Shah asks NDDB to make India “Dairy to the World”
Appreciating the stellar role being played by NDDB in strengthening the dairy co-op movement in the country, Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation raised the bar for the NDDB to reach out to all those panchayats and villages where there is no dairy co-op. “NDDB needs to further strengthen cooperative dairying by…
Milk cooperatives indulged in market distorting tactics
The new controversy in election-bound Karnataka is, surprisingly, around two large and successful dairy cooperatives —Amul (brand owned by Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, GCMMF) and Nandini (brand owned by Karnataka Milk Federation, KMF). The debate seems to have been kick-started by two events: a statement in December 2022 that if Amul and Nandini work…
What does data tell us about spike in milk prices?
When read with wholesale inflation for dairy products, there seems to be a close connection between rise in fodder and dairy product inflation Anecdotal accounts of dairy products being unavailable in markets combined with high inflation for milk and milk products, recent speculation about the government allowing milk imports, and its subsequent refutation by the…
Clarification Regarding Import of Dairy Products
The Government of India is well aware and considerate of the fact that dairying has been a major source of livelihood for millions of dairy farmers in the country and all the schemes/ programmes of the Government are aimed at further strengthening it. However, this is a fact that there has been some demand and…
Centre foresees ‘stagnation’ in milk production
The Centre is foreseeing “stagnation” in milk production and a possible scarcity in the availability of ghee and butter as an impact of the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) that took the lives of about 1.89 lakh cattle recently. Union Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Rajesh Kumar Singh said all options, including import of certain milk products, would…
India may import butter and ghee through NDDB
The Indian government is considering to allow import of some dairy products such as butter and ghee in limited quantity without any subsidy to improve domestic supply amid apprehensions of a stagnant production of milk with demand surging by 8-10 per cent. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary Rajesh Kumar…
Can India really become milk pail of the world ?
49 th Dairy industry conference organised by Indian Dairy Association concluded on 18th March at Ahmedabad on a very high note. The event was inaugurated by Minister of Dairying Sh Parshottam Rupala ji on 16th of March. The valedictory session was graced by Sh Amit Shah ji Minister of Cooperation and Sh Bhupinder Patel ji…
49th Dairy Industry Conference inaugurated by Parshottam Rupala
49th Dairy Industry Conference inaugurated with great fan and fare. It looked like an ocean of dairy farmers and dairy professionals from all parts of the India as well as abroad at the helipad venue in Ahmedabad. The three day conference is getting organized after 27 years in Gujarat. There has been multifold increase in…
Karimnagar Dairy bags NPDD project worth Rs 90.70 crore
The Karimnagar Milk Producer Company limited also known as Karimnagar Dairy has bagged the prestigious National Project for Dairy Development (NPDD) with the financial assistance of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) through the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). The project was initially decided to develop the dairy sector in north-eastern states, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar…
Central government may take over Mahananda Dairy
Mahanand Dairy once a famous and profitable undertaking of the Maharashtra government may take over by the Central government through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) as the talks about this takeover are in the advanced stage. While answering the queries on calling attention motion in the legislative council Revenue Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe -Patil who is…