Centre, State cannot set support price for milk
Centre says co-operatives and private dairies fix prices; but agrees on input costs rising Dairy farmers in Maharashtra will have to sort out the support price for milk directly with the co-operatives and private dairies as the Union and the State governments are unwilling to intervene. Over the last few months, dairy farmers in Maharashtra…
Lumpy skin disease spreads to 25,000 bovines in Rajasthan
With the lumpy skin disease spreading fast among bovines in western and northern Rajasthan, cattle-rearers in the State are suffering heavy losses. The infection has spread to about 25,000 cattle in the last couple of months and resulted in the death of more than 1,200 animals. The State government has decided to set up control…
Ancient Europeans farmed dairy—but couldn’t digest milk
Over the past 10,000 years, populations living far apart in Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East separately acquired a key genetic change: the ability to digest the milk sugar lactose as adults. Researchers thought people who had that ability and lived in dairy farming cultures got a nutritional boost and had more children,…
New sports drink harnesses the hydrating power of milk
With no artificial flavors, colors or dyes, GoodSport is a first-of-its-kind natural sports drink with three times the electrolytes and 33% less sugar than traditional sports drinks. The new drink, made from the all-natural goodness of milk, has been scientifically shown to provide long-lasting hydration, the company says. Available at Festival Foods and other retailers…
Do you know the Objectives of Indian Dairy Association? Read it here
A new CEC team has been elected at Indian Dairy Association Established in 1948, Indian Dairy Association (IDA) is the apex body of the dairy industry in India. The members are from the cooperatives, MNCs, corporate bodies, private institutions, educational institutions, government and public sector units. IDA functions very closely with the dairy producers, professionals…
Amul’s RS Sodhi elected as President of Indian Dairy Association
R S Sodhi, Managing Director of Amul Federation has been elected as the new President of Indian Dairy Association (IDA). Founded in 1948, IDA is the apex body of the dairy industry in India with its members ranging from dairy cooperatives, multinationals, corporate bodies, private institutions, educational institutions, government and public sector units among others. Sodhi, who…
Incredible feat! India ranks 1st in global milk production
Indian has achieved incredible feat in milk production. India has ranked first in Global milk production, said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, citing data from the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Department of Fisheries, on Saturday. According to the same data, India contributes 23 per cent of global milk production Milk production…
The dairy industry helps farmers by creating employment
Milk is the biggest agricultural commodity in India. It contributes 5% to the national economy and directly employs 80 million dairy farmers. Improvement in economic activity, increase in per capita consumption of milk and milk products, change in dietary preferences, and increasing urbanization in India has led the dairy industry to grow by 9-11% in…
Nestle India’s net profit down 4% in Q2, revenue up 16%
Nestle India posted a net profit of ₹515.34 crore in the second quarter ended June 30, down 4.3 per cent against ₹538.58 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Revenue from operations grew 16 .1 per cent to ₹4,036.6 crore. The company’s board approved acquisition of the pet foods business from Purina Petcare…
Agri-allied sectors augmenting farmers’ income: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Centre’s efforts to encourage agriculture-allied sectors such as animal husbandry and horticulture to increase farmers’ income, is finally bearing fruit. Inaugurating two dairy projects of Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (Sabar Dairy) in Himmatnagar in North Gujarat, he said, in the past eight years, incomes of…