India Is World’s Largest Milk Producer : PM Modi In Gandhinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the majority of urea produced in the country 7 to 8 years back would be destroyed because of black marketing before they could even reach farms. The PM, who digitally inaugurated the Nano Urea (Liquid) plant at IFFCO in Kallol at the ‘Sahakar Se Samriddhi’ event in Gandhinagar…
Amul enters Organic food market with Organic wheat flour(Atta)
Dairy major GCMMF, which markets its products under Amul brand, on Saturday announced entry into organic food market with the launch of organic wheat flour. The first product launched in this portfolio is “Amul Organic Whole Wheat Atta”, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) said in a statement. Further, Amul will be launching products like moong…
New questions about the freshwater impact of NZ dairy farming
Water scarcity and water pollution are increasingly critical global issues. Water scarcity is driven not only by shortages of water, but also by rendering water unusable through pollution. New Zealand is no exception to these trends. Demand for water has rapidly increased, and New Zealand now has the highest per capita take of water for…
Banas Dairy to drop seed bombs on mountains near Ambaji temple
Banas Dairy, one of the largest milk cooperative union in Gujarat, is planning to drop seed bombs on the mountain ranges near the Ambaji temple in Banaskantha district, where forest cover has depleted by over 578 hectares in the last three years. “The mountain ranges in our district have become dry. On June 4, we…
New questions about the freshwater impact of NZ dairy farming
Water scarcity and water pollution are increasingly critical global issues. Water scarcity is driven not only by shortages of water, but also by rendering water unusable through pollution. New Zealand is no exception to these trends. Demand for water has rapidly increased, and New Zealand now has the highest per capita take of water for…
A dairy farm in Trenton in USA is turning cow poop into profits
According to the USDA, dairy cows can produce 80 pounds of manure per day. Jan Henderson grew up in a farming household. “My grandfather was a dairy farmer in Western New York. My dad was a dairy farmer in Western New York. We moved to Florida and relocated our dairy farm in 1986,” she said….
Dairying that saved farmers during agrarian crisis has lost its sheen
It is inching towards becoming a loss-making venture due to reduction in milk procurement price when production costs have skyrocketed Dairying, which provided financial succour to farming families in Karnataka when it was gripped by severe agrarian crisis, appears to have lost its sheen in the last two years. The sector has become almost non-remunerative…
Mooofarm Expects Revenue To Touch INR 200 Crores In FY23
The Agritech startup, Mooofarm, offering Dairy-as-a-Service for dairy farmers, isexpecting to close the upcoming financial year (FY23) with consolidated revenues of INR 200 crores. Whereas, the startup is registering the current revenue of 55 crores (FY22).This is the highest recorded revenue in the dairy space of the startup ecosystem, which makes Mooofarm a cash and…
Dairy Farmers to Get Subsidy Throughout the Year: Chinchu Rani
Considering the impracticability of raising milk prices, the Kerala government is set to give dairy farmers subsidies for the entire 2022-23 financial year in coordination with allied departments, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani said today. As Kerala continues to fetch farmers the highest price for milk vis-à-vis any other state in the…
Dairy Farmers to Get Subsidy Throughout the Year: Chinchu Rani
Considering the impracticability of raising milk prices, the Kerala government is set to give dairy farmers subsidies for the entire 2022-23 financial year in coordination with allied departments, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani said today. As Kerala continues to fetch farmers the highest price for milk vis-à-vis any other state in the…