MP Cabinet approves new cow-shelter policy
A cabinet meeting headed by CM Mohan Yadav on Tuesday was mainly attributed to a new policy on cow shelters and milk production. On April 13, a state-level Gopal Sammelan (conference of cooperative milk producers) will be held in Bhopal in the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah. It is expected that an MoU…
Sustain Plus with NDDB to set up 10,000 biogas plants
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Sustain Plus, a City-based NGO, have joined hands to roll out a circular dairy programme that would install 10,000 biogas plants across 15 states in India, including Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. Ganesh Neelam, Director, Sustain Plus announcing the partnership with NDDB said: “Our latest with…
Significant milestone for Madhya Pradesh in milk production
In the presence of Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav, a collaboration agreement will be signed on February 25 at Kushabhau Thackeray International Convention Center in Bhopal between the M.P. State Co-operative Dairy Federation Limited, associated milk unions, and the National Dairy Development Board. This partnership marks a…
Manipur transfers dairy operations to NDDB
In a major step to boost the dairy industry in Manipur, the state government has signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to transfer the operations of the Manipur Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd. to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). The MoU was signed on January 31 at the CM’s Secretariat in Imphal. Chief…
Suzuki Motor to acquire 26% in NDDB’s bio-gas venture
Suzuki Motor Corporation has decided to acquire 26 per cent in NDDB Mirda Ltd — a bio-gas venture of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) — as part of its plans to use compressed bio-gas (CBG) for its vehicles. The deal also allows Suzuki to gradually raise equity in NDDB Mirda to 49 per cent….
Chhattisgarh to ink MoU with NDDB for dairy development
The Chhattisgarh government has decided to sign an agreement with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for promoting dairy entrepreneurship in the state. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting held here on Wednesday. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. “To promote dairy entrepreneurship in the state of…
DAiry Cooperative renaissance opens doors to development
India which is producing 231 million tonnes of milk annually is the largest milk producer in the world, contributing approximately one-fourth of global production. Through cooperatives, millions of small and marginal farmers have been united, creating a network of over 1.7 lakh dairy cooperative societies in the country and establishing massive plants with a processing…
Milk farmers want NDDB, OMFED pact cancelled, caution of protest in Odisha
The Odisha Milk Farmers’ Association (OMFA) on Saturday demanded cancellation of the memorandum of understanding signed between Odisha government, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation (OMFED) stating it is against the interests of state’s milk farmers. President of OMFA, Rabi Behera stated in the MoU that all work of…
IIL launches Indigenous IVF Media for embryo transfer
The latest IVF media would make the IVF technology more affordable to farmers, reducing costs and enhancing the farmer-centric model of animal husbandry and dairy development. Indian Immunologicals Limited (IIL), a leading vaccine manufacturer, has announced the launch of “Shashthi” an indigenous In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) media developed in collaboration with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)….
NDDB agreement to run Sanchi Dairy sparked political row
The Madhya Pradesh government has signed a five-year agreement with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) to manage and run the state’s cooperative dairy federation and its associated milk unions. The move has sparked a political row, with the Congress drawing a parallel with the Amul-Nandini milk controversy from Karnataka’s assembly elections. The Opposition alleges…