% in value and 63%…