Mini dairy scheme gets underway for Dalits in Warangal, Telangana
The mini dairy pilot project could well be a huge opportunity for the scheduled castes in empowering themselves, Minister for Panchayat Raj Errabelli Dayakar Rao said. He along with local MLA Peddi Sudarshan Reddy distributed 435 buffaloes worth around Rs 17.40 crore to Dalit beneficiaries. Welfare Minister Koppula Eshwar, Tribal Welfare Minister Satyavathi Rathod and…
Rationale behind the launch of Cow ghee by Dabur
The Ayurveda major is riding its health credentials while also relying on the health aspect of ghee to differentiate in the highly fragmented market. What does Dabur have to do with dairy? Very little, apart from the fact that the top Ayurveda player has just launched ghee. It is the second most consumed dairy product…
Dairy farmers need market linkage through Community mobilization : Kuldeep Sharma
This video is a part of the webinar organised by NDRI Karnal on innovative marketing of dairy products on Jan 12th,2021. The views are personal of Kuldeep Sharma. Kuldeep Sharma can be contacted at following coordinates. Kuldeep Sharma dairynews7x7@gmail.com
90% of milk in India is A2 , Charging Premium is a gimmick : R S Sodhi
More Indians now prefer buffalo milk over cow milk with many farmers opting to engage in buffalo milk production, and nearly all of this milk comprises the A2 protein, dairy cooperative Amul managing director Rupinder Singh Sodhi said. Sodhi dismissed worries that Indian milk comprises the less healthy A1 protein. “A2 milk marketing gimmick came from New…
Milk prices defy seasonal trend as supply pressures build
On Tuesday, skim milk powder (SMP) prices at Global Dairy Trade (GDT), the fortnightly auction platform of New Zealand’s Fonterra Cooperative, averaged $3,243 per tonne, the highest since the $3,264 of August 5, 2014. Vegetable prices have cooled with the usual winter-time increase in supplies of carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, radish, capsicum and peas. Even onions…
IFFCO and Amul are top two largest cooperatives in the world
Besides IFFCO, World Cooperative Monitor report 2018 published by ICA has GCMMF popularly known by the brand name Amul also figuring in the top rank. The accompanying photograph shows GCMMF standing at 2nd position, just below IFFCO. Nonghyup, Zen-Noh and Copersucar which stand at third, fourth and fifth positions respectively, as is clear from the accompanying pic. These…
Government of Canada is compensating $469 Million to dairy farmers
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program. Dairy farmers will receive, on the basis of their milk quota, cash payments of $468 million in…
Faerch launched new mono pot pet range for high temp dairy packaging
Faerch is introducing its Eco HotPro product family, a new mono-PET pot range for hot fill food applications, developed to allow high-temperature sterilisation (HTS). High-temperature sterilisation is an important feature in many dairy categories and requires packaging to withstand temperatures of up to 120C. The new Eco HotPro Pot range is based on Faerch’s CPET…
Government of Canada is compensating $469 Million to dairy farmers
The Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has mailed letters to all dairy producers that gives them directions on how to access the second payment under the Dairy Direct Payment Program. Dairy farmers will receive, on the basis of their milk quota, cash payments of $468 million in…
Faerch launched new mono pot pet range for high temp dairy packaging
Faerch is introducing its Eco HotPro product family, a new mono-PET pot range for hot fill food applications, developed to allow high-temperature sterilisation (HTS). High-temperature sterilisation is an important feature in many dairy categories and requires packaging to withstand temperatures of up to 120C. The new Eco HotPro Pot range is based on Faerch’s CPET…