3.73 lakh women milk farmers benefitted in AP with increased price
Minister for animal husbandry and fisheries Seediri Appalaraju has said all dairy farmers are leaning towards Amul as it is in partnership with the AP government under the Jagananna Paala Velluva Programme. It is providing the highest prices for milk to the milk farmers, he said, and refuted the allegations of opposition leaders that milk…
Parag Milk Foods revenue grows 20% in Q2 FY24
Parag Milk Foods Limited (PMFL), a leading manufacturer and marketer of dairy-based branded products i announced its unaudited financial result for the quarter and half year that ended September 30, 2023, reporting the total revenue for the quarter at ₹7,981.6 million registering a growth of 20.1 per cent y-o-y. Despite the high festive base of last…
Does Adding Milk to Tea Make it ‘Poisonous’? What We Know
Mixing tea with milk is not harmful and not poisonous as claimed. A video is going viral on social media which shows a person claiming that drinking milk tea is ‘poisonous’ for our health. He adds that when flavonoids present in tea and casein present in milk gets mixed, they ‘form a chemical’ which is very harmful to the body….
Foremost Farms Selects Ginkgo for Upcycling Dairy Co-products
Foremost aims to commercialize a technology that can convert dairy manufacturing co-products into environmentally friendly, value-added materials The partners aim to reduce the dairy industry’s carbon footprint while simultaneously lowering manufacturing costs and creating a significant new revenue stream for the hundreds of Midwest dairy farmer members comprising the Foremost Farms cooperative Foremost Farms will…
Is it the time To Renegotiate the WTO’s Mandate on Agriculture ?
The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), first negotiated and implemented through the formation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995, has long been a bone of contention for farmers as well as governments. Farmers from developing countries like India have argued for a renegotiation of the mandate since they were put at a disadvantage with the integration…
WORLD DAIRY NEWS GDT Price Index: takes a step down at the latest event
The GDT Price Index took a step down at the latest Global Dairy Trade Event. After four consecutive sessions of growth since September the index has softened by 0.7%. The average price reported at the latest event (7 November 2023) was $3,255. This had been recovering for the previous four consecutive periods, reversing the previous…
Agri-business: UK dairy industry set for export boost
To bolster the UK dairy industry, the Department for Business and Trade unveils the Dairy Export Programme, aimed at expanding agri-food exports in global markets The Dairy Export Programme, a direct outcome of the Prime Minister’s £1 million commitment to the dairy sector, offers agri-businesses a comprehensive support package to tap into new export opportunities and explore…
Drinking milk is an acquired habit since around 10,000 years back
Though Shashi Kumar, the co-founder and CEO of Akshayakalpa Organic, a farmer entrepreneurship initiative, was born into a farming family, it was never a career path his father wanted him to pursue. “I am not the exception. He educated me out of farming to become an engineer,” recalls Shashi, who went on to spend close…
Amit Shah launches ‘Bharat Organics’ brand of NCOL
Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched the ‘Bharat Organics’ brand of the newly created National Cooperative Organics Ltd (NCOL) and asserted that it will emerge as the most “trusted” brand in India and abroad. Shah also launched the NCOL’s logo, website and brochure. He gave away NCOL membership certificates to five cooperative societies. Addressing…
Cargill releases 2023 ESG Report
Cargill’s Fiscal Year 2023 ESG Report details the company’s progress towards its sustainability commitments and showcases the work being done to drive even greater positive global impact across operations, supply chains and communities, the company stated. Cargill’s sustainability strategy is intentionally designed to deliver on the company’s purpose of nourishing the world in a safe, responsible…