Afghanistan: ‘I have to sedate my hungry baby due to aid cuts’

“The last time I was able to buy milk for my baby was two months ago. Normally I just fill the [feeding] bottle with tea. Or I soak bread in tea and then feed it to her,” Sohaila Niyazi says, sitting on the floor of her mud brick home up a hill in eastern Kabul….
SIG supplies Indian dairy producer with advanced filling technology

The installation of three high-speed SIG filling machines for aseptic carton packs will empower the firm to expand its offering, increase its output, and provide new packaging solutions to Indian consumers. Milky Mist will utilize three SIG filling machines at its manufacturing plant near Erode, Tamil Nadu: an SIG SmileSmall 24 Aseptic, SIG Midi 12…
Dairy Darbar” Program Enlightens Villagers On Dairy Farming

Mission Director, Dairy Development, N S Bali, today inaugurated “Dairy Darbar” program organized by Jammu and Kashmir Milk Producers’ Cooperative Limited in Dollian Jatta village, Hiranagar sector, district Kathua. The event, a unique initiative of the government of J&K, was attended by around 400 milk producers associated with JKMPCL of the region. The program was…
Depriving baby of mom’s milk amounts to culpable homicide’

Observing that kidnapping a newborn and keeping the infant away from mother’s milk is akin to “depriving the child of oxygen”, and thereby proves charges of culpable homicide, the Thane sessions court convicted and sentenced a couple and one other person to 5.6 years of rigorous imprisonment. The court was hearing a 2018 case of abduction of…
Haldiram’s Nagpur Introduces Chocolate Brand ‘Cocobay’

Haldiram’s Nagpur has unveiled its premium chocolate brand, ‘Cocobay,’ in the Indian market. Manufactured and marketed by the Haldirams Nagpur Group, Cocobay stands out as a premium chocolate line crafted from the finest and 100 percent original cocoa, combined with the world’s best ingredients. Offering a diverse range, including Rochers, Rocks, Premium Bars, Cigars, Discs, Coins,…
Traditional pastoralists embrace innovation with artisanal cheese

Artisanal cheese made from goat, sheep and camel milk, by pastoral communities, is gaining traction in the market for its taste and quality. Seeing an opportunity for an additional income, traditional pastoralists are now making and selling dairy products. Encouraged by the government, artisanal cheese is creating a demand for non-bovine milk which is expected…
Solar-powered induction-based khoya manufacturing unit

Vijay Jogdand, a former zilla parishad teacher, and currently an entrepreneur from Bhoom in Dharashiv, has established a solar-powered induction-based khoya manufacturing unit. Khoya, a dairy product widely used in South Asian cuisine, is traditionally produced by simmering milk until it thickens. However, this process requires burning four kilograms of wood to process one kilogram of milk….
8,400kg of adulterated ghee seized in Gujarat in 3 months

Amreli police busted a duplicate ghee-making factory operating under the guise of a water purification plant on Tuesday night. While the mastermind is still at large, they also arrested four persons. Based on specific information, cops raided the factory in Piplva village and seized the stock and machinery worth Rs 23 lakh in a village of Liliya taluka. According to cops, the perpetrators…
Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram regional union announces interest-free loan scheme for dairy farmers

TRCMPU will provide the interest subsidy in proportion to the milk supplied to the cooperatives. It earmarks ₹1 crore for the scheme The Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) of Milma will launch an interest-free loan scheme for dairy farmers from January 1, 2024. This is aimed at stepping up milk production to meet…
Tamil Nadu colluding with Kerala to steal crores of Centre’s funds: A huge fraud

Under the guise of the central government’s Rashtiya Gokul Mission scheme for dairy farms, a big lobby is profiting by smuggling cows from Kerala to Tamil Nadu. In the scheme, Rs 4 crore will be allocated for rearing up to 200 cows, with Rs 2 crore as central subsidy and Rs 2 crore as bank…