Amul’s digital platform opens a window to cattle trade
Move over cattle fairs. Dairy farmers are taking to online marketplaces to buy and sell bovines. Take Ghomtiben Patel, a dairy farmer in Gujarat’s Kheda district, who has put her 4-year-old buffalo on sale for ₹1.10 lakh on Pashudhan, an eBay like marketplace for cattle introduced by Amul recently. All Ghomtiben had to do was upload three photographs of the […]
Amul to start work on 20 LLPD milk processing unit in Saurashtra
Amul marketer Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF) will soon start work on a new 20 lakh litres per day (LLPD) milk processing plant near Rajkot, creating additional processing capacity in the region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to virtually perform the ground-breaking for the ₹500-crore plant next week. Supply issues The plant, considered […]
Amul hikes milk prices by Rs 2 per litre, except in poll-bound Gujarat
Amid the festive season, The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, which markets its products under the Amul brand, hiked the rates of milk by Rs 2 per litre. The price of full cream milk has increased from Rs 61 per litre to Rs 63 per litre, which is expected to impact household budgets. Amul has also […]
Process started to merge Amul with 5 other cooperatives: Amit Shah
Amul will be merged with five other cooperative societies to form a multi-state cooperative society (MSCS), Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Addressing the 70th plenary session of the North Eastern Council (NEC) here, Shah said the process for the merger has already started. “The government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is giving priority to natural […]
Amul is Regional Sponsor Of Argentina Team For FIFA World Cup 2022
Indian dairy giant Amul has signed as the regional sponsor of the Argentina football team for the upcoming FIFA World Cup beginning next month in Qatar on November 20, 2022. This is the first regional sponsorship deal in India in the history of Argentine soccer, as per TOI. “Amul is proud to announce its association with the Argentina Football Association (AFA),” said […]
Fearing Milk Supply Disruption, People Resort To Panic Buying
Long queues were witnessed at milk parlours all over the city on Tuesday evening as the news of disruption of milk supply by maldharis spread. Thanks to the panic buying, most milk parlours put up the sign of “no milk” by late evening. The cattle owners or maldharis, who are on agitation demanding withdrawal of […]
Fearing Milk Supply Disruption, People Resort To Panic Buying
Long queues were witnessed at milk parlours all over the city on Tuesday evening as the news of disruption of milk supply by maldharis spread. Thanks to the panic buying, most milk parlours put up the sign of “no milk” by late evening. The cattle owners or maldharis, who are on agitation demanding withdrawal of […]
Amul, NDDB can jointly explore dairy machinery manufacturing: Amit Shah
After having assigned the dairy major Amul a task to provide a marketing platform for organic food products, Union Minister for Cooperation, Amit Shah on Monday gave the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) and the dairy body, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), a responsibility to make India self-reliant in dairy machinery manufacturing. At the International […]
India’s milk output to jump 3-fold to 628 million MT in 25 years:R S Sodhi
India’s milk production is expected to jump three-fold to 628 million tonnes in the next 25 years with an average annual growth of 4.5 per cent, Amul Managing Director R S Sodhi said on Monday. Size of Indian dairy market to jump over 2-fold to Rs 30 lakh cr by 2027 said Meenesh Shah Chairman NDDB.Shah said […]
75 Facts about Indian dairy industry on Azadi ka amrit mahotsav
The whole nation is enjoying the 75 years of independence. Dairy sector has contributed in a special way by supporting the agriculture sector in greater Gross value addition. Dairy contributes to nearly one third of the total Agriculture value. India is the largest producer of milk in the world. However it is also the largest […]