Amul celebrates women-dairy farmers with an empowerment mission
In an initiative to recognize the heroes of rural India, Amul presents ‘Floating Stories,’ a campaign highlighting the journey of women dairy farmers who have overcome challenges and changed their lives. Floating Stories is an exhibition of photostories that were printed on the milk of financially and socially successful Amul-women-dairy farmers. This approach serves as…
Donkey milk offered online at Rs 5,000 per litre in Gujarat
Dhiren Solanki, hailing from Gujarat, has established a donkey farm comprising 42 donkeys. Through supplying donkey milk to clients in the southern states, he achieves a monthly income ranging from Rs 2 to Rs 3 lakh. In a remarkable entrepreneurial endeavour, Dhiren Solanki from Gujarat has pioneered a unique venture by establishing a donkey farm…
Centre asks FSSAI to initiate action against Nestle after sugar content in Cerelac report
The Union Consumer Affairs Ministry has asked the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to initiate “appropriate action” against Nestle, which allegedly sells baby products with high sugar content in India, and not in European countries. According to a report by a Swiss NGO, Public Eye and International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN),…
Zakariyapura — India’s climate-smart model village for biogas production & utilisation
Zakariyapura village in Borsad taluka, Anand district, Gujarat has become a model for other villages across India by embracing small-scale biogas facilities in every household that owns milch cattle. In a typical biogas facility, cow dung undergoes anaerobic (absence of oxygen) digestion by bacteria, with the help of conventional technology, to produce biogas comprising 50-55…
Farm sector can grow over 6% in FY25 on good monsoon
The agriculture and allied sectors may register over 6 per cent growth in 2024-25 going by the predictions of a favourable monsoon and the low base of the previous year, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand told businessline. “This year (2024-25) will be highly favourable for agriculture, mainly due to two factors. One, the monsoon rainfall…
IBISA’s Heat Stress Solution technology to offer protection to dairy farmers
Insurtech firm IBISA has announced the launch of its latest innovation – the Heat Stress Solution, which utilises advanced climate metrics and satellite technology to provide protection for dairy farmers. By offering compensation for revenue losses incurred due to heat stress, this unique solution serves as a lifeline for dairy farmers across India. Milk yields…
Impact of wet weather on EU dairy market outlook
As wet weather continues, it is expected to have a negative impact on the dairy market outlook, according to global dairy analyst for Rabobank, Richard Scheper. Due to current field conditions, the country is expected to accumulate lower milk output in 2024, according to Scheper. Scheper spoke to Agriland at the Bord Bia Dairy Markets Seminar today…
Price of milk on Israel going up 4.48 pc
Israel’s Ministry of Agriculture said that, according to the periodic price calculation, an increase of 4.48 per cent in the price of milk will go into effect on May 1, 2024. The price of eggs will remain unchanged. The results of the periodic price calculation, said the ministry, showed that the prices of dairy products…
Japanese study reveals link between dairy intake and odd-number carbon chain fatty acids
A recent study by Tohoku University researchers has shed light on the association between dairy product consumption and odd-number carbon chain fatty acids (odd-FA) within the Japanese population, a correlation previously confirmed in Europe and Oceania but understudied in Asian countries. Details of their research were published in the journal Metabolomics on March 5, 2024….
Empowering Artisans: Imperative of GI Tagging for Boosting Indian Dairy Exports
Dairy Development in India Since the inception of Operation Flood in the early 1970s, India has exhibited remarkable growth in milk production and per capita milk availability. Data reveals that milk production triples and per capita availability doubles approximately every 25 years. Following this trend, India is projected to produce over 600 million MT of…