Mega Dairy farm worth Rs 445 Crores to be set up in Telangana state
Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav on Sep 15 said that the state government would establish a mega-dairy farm . It will be established at the outskirts of the city in Maheshwaram, of worth Rs 445 crore. He was responding to a question on the promotion of the dairy industry in the State during the…
If You Love Drinking Milk, Hands Up, Milk drinking campaign in China
One debate fuelled by the virus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee (porridge) for breakfast, or milk and toast. It’s a serious question in China, where the government is pushing people to drink milk to get more protein, a vital ingredient in building the body’s immune system. Parents “should prepare enough milk…
Remembering Dr Kurien is not enough : Lets walk the talk
We all remembered Dr Kurien on his eighth death anniversary on September 9th. It is quite apt to revisit the key principles which he so fondly embeded in the DNA of of NDDB and later operation flood program. Dr Kurien shared three golden principles tin his autobiography which paved the way of dairy development in…
FSSAI’s standards of Paneer creates opportunity for differentiation
Covid times has taught us a lot about healthy and nutritious food. Consumers became more aware on their food selection and intake. The consumption of animal meat products reduced to very low level . It was because of the fact that Corona has emanated out of an animal. Social media has promoted the immunity boosting…
FAO and Rabobank join hands for sustainability and inclusion in Indian dairy sector
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has signed a new partnership agreement with Rabobank. The purpose of this agreement is to help targeted rural communities benefit from more inclusive and sustainable food systems. It also envisages jointly exploring the use of innovative financial instruments to bridge financing gaps in emerging markets…
India could become dairy basket of the region
India is the largest producer of milk in the world. Indian government has recently taken a few initiative to strengthen dairy infrastructure in the country. These initiatives include Animal husbandry infrastructure fund for Rs 15000 Crores. PM Modi always insist on pushing exports and limiting imports under the make in India scheme. Currently India is…
US express concern over mandatory BIS feed regulation in India
India is the largest producer of milk in the world. Organised sector dairies process around 35-40 % of available surplus milk . FSSAI, the food regulator in India conducted a nationwide milk adulteration survey in 2018. The survey findings showed presence of 5.7% aflatoxin M1 in milk with higher share by the organised sector. Antibiotics…
Dairy farm bombed to the east of Gaza strip by Israel
Israeli aircrafts last night bombed several agricultural sites to the east of the besieged Gaza Strip. Helicopters and F-16 fighter jets attacked with at least five rockets across the Al-Zaytoun neighbourhood. This locality is towards the east of Gaza City. WAFA reported that the Israeli artillery fired two shells at another plot of agricultural land to the northeast…
UMEED scheme in Pulwama igniting dairy entrepreneurship amongst the local youth
Pulwama districts is leader in milk production in J&K state with total production of 310000 MT of milk in 2019-20. The Jammu Kashmir State Rural Livelihood Mission (JKSRLM) has launched UMEED program under central government assistance. The district administration of Pulwama has established Automatic Milk Collection Units across the district. This administration is encouraging youth…
Uttarakhand state federation paid Rs 45 crores to 50000 member dairy farmers during Covid
Uttrakhand milk federation ,Aanchal, has 2551 village level cooperative societies in 13 districts. These societies have 51,121 members who are farmers and villagers and supplies milk to the VLC. The farmers receive the payment every month. Amongst 13 districts Nainital accounts for almost 20 % of total VLCs and 50% of total farmer members in…