What is PMFME Scheme ? Micro market is sufficient for a micro enterprise
PMFME stands for Prime minister Formalisation of Micro Food processing enterprise Scheme. India has over 2.5 million micro food processing enterprises operating in the unorganised or informal sector. This informal sector has only 7% share in investment and 3% in outstanding credit. However this sector generates 74% of the total employment with one third as…
TDP slams govt over rising debts of farmers : Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar
Former TDP MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar on Wednesday slammed the YSRCP Government for making ‘false claims’ on the farm sector when the national level reports said that 93 per cent farmers’ families were stuck in debts in Andhra Pradesh. Narendra Kumar said that the YSRCP betrayed the farmers at every step in the past two…
Anik Dairy owned by Lactalis has named Subhashis Basu as its new CEO
Anik Dairy, owned by dairy major Lactalis Group, has named Subhashis Basu as its new chief executive officer. Basu will be moving on from snacks maker Prataap Snacks NSE 0.28 % where he has been chief operating officer for over four years. Officials aware of the development said Basu is set to assume the new role later…
Collector assures payment of dues to dairy farmers in a week at Ongole
Prakasam district Collector Pravin Kumar assured the dairy farmers that necessary action will be taken to pay the dues to them within a week. He conducted a review meeting on the ‘Jagananna Paala Velluva’ programme with the officials from the Animal Husbandry and Co-operation departments and MPDOs at the Collectorate on Tuesday. Speaking at the…
Assam state govt and NDDB will form a company to promote dairy sector
To promote dairy sector in Assam, state government and National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) will form a company. In an attempt to expedite the economic development of the milk farmers and make the dairy sector more commercially viable, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma held a meeting with the senior officials of NDDB. The meeting had…
Surge in Dairy innovation with immunity benefits due to Covid-19
COVID-19’s knock-on effects have rippled through the F&B industry, with dairy being no exception. FoodIngredientsFirst speaks to key suppliers, who underscore a shift in consumer behavior toward sustainability and healthier products, with immunity and convenience noted as key concerns. For Morten Kaas Hansen, director SBU food at Arla Foods Ingredients, disruption to the supply chain and fluctuating…
Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2020 released by Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister released the report “Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics- 2020”. This report contains tabulated data sets giving production estimates for major livestock products like Milk, Eggs, Meat and Wool. Key highlights of this report from the dairy sectors are summarised as below: The milk production in India has grown by 5.69% to reach 198.4 MT…
Centre may avoid sensitive sector like Dairy in FTA with UK and Australia
The government is stepping up its efforts to speed up free trade agreements (FTAs) with ministerial level consultations with Australia and the UK lined up this month. Also read : Inclusion of cheese in India-EU FTA is not healthy for Indian dairy farmers Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be in the UK for talks…
Centre may avoid sensitive sector like Dairy in FTA with UK and Australia
The government is stepping up its efforts to speed up free trade agreements (FTAs) with ministerial level consultations with Australia and the UK lined up this month. Also read : Inclusion of cheese in India-EU FTA is not healthy for Indian dairy farmers Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal will be in the UK for talks…
Display best before date for loose sweets or pay upto Rs 2 lakhs fine : FDA
Intensifying surveillance amid the festive season, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials have told sweet shop owners to display a ‘best before date’ for loose sweets kept in trays/containers. Pune FDA joint commissioner (food) Shivaji Desai said sweet shop owners and others in the food business can decide on the ‘best before date’ depending on…