Unlocking India’s Dairy Export Potential: Challenges and Focus

I had the privilege of attending the annual alumni meet at NDRI Karnal on September 30th, a nostalgic event where we reunite with our seniors, juniors, and, most importantly, our classmates. During this gathering, I had the honor of delivering a presentation on the state of dairy exports in India, in the presence of esteemed […]
Dairy products export can reduce GHG emissions

Think globally, act locally. It’s an oft-quoted rallying cry spoken at environmental policy conferences. However, both dairy trade and scientific literature tend to report on environmental impacts and results within geo-political boundaries, bringing attention to the major dairy producing countries. In doing so, a major facet of sustainability — to keep people fed with safe […]
Shah asks NDDB to make India “Dairy to the World”

Appreciating the stellar role being played by NDDB in strengthening the dairy co-op movement in the country, Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation raised the bar for the NDDB to reach out to all those panchayats and villages where there is no dairy co-op. “NDDB needs to further strengthen cooperative dairying by […]
Milk production trebles every 25 years in India: R S Sodhi

Why the milk prices are going so high now ? Is it because of milk shortage or high surge in demand or both ? CNBC interviewed Sh R S Sodhi President Indian Dairy Association to get an answer. https://youtu.be/LkgHcO1iTgE Sh Sodhi answered all the questions and clarified that milk shortage may not be the only […]
What does data tell us about spike in milk prices?

When read with wholesale inflation for dairy products, there seems to be a close connection between rise in fodder and dairy product inflation Anecdotal accounts of dairy products being unavailable in markets combined with high inflation for milk and milk products, recent speculation about the government allowing milk imports, and its subsequent refutation by the […]
India’s food exports rose by 25% to $1,3771 million in first half of FY 23

India’s agricultural and processed food products exports rose to $1,3771 million in April-September from $1,1056 million over the same period of last fiscal, as per the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics (DGCI&S). As per the provisional data, for the year 2022-23, an export target of $23.56 billion has […]
PCJCCI Suggests Pak Dairy Products’ Export To China

The cooperation between China and Pakistan on dairy industry and multifarious demands for high-quality dairy products in China will provide a contemporary path of development for Pakistan‘s dairy industry. Pakistan China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCJCCI) President Mr Wang Zihai expressed these views in a think-tank session held here at PCJCCI Secretariat on Sunday. He added, “We have learned that Pakistan is the most important exporter and producer of dairy products in South Asia; whereas Chinese technologies […]
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 […]
CHAMUL beats pandemic impact, exports milk to Nepal, Bhutan

The Chamarajanagar Dist.Co-op.Milk Producers’Societies’ Union Limited (CHAMUL) has recorded 1.5 crore profit for the year ending 2020-21. The CHAMUL operating in one of the backward districts of the state since just last six years has achieved amid Covid distress. Speaking to The Hans India on Monday CHAMUL President H S Nanjunda Prasad told that Covid […]
Exports of Indian dairy products top $500-million mark, hit eight-year high

Indian dairy exports are estimated at an eight-year high in FY22 on strong demand, helped by higher global prices. Provisional data for the first eleven months, from April 2021 to February 2022, indicates that shipments have touched 1.70 lakh tons valued at more than 552 million dollars, a growth of 93% in value and 63% […]