Milk Prices Are Rising—Because Farmers Were Not Earning Enough
Milk prices are rising across India once again. From Punjab to Odisha and Kerala, state dairy federations have begun increasing procurement and retail prices after a prolonged period of relative stability. In Punjab, Verka has raised procurement prices significantly by Rs 20 per kg fat . OMFED has followed with a ₹1 per litre increase,…
From plenty to parched: Delay in incentive release in Karnataka
Ravi., a dairy farmer in Keelara village in Mandya district in the heart of the Old Mysore region, has been able to earn a supplementary income from the cows that he rears and from the paddy he cultivates. However, the long spell of drought since last year forced him to sell two cows about six…