Bootstrapped dairy startup Sid’s Farm plans to raise Rs 25 crores capital

Hyderabad-based-bootstrapped dairy company Sid’s Farm plans to raise capital of up to Rs 25 crore in the next 4-6 months; This fund will support its new product development and expand to other cities in India. The company will invest in setting up a new facility to enhance capacity and adding more products to its portfolio; […]

Sri Kumar Misra from Milk Mantra wishes to transform the food value chain

In 2009, Srikumar Misra quit his lucrative job in London to return home and start an ethical sourcing model with Milk Mantra. “Growing up, I often interacted with farmers and their children at my grandparent’s farm. These children would grow up and work to support their families and would never get a chance to come […]

Stellapps, IPPB tie up to drive financial inclusion for dairy farmers

Dairy-tech start-up Stellapps has tied up with India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) to digitise the milk procurement value chain and promote banking facilities at milk collection centres. As part of memorandum of understanding, a pilot project has been launched in four villages with 200 farmers at a greenfield dairy in Tamil Nadu’s Dharmapuri district. Through […]

Dairy is the farm sector’s growth engine: Dilip Rath

Central schemes have contributed in improving the productivity of milch animals. However, the sustainability of our dairy sector largely depends on bringing about efficiencies across the dairy value chain. The dairy sector has been a growth propeller for the agricultural and allied sectors, and has significantly contributed towards creation of rural wealth. Its contribution to […]

Dairy is the farm sector’s growth engine: Dilip Rath

Central schemes have contributed in improving the productivity of milch animals. However, the sustainability of our dairy sector largely depends on bringing about efficiencies across the dairy value chain. The dairy sector has been a growth propeller for the agricultural and allied sectors, and has significantly contributed towards creation of rural wealth. Its contribution to […]