Milma increased milk prices for farmers by Rs 15/liter
The annual general body meeting of Milma’s Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (TRCMPU), held on Thursday, announced an additional price of Rs 15 per litre of milk procured from farmers affiliated to the cooperative societies under it. The meeting, presided over by chairman Mani Viswanath, also announced a cattle feed subsidy of Rs 200 […]
India’s dairy farmers earn 11,000 carbon credits from biogas
More than 27,000 household biogas plants have been installed in 19 states across the country under various schemes in the dairy sector, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. Further, the household biogas initiative has also helped in generating carbon credits for the dairy cooperative sector. Under the first such initiative, a total of 11,000 carbon […]
Dairy Adopts Circular Economy to Uplift Farmers
The government on Thursday said dairy federations should work on circular economy besides focusing on enhancing milk procurement and increasing the price paid to farmers. In a review meeting with industry stakeholders on Wednesday, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Secretary Alka Upadhyaya said circular economy will help reduce carbon footprint of the dairy sector and help […]
DDC turns to China market to boost dairy sales in Nepal
Cash-trapped state-owned Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) is under extreme pressure to clear dues to dairy farmers, which amounts to Rs580 million, following a sharp drop in the demand for raw milk and dairy products in recent years. DDC, Nepal’s largest dairy company, recently stated that the dairy industry is going through its worst recession due […]
KMF dairy farmers not paid incentives for nine months
The state government has not paid incentives to dairy farmers for more than nine months. The reason given is “no money”. The government has to pay Rs 5 per litre of milk supplied by farmers under the Ksheeradhaare scheme. Animal Husbandry Minister K Venkatesh admitted that farmers have not been paid their incentives for five […]
Link farmers with cooperatives to raise milk production-Yogi
To boost cooperative dairy in the state, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has issued directions to enhance the operations of the Pradeshik Cooperative Dairy Federation. Reviewing plans to expand its reach and increase its membership on Monday, the CM said there should be healthy competition among milk cooperative societies and dairy unions. The CM said that employees […]
Dairy farmers seek probe into subsidy scheme to buy milch cows
Members of the Primary Milk Societies have submitted a memorandum to the Lieutenant Governor, K. Kailashnathan, seeking a probe into the implementation of subsidy scheme for buying milch cows in Puducherry. In their memorandum to the Lt. Governor, the members have alleged misappropriation of funds meant for providing a subsidy of ₹25,000 per dairy farmer […]
Innoterra empowers farmers with insights, infrastructure, markets, and capital
Innoterra is an Indo-Swiss agri-tech platform that creates a digital marketplace to connect buyers and sellers of farm products. It supports them with tools for order management, lead generation, logistics, distribution and route optimisation. In an interview with ET Digital, Yashasvini Kumar, COO, Innoterra, says that the company ensures farmers have access to essential resources such as information, insights, infrastructure, […]
Dairy dilemma: Surplus milk, scarce profits
Nine years have passed since Rakesh T N (28) chose dairy farming over factory work. The ITI-trained technician from Thovinakere, Tumakuru district, became conversant with dairy farming in 2015 when he worked as a caretaker at a cow shelter set up by the government as a drought relief measure. Rakesh believed that his income from […]
Milk subsidy must be given to all dairy farmers in Madhya Pradesh
The association of dairy owners and milk suppliers have urged state govt to include all milk producing farmers within the purview of the incentive proclaimed by it to augment milk collection. Announcing the state Budget FY 2024-25 on July 4, Madhya Pradesh finance minister Jagdish Devda had announced the CM Cooperative Milk Producers Promotion scheme, […]