Dairytech startup Stellapps completes first close of pre-Series C round
Ranjith Mukundan, CEO of Stellapps India’s leading dairy-tech startup Stellapps was founded in 2011 by five technology industry veterans who believed that IoT could transform rural India. Its award-winning smartMoo technology solutions enhance productivity, milk quality, and enable traceability. By enabling ecosystem partnerships through its online platform, Stellapps empowers farmers by providing access to financial…
India’s large dairies taking notice of Plant based alternatives to milk
Country’s Big Dairy Companies such as Amul, Mother Dairy , and other national and local milk co-operative brands that dominate India’s dairy sector has taken notice of the rising popularity, if not success, of soy, oat, and other alternatives to milk. As per The Economic Times report, India’s market for plant-based milk and meat replacements is quite tiny,…
SBI provides YONO Krishi Safal Dairy Loan for the dairy farmers
YONO Krishi Dairy Loan Scheme The State Bank of India (SBI) provides a financial armoury for the dairy farmers. The SBI aims to fulfill the farmers’ wish with the YONO Krishi Safal Dairy Loan. The interested farmers can apply for the loan through SBI YONO. For further details on the Krishi loans, one can login…
Eating locally grown foods seasonally is more environment friendly
The climate crisis is well and truly here, as we all know, and it’s only natural to wonder how we are all contributing to it. What we eat has far-reaching effects on the environment and the journeys our foods undertake to get to our plates can tell us a lot about climate change. From the…
Chief Secy request boost sales of Aavin sweets during diwali
As on November 2, sales of Aavin’s Diwali sweets increased by 44 per cent to 389 tonnes as against last year’s sales of 272 tonnes It has been bumper Diwali for Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd (Aavin) with an all-time record in sales of sweets. A circular by Chief Secretary V Irai Anbu…
Canadian Dairy Commission recommends large increase in milk prices
Milk and dairy prices are expected to jump next year after the Canadian Dairy Commission recommended an 8.4 per cent increase in farm gate milk prices. The higher price, which works out to an extra six cents a litre, is intended to help offset rising production costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including soaring feed, energy and fertilizer costs,…
Heritage foods planning to enter into non dairy Food products market
Heritage Foods Ltd., one of the leading private dairy players in India, announced that its Board of Directors in a meeting held today has approved the Company’s proposed expansion into the Non-Dairy Food Products in the Premium Nutrition Segment. Mr. Srideep Kesavan, Chief Executive Officer, Heritage Foods Limited, said, “Heritage Foods has been providing ‘Nutrition to Nation’ through its…
Canadian Dairy Commission recommends large increase in milk prices
Milk and dairy prices are expected to jump next year after the Canadian Dairy Commission recommended an 8.4 per cent increase in farm gate milk prices. The higher price, which works out to an extra six cents a litre, is intended to help offset rising production costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including soaring feed, energy and fertilizer costs,…
NDDB to manage Varanasi Milk Union for five years
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has signed an agreement with the government of Uttar Pradesh to manage the Varanasi Milk Union for five years. This will promote dairy sector in the northern State, while providing the dairy farmers required economic resilience. Farm income Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhari, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries,…
Dairy Sahakar a 5Kcr scheme launched for encouraging dairy cooperatives
With an aim to realise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘from cooperation to prosperity’, Union Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah and Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala have jointly launched ‘Dairy Sahakar,’ a scheme envisaging investment of Rs 5,000 crore having focus on encouraging cooperative dairy businesses in the country….