Source : India narrative 18th Dec 2022 by Mahua Venkatesh
Retail prices of packaged milk supplied by dairy cooperatives and Mother Dairy could see another round of hike soon, owing to the rise in costs of feed and other inputs. “As we have to hike procurement prices of milk from farmers, there could be one more round of increase in prices by cooperatives,” Meenesh C Shah, chairman, National Dairy…
Sri Lanka to get help from India’s NDDB to develop dairy industry
The committee consisting of representatives of the public and private sectors will work with the multidisciplinary team of the NDDB to prepare a short, medium and long-term plan to increase local milk production to reduce the country’s dependence on imported milk powder. “The NDDB and India’s Amul Milk Company have taken steps to provide the necessary technical…
Mother Dairy contributed in ensuring higher price of milk for farmers’
The milk sold by farmers got higher prices due to the advent of Mother Dairy, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. He was speaking at a conference on ‘Vidarbha’s Dairy Development’ at the 13th Agrovision Agricultural Exhibition being held at PDKV Grounds in Dabha, Nagpur. He said that the entry of Mother Dairy created competition in…
PM Modi inspiring inaugural Address in World Dairy Summit 2022
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monay, September 12, inaugurated the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit 2022, organised at India Expo Centre & Mart, Greater Noida, today. Speaking on the occasion, PM Modi underlined the centrality of ‘Pashu Dhan’ and milk-related business in the cultural landscape of India. He reiterated the huge network of dairy…
NDP-II set for rollout from April
The ambitious plan NDP-I Started in February 2012 Financial outlay of ₹2,241 crore Objective: To increase the productivity of milch animals and improve market access of milk producers Outcomes: Milk production per animal increased from a baseline of 5.03 litres per day in 2012 to 6.09 litres per day in 2019 Share of milk sold to…
Lakhs of Farmers Collectively Revolutionizing Organized Dairy Sector: NDDB Chairman
Speaking on day 4 of IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, the Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board Meenesh Shah announced that about 75,000 farmers have created about 20 producer-owned entities (MPCs). The Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board Meenesh Shah today said that the milk procurement by milk-producing organizations, owned by farmers, is set to…
Amul, NDDB can jointly explore dairy machinery manufacturing: Amit Shah
After having assigned the dairy major Amul a task to provide a marketing platform for organic food products, Union Minister for Cooperation, Amit Shah on Monday gave the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) and the dairy body, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), a responsibility to make India self-reliant in dairy machinery manufacturing. At the International…
How ‘Operation Flood’ helped in the evolution of the dairy sector In India?
The evolution of the dairy sector in India and the stellar role played by dairy cooperatives since the launch of Operation Flood form an integral part of the country’s growth story as the country now is the largest producer of milk. India contributes 21 per cent to global milk production. It is important to note…
11.2-lakh cattle across 12 states in lumpy skin grip: Sanjeev Balyan
The lumpy skin disease (LSD) has affected 11.2-lakh cattle, including 49,682 deaths, in 165 districts across a dozen states and Union Territories in the country till August 30 this year, Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan said on Wednesday. The LSD cases this year were reported from Andaman & Nicobar…
NDDB to manage Ladakh Milk Federation operations
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will manage the operations of the local dairy federation Ladakh Milk Federation for five years in order to implement a structured dairy development programme in Ladakh region. NDDB has inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Union Territory of Ladakh and Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) under…