Dairy farmers fed up with ties to Guj, want a milk policy in Rajasthan
Dairy farmers in the Jalore and Sirohi districts of Rajasthan are unhappy with the BJP and Congress parties due to the lack of support for their industry. These farmers sell their cow milk to Banas Dairy in Gujarat and are demanding a similar setup within Rajasthan to get better prices. Currently, around 2 lakh litres…
Rajasthan, MP outpace Gujarat in milk output value growth
Gujarat has earned the title of the milk capital of the country for the strides it has made in the organized dairy sector, but neighbouring Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have outpaced Gujarat in terms of the value of milk output over the past decade. A report compiled by the Union ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI)…
Lumpy is back in Rajasthan and the dairy dept gearing up to fight
The lumpy skin disease is back in the state, and the animal husbandry department is gearing up to fight it after a few cases were reported from various districts. It broke out in July last year and relented by September. This viral disease, according to figures from non-government organisations, killed more than 76,000 bovines. Department…
Milk scheme benefits more than 800,000 producers in Rajasthan: Official
More than 800,000 milk producers have benefited from a special scheme of the state government, a senior state government official said. “Milk producers are getting support from the Mukhyamantri Dugdh Utpadak Sambal Yojana (Chief Minister Milk Producers Support Scheme), leading to an improvement in their financial condition,” the official said. Milk production too has increased and so has the income of…
Lumpy skin disease spreads to 25,000 bovines in Rajasthan
With the lumpy skin disease spreading fast among bovines in western and northern Rajasthan, cattle-rearers in the State are suffering heavy losses. The infection has spread to about 25,000 cattle in the last couple of months and resulted in the death of more than 1,200 animals. The State government has decided to set up control…
Rajasthan fourth state to declare food adulteration a non-bailable offence
Rajasthan became the fourth state to declare food adulteration a non bailable offence after UP, west Bengal and Odisha The assembly on Saturday passed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill 2021 to increase the punishment for food and medicine adulteration. Under the new amendment, the offence has been made cognizable and non-bailable and will invite a…