There is so much to learn from Jayen Mehta MD Amul (GCMMF)

Today marks the beginning of my 33rd year with Amul. I joined GCMMF on May 1, 1991 after graduating from IRMA. It was a dream job, with a caveat of a 3 year bond which would pay my education loan. That 3 has become 33 today and I am still in my first job serving…

Firm milk prices key threat to falling inflation

Even as retail inflation is expected to start easing from April to about 5% if not lower thanks to broad-based fall in prices, elevated milk prices could play spoilsport, with analysts expecting milk inflation to remain near double digits at least through the summer. Despite India being the largest milk producer since 1998, the commodity…

Free Nandini milk for BPL families on BJP’s manifesto

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as a part of its Karnataka Elections 2023 manifesto. A high-level committee will be constituted for the purpose of implementing the UCC. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai released the party manifesto for the Assembly Polls on Monday in a huge event. CM Bommai said…

5 dairy brands that made India one of the top milk producer globally

India was the highest milk producer in the world in the year 2021-2022, contributing to 24% of the world’s milk production, according to the data from Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT). During the same period, Rajasthan emerged as the highest milk-producing state in the country, contributing to 15.05% of the total milk…

TN dairy farmers to get 2 lakh jersey cows to keep milk flowing

After being snubbed by a section of dairy farmers who have been selling their milk to private dairies for a higher price since January, Aavin has decided to purchase two lakhs crossbred jersey milch cows from other states as part of its plan to facilitate loans to dairy farmers. According to sources, each cow may…

Hanging Sword Of Climate Change On Economy

EL-NINO is expected to come this year from MAY to JULY. EL NINO is a geographical phenomenon which may affect Indian Economy as well. Due to EL NINO, the water of West Coast near Southern American Continent is getting warmer than normal, causing more rainfall in Latin America. Opposite to that, Countries like India, Australia,…

State sponsored subsidies for dairy farmers is like a cancer

At a time when India collectively opposed the dumping of subsidised dairy products from overseas, there is also a big threat to the dairy trade from within through the State-sponsored subsidies. A few States have subsidies for dairy farmers which experts feel is a cancer that weakens the dairy trade from the core, making it…

Social media is a bane disguised as boon, Or is it the opposite ?

Sugar is not the problem with Bournvita. 200 ml of milk with one serving of Bournvita contains 6.5-7.5 gms of added sugar only .Which is far less than sugar found (14-20 gms) in 200 ml of other drinks including fruit juice drinks sold in local markets. Social media is a part of our lives now….

Four large supermarkets cut price of milk for first time

Tesco, Aldi, SuperValu and Lidl have all announced a reduction in the price of milk. On Friday evening Lidl became the first large supermarket since the start of the cost of living crisis more than 18 months ago to reduce the cost of its milk. The German discounter announced that it was rolling out a…

Amul identifies land in Telangana to set up 5 Lakh LPD milk plant

The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), the marketer of Amul on Saturday said it has identified land at Vargal near Hyderabad to set up a milk processing plant with a capacity of 5 lakh litres per day (LLPD). The upcoming plant will be done through one of the 18 GCMMF member dairy unions,…