Joint Closing Statement by the IDF and GDP for COP 29
COP29 has concluded in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and Global Dairy Platform (GDP) reaffirm the global dairy sector’s steadfast commitment to a sustainable food system, climate action, and global nutrition security. The dairy sector continues to prioritize environmental progress while producing nutrient-dense food and generating positive socio-economic impact in a world…
Is India Losing the Creamy Legacy of Its Buffalo Milk?
National Milk Day 2024 marked the 103rd birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of the Milk Revolution in India. The Government of India celebrated the occasion on a grand scale, conferring the prestigious Gopal Ratna awards and honoring Dr. Kurien’s remarkable legacy. On this day, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD)…
National Milk Day celebrated at Purabi Dairy
Purabi Dairy, a milk and dairy products manufacturing company in Northeast has sold nearly 1 lakh units of its falvoured drinks in just five months, S.K. Parida, Managing Director West Assam Milk Producers’ Co-operative Union Ltd. (WAMUL) told Business North East (BNE). On November 26, National Milk Day, Purabi Dairy organized a free milk distribution campaign,…
Satellite, AI boosts Dairy farm methane emissions study
Milk and methane seem to make strange bedfellows in Canada, a country that feeds on one and is trying to limit the other. Canadian dairy farms produce large quantities of both, and now Dalhousie University researchers are using satellite data and AI to track dairy farm methane emissions in an effort to help set realistic…
Milk demand in Indore surges during winter
Milk demand in Indore has edged up amid surge in consumption from institutional and household purchases in the winter season. Indore Cooperative Dugdh Sangh, which supplies packaged milk to consumers, has registered sales of 2.5 lakh litre per day whilst supplies of loose milk by private milk suppliers in the city has witnessed a surge of…
Chinese dairy imports to improve in 2025 – Rabobank
Chinese dairy imports could improve by “2% year on year” in 2025, according to a new Rabobank report. This would reverse the sharp decline in China’s net dairy product import volumes in the first eight months of this year which slumped year on year by 17%. According to the latest Rabobank analysis Chinese Skim Milk Powder (SMP) imports…
Hindustan Zinc Building sustainable Dairy models
Narayani Dangi, a resilient dairy farmer from Bicchadi village, faced immense economic hardship after being widowed at a young age. Struggling to make ends meet, she once earned just ₹25-30 per liter of milk. Her life transformed when she began selling milk to the Ghatawali Mataji Farmer Producer Organization (GMFPO) under Hindustan Zinc’s Samadhan Initiative….
ADB, APU Dairy partner to boost Mongolia’s dairy sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and APU Dairy LLC have signed a $20 million loan agreement to bolster Mongolia’s dairy sector and enhance food security. The financing will support nomadic herders by integrating them into the dairy value chain and strengthening dairy processing capacity. The loan will fund the construction of 25 new raw milk…
India and the Philippines Drive Workforce in Hungary’s Dairy Industry
According to Hungarian agricultural economist György Raskó, in an article in daily news Hungary ,Hungary’s dairy farm industry now relies on 500–600 guest workers from India and the Philippines. This shift is due to the increasing difficulty in finding Hungarian workers willing to work in this sector. Reports from Szeretlek Magyarország highlight that the number…
₹150 crore modern milk powder plant coming up at Padalur
A modern milk powder plant is coming up at an estimated cost of ₹150 crore at Padalur in Perambalur district. Established by the Tamil Nadu Cooperative Milk Producers’ Federation Ltd., which owns the Aavin brand, the 60-tonne plant is being set up with NABARD Rural Infrastructure Development Fund 2022-23. Official sources said the plant was coming…