The dairy industry helps farmers by creating employment
Milk is the biggest agricultural commodity in India. It contributes 5% to the national economy and directly employs 80 million dairy farmers. Improvement in economic activity, increase in per capita consumption of milk and milk products, change in dietary preferences, and increasing urbanization in India has led the dairy industry to grow by 9-11% in […]
Stay packed Stay taxed! Stay Hygienic Stay Foolish !
Today is 18th July 2022. GST of 5% will be levied on healthy and hygienically packed curd, buttermilk, lassi and Paneer from today. Covid-19 created a paradigm shift in the eating choice of the public at large. Dairy products due to high quality of their protein emerged as best in class super foods. There was […]
Licensing rules for dairy and poultry farms to be liberalised in Kerala
Dairy park to come up at Kolahalamedu in Idukki The State government is planning to liberalise the licensing rules for dairy and poultry farms to enhance the domestic production of milk, meat and eggs. Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development J. Chinchurani told the Assembly on Tuesday that the proposed reforms were expected to […]
₹1,650-cr ‘price difference’ for Banas Dairy’s producers
It is no less than a celebration for Harjibhai Chaudhary, a milk producer at Thavar village in Banaskantha district of North Gujarat, as he will be getting around ₹2.5 lakh in the price difference announced by the district dairy union, Banas Dairy, for its 5 lakh milk producer members on Monday. At the 54th Annual […]
Dairy Farmers to Stage Dharna in front of Parliament on 27 Jul on GST
The Dairy Farmers Federation of India (DFFI), which is part of the All India Kisan Sabha, has called upon dairy farmers across the country to join a dharna and a demonstration in front of the Parliament on July 27. The organisation has asked dairy cooperatives and traders to participate in the campaign against GST imposition on dairy […]
Farmers seek incentives from govt to promote dairy sector
Dairy farming will play a key role in accelerating the growth of agriculture sector and in providing nutritious dairy products to masses. The state government under its Amul – Palavelluva is providing an incentive of Rs 5 to 7 per liter of milk to farmers associated with milk cooperative societies in some districts. The farmers of twin […]
Dairy farmers in AP cautioned against brucellosis among livestock
Vaccine to be given to four to eight month old calves District Collector P.S. Girisha on Monday said dairy farmers should be encouraged to get their livestock vaccinated against brucellosis. The Collector was launching the “Brucellosis Vaccine “ poster as part of the National Livestock Disease Vaccination Programme undertaken by the Department of Animal Husbandry. […]
Dairy farmers gained from increased prices but hit by the fodder crisis
Apart from the heatwave, farm incomes were hit by pests, disease and a bad sowing experience. 1. Dairy farmers had gained from increased prices but were hit by the fodder crisis. 2. Rural families coped with inflation and lower income by reducing spending on essentials and wiping off their savings to spend on essentials and white goods. 3. Non-agricultural […]
Dairying that saved farmers during agrarian crisis has lost its sheen
It is inching towards becoming a loss-making venture due to reduction in milk procurement price when production costs have skyrocketed Dairying, which provided financial succour to farming families in Karnataka when it was gripped by severe agrarian crisis, appears to have lost its sheen in the last two years. The sector has become almost non-remunerative […]
Dairy Farmers to Get Subsidy Throughout the Year: Chinchu Rani
Considering the impracticability of raising milk prices, the Kerala government is set to give dairy farmers subsidies for the entire 2022-23 financial year in coordination with allied departments, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J. Chinchurani said today. As Kerala continues to fetch farmers the highest price for milk vis-à-vis any other state in the […]