Excessive October Rain triggers distress in dairy sector
Excessive rain this month may have caused significant damage to standing crops across Karnataka, but it has presented the dairy sector with distress of a different type — overproduction of milk. It has left both producers and milk unions in a difficult situation. The glut began with the early onset of the monsoon in June, resulting in a sharp…
Farmers demand Rs 5 per liter hike in milk incentive and Rs 8 in price
Although KMF is technically an autonomous body and is free to set its own prices, it typically consults the govt for political considerations. Additionally, there are reservations among unions about passing the entire price increase to producers, with suggestions to allocate only Rs 3 of a potential Rs 5 increase to farmers. Milk unions are…
BJP workers bring cattle to Bengaluru protest, ask milk subsidies
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party workers bought their cattle along at a protest against the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state for not providing subsidies on milk production. The BJP workers staged the protest at the Freedom Park in Bengaluru and raised slogans alleging that the state government had not released dues to the…
KMF to sell buffalo milk from December 21, 22
To cater to the rising demand from consumers, the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) is all set to sell buffalo milk. The sales will start from December 21 and 22 in markets across the state and will be priced around Rs 70-75. The final price is yet to be decided, a senior KMF official said. KMF…
Karnataka’s ban on fodder puts dairy farmers in Wayanad in a fix
Karnataka govt. bans transportation of fodder from drought-affected districts to other districts and outside the State, adversely affecting dairy farmers in Wayanad. KCMMF stopped subsidised green maize distribution in October A recent order of the Karnataka government to ban the transportation of fodder, including green maize forage, from Karnataka to Kerala has put thousands of…
No proposal before Karnataka govt. to further increase milk prices
Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna on Friday, November 17, said there is no proposal before the State government for a further increase in the price of milk. Talking to reporters in Mangaluru, Mr. Rajanna said the milk price was recently increased by ₹3 per litre. The government will not burden consumers by further increasing the…
Will Aavin’s price be increased in Tamil Nadu ?
Reportedly Karnataka’s Nandini Milk Company is planning to expand its business in tamil Nadu and has created a stir. Milk and milk products are sold under the name Nandini on behalf of the karnataka Milk Cooperative. Like Aavin in Tamilnadu, Amul in Gujarat, Nandini in Karnataka. During the last karnataka state assembly elections, the campaign to save Nandini was heavily promoted. The reason is that…
Strengthening animal husbandry will boost economy-Siddaramaiah
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that strengthening animal husbandry and increasing cattle wealth will shore up the economy and add to the State’s GDP growth. He was speaking after inaugurating a slew of programmes of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services at Uttanahalli on the outskirts of the city. This included a…
Animal Husbandry Minister to review Anti-cattle Slaughter Act
Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K. Venkatesh on Saturday hinted at the possibility of reviewing the Anti-cattle Slaughter Act enacted by the previous BJP regime. Fielding reporters queries in Mysuru, Mr. Venkatesh said the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, 2020, brought in by the erstwhile BJP government had permitted slaughter…
Beyond Nandini-Amul debate, dairying is an uphill task for many
If Nanje Gowda, a farmer at Kirugavulu in Mandya district, has sold off all three cows and stopped dairy farming in the last two years, his friends Nanjunde Gowda and Nage Gowda have reduced the number of cows as the rising cost of feed and fodder, coupled with an unattractive remuneration, has hit the dairy…