Milma increased milk prices for farmers by Rs 15/liter
The annual general body meeting of Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU), held on Thursday, announced an additional price of Rs 15 per litre of milk procured from farmers affiliated to the cooperative societies under it. The meeting, presided over by chairman Mani Viswanath, also announced a cattle feed subsidy of Rs 200…
Sterling Biotech Builds World’s First Fermentation-Based Dairy Protein Facility
Sterling Biotech, a joint venture between Perfect Day and Zydus, has commenced construction of the world’s first precision fermentation-based dairy protein manufacturing facility in the Bharuch district of Gujarat. Spanning 27 acres, this facility is expected to be operational by the first quarter of 2026, the company in a release said, adding that a foundation…
China’s milk oversupply to persist in first half of 2025
China’s milk supply will continue to be in excess in the first half of 2025, but will normalise in the second half of the year following efforts to regulate production, the agriculture ministry said in a statement on Friday. The world’s third largest milk producer is awash with unwanted milk as falling birth rates and cost-conscious consumers…
Arun Raste’s ‘Book : Cooperatives In The 21st Century
The cooperative movement started in India as an initiative to promote social and economic justice to the class of Indian society which didn’t have the resources to uplift themselves. In his book, Cooperatives in 21st Century: Navigating New Frontiers, Arun Raste explores and investigates the perimeters and boundaries along with the work done and can be…
India’s dairy farmers earn 11,000 carbon credits from biogas
More than 27,000 household biogas plants have been installed in 19 states across the country under various schemes in the dairy sector, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. Further, the household biogas initiative has also helped in generating carbon credits for the dairy cooperative sector. Under the first such initiative, a total of 11,000 carbon…
Dairy Adopts Circular Economy to Uplift Farmers
The government on Thursday said dairy federations should work on circular economy besides focusing on enhancing milk procurement and increasing the price paid to farmers. In a review meeting with industry stakeholders on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Alka Upadhyaya said circular economy will help reduce carbon footprint of the dairy sector and help…
YEAR END REVIEW 2024: ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Livestock Sector Continues to Strengthen India’s Agricultural Economy; Grows at 12.99% CAGR since 2014 Launch of Sex Sorted Semen Technology and Indigenous IVF Media; Gau & Mahish Genomic Chips to Enhance Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Buffalo National Programme for Dairy Development Aims to Create 10,000 New Dairy Co-operative Societies; Procure 14.20 Lakh Litres of…
Germany asks EU to ease green reporting rules for small farms
Germany has asked the European Union to soften its rules on sustainability reporting for companies as the bloc’s largest economy grapples with a downturn. Berlin is calling for the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive to be postponed by two years and to exempt small- and medium-sized firms from the reporting duties, according to a letter…
ADIC raises alarm on industry regulator’s future
The peak national representative body for the Australian dairy industry is concerned the Victorian Government’s move to merge the state’s dairy food safety regulator puts the multi-billion dollar industry at risk. The proposed reforms — part of a broader strategy to halve the number of business regulators by 2030 — would consolidate Dairy Food Safety…
MULTI-STATE COOP SOCIETIES AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
Ministry of Cooperation has set up three national level multi-state cooperative societies; one each for Exports, Organic produce and quality seeds. These Societies have been registered under MSCS Act, 2002. The cooperative societies of all levels, who are interested in activities specified for each of societies, are eligible to become a member. The details are…