Dairy farmers demand hike in milk procurement price in UDUPI district
Udupi District Dairy Farmers’ Union will stage a demonstration in front of the new milk dairy of Dakshina Kannada Co-operative Milk Producers Union Ltd (DKMUL) at Uppoor in Udupi district on Saturday, January 21, to urge the government to increase the procurement price of milk. Addressing press persons in Udupi on Thursday, a former Director…
Dairy farmers becoming self-reliant through ODOP in J&K UT
One District, One Product (ODOP), launched by Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries to help districts reach their full potential, foster economic and socio-cultural growth, and create employment opportunities, especially in rural areas. The scheme aims to identify, promote and brand a product from one district. The ODOP scheme aims to turn every district in…
Jayshri Gayatri Food Products sets up a new dairy plant in UP
JGF is a leading B2B manufacturer and supplier of dairy products in the Indian domestic market and exports to over 20 countries globally JGF Milk Magic is a domestic B2C brand offering a wide range of dairy products Jayshri Gayatri Food Products have expanded its manufacturing capacity by setting up a new manufacturing plant in…
LOTTE Confectionary to invest INR 450 crores in Havmor Ice Cream
Havmor Ice Cream, one of India’s the most loved and trusted Ice Cream brand and a subsidiary of the South Korean company LOTTE Confectionary , has committed to invest INR450 crores over 5 years. This investment comes four years after LOTTE Confectionery acquired Havmor Ice Cream for INR1000 crores in December 2017. Havmor Ice Cream…
Milk output in Karnataka drops by a million litres a day since July 2022
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has seen a slump in milk procurement by nine to 10 lakh litres a day since July 2022. Highly placed sources informed DH that on an average, the dairy cooperative has now been procuring 75.6 lakh litres of milk a day from over 26 lakh milk producers in the state….
After Nano Urea, Nishikant aims reviving dairy co-ops in Jharkhand
Jharkhand State Co-operative Milk Producers Federation, which sells its products under the brand name of Medha Dairy, will open 33 new milk booths in different districts of the state. All these booths will be opened from the Godda Lok Sabha MP fund. Member of Parliament from Godda constituency of Jharkhand Nishikant Dubey announced it through…
I am Laxmi a woman dairy farmer from India and I need money in my hand
A day in the life of Laxmi I am Laxmi, a dairy farmer from India (Laxmi takes care of 4 cows and 5 family members) . I wake up at 4 AM and prepare food for my cows Gayatri, Savitri, Jamuna and Saraswati. The cows are fed by me before I cook food for my…
Vijaya Mega Dairy to be inaugurated by August 2023, says Talasani
Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the mega dairy plant by Vijaya Dairy would be ready by August and inaugurated in the same month. The Minister reviewed the ongoing works of Vijaya Mega Dairy at Raviryal in Rangareddy district on Tuesday. He was accompanied by Vijaya Dairy chairman Soma Bharat Kumar, Special…
India among few nations evolving food systems for farmer-allied SMEs
India figures among the few countries that have been able to evolve their food systems for a broader set of outcomes by unlocking the potential of small and medium-sized enterprises, a new WEF report said on Monday. The World Economic Forum report, released here on the first day or its Annual Meeting 2023, said the countries that tackle…
Need to explore ways to reduce climate impact on milk production: Rupala
Pressing for a need to address the climate impact on animal husbandry sector, Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Animal Husbandry expressed the need to explore ways to reduce adverse impact of extreme temperatures on milk production. At a seminar on Mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change on Animal Husbandry & Dairying, jointly organised in…