Stories of women empowerment through dairy: ’World Dairy Summit 2022
India to host IDF’s annual event first time since 1974 The annual flagship summit of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) – World Dairy Summit 2022 will be held in India first time since 1974 under the theme of “livelihood and nutrition”. The first physical event post Covid by the IDF, will be organised in New…
Grievances of dairy farmers will be resolved soon : Kuldeep Dhaliwal
Minister for Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Dairy Development Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal today held a meeting with progressive dairy farmers and fish farmers at livestock complex here. In this meeting, they discussed the problems being faced by dairy farmers and fish farmers. Speaking on the occasion, the Cabinet Minister said that the Government is committed to…
Cows Get a Much Needed “Break” with the Launch of Bored Cow
Tomorrow Farms , a food technology company on a mission to fuel the sustainable food revolution with irresistible food and beverage brands, announced its partnership with Perfect Day Inc, creator of the world’s first precision fermented dairy protein, to launch a one-of-a-kind flavored animal-free dairy milk,Bored Cow . Following a successful fundraising round earlier this month…
Cows Get a Much Needed “Break” with the Launch of Bored Cow
Tomorrow Farms , a food technology company on a mission to fuel the sustainable food revolution with irresistible food and beverage brands, announced its partnership with Perfect Day Inc, creator of the world’s first precision fermented dairy protein, to launch a one-of-a-kind flavored animal-free dairy milk,Bored Cow . Following a successful fundraising round earlier this month…
World Dairy Summit in India to take up export issue of liquid milk
India is the world’s largest producer of milk but the country cannot export its surplus as Indian milk does not fulfil the international food quality standard. Though India exports few dairy products to certain countries, the liquid (raw) milk has so far not been able to get global market access. This concern will be one…
How Parle Agro is milking the flavoured milk market with Smoodh
A few months ago, Nadia Chauhan went on an excursion to Patalganga River, some 60 km east of Mumbai. Nestled amid the rocky Sahyadri mountains and flanked by grassy vistas, she noticed local kids wading into the cool waters holding packs of Smoodh—a newly launched flav`oured milk drink from the house of Parle Agro, the…
Skilling or Subsidy, Which one will you choose for sustainable farming?
I came across a similar poster shown below at a restaurant a few years back in Europe. It simply highlighted the issues related to a single solution to all the problems. If you are pleasing everyone , it simply means that you are not doing your job well. Today central as well as state governments…
Bringing Green Practices To The Dairy Industry In India : Dr K Rathnam
The dairy industry is evolving at a rapid pace these days and India is the world’s greatest milk producer, accounting for 22 percent of worldwide dairy production. It is also the single greatest agricultural product produced in the country, accounting for over 5 percent of the national GDP. With 70 million dairy farmers tied to…
Why doubling farmers’ income still remains a dream
In 2016, the Prime Minister had said farmers’ income would double by 2022. How far is the nation from the target? Even though the government has not provided any concrete data on farmers’ income, the data available on various schemes for farmers providesome insights into its current status. The latest estimate of the income of…
Odisha dairy farmers’ body demands milk MSP at Rs 50 per litre
A body of dairy farmers in Odisha on Sunday submitted a memorandum to Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan, demanding a minimum support price for milk at Rs 50 per litre. Odisha Milk Farmers’ Association chairman Rabi Behera met Balyan, who is on a two-day visit to the state. Milk producers have ensured that India secures the…