Assam: Purabi Dairy hikes milk procurement rate
Bringing cheers to thousands of dairy farmers, West Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Ltd (WAMUL) on Monday said it has hiked the milk procurement rate by Rs 2 per kg with immediate effect. The decision by the Guwahati-based cooperative, which markets milk and milk products under the Purabi Dairy brand, will directly benefit around 25,000 […]
Assam Govt Inks Pact With NDDB; To Enhance Milk Output to 1 mill LPD
In a bid to enhance the daily milk output in the northeastern state to over a million litres, the Assam Government today inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for a five-year period. According to the agreement, NDDB would oversee the managerial operations of East Assam Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union […]
Prepare schemes to boost dairy & livestock production: CM Assam
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday held a meeting with Animal-Husbandry and Veterinary Department; at his conference hall and reviewed the implementation of various schemes. He asked the department to propose three new schemes by July 7 ;to augment milk production and achieve self-reliance in pork and poultry production in order to stop imports. […]
Chief Ministers White Revolution Scheme launched at Ziro in Assam
Lower Subansiri Deputy Commissioner, Somcha Lowang today launched the Chief Ministers White Revolution Scheme (CM-WRS) in the district by inaugurating a dairy farm and handing over 15 dairy cows to a beneficiary at Dilopolyang near here. Kago Shangkhang of the district was the beneficiary of the scheme. The programme was organized by the Ziro District […]