Collective thrust can make farmers market-savvy
FPOs offer an excellent opportunity to farmers or ‘agripreneurs’ to establish direct market linkages. Aggregation of skills and resources is a potent way to deal with competition in the marketplace and sustain a profitable business. IN modern-day agriculture, farmers need to move beyond mere production and find ways to establish market linkages. Agribusiness encompasses diverse […]
G20 summit – What’s in it for farmers and dairying in India ?
The G20 summit held successfully on September 9-10th in New Delhi was a momentous occasion for our nation, as we had the privilege of hosting global leaders on our home soil. A government press release disclosed the total expenditure for this summit, amounting to a substantial Rs 4100 Crores. In comparison, Indonesia’s expenditure for the […]
Butter and milk powder mix sold as ‘milk’ to Aavin, one suspended
People who don’t have cows have been selling ‘milk’ to cooperative societies by mixing butter with milk powder, that too with the help of some insiders. In the latest instance, Aavin has suspended a driver on Chennai’s outskirts in connection with the adulteration which has been going on for at least a month. Following complaints about the quality from milk […]
India To Protect Interests Of Dairy Sector In EU-FTA: Piyush Goyal
India will completely protect the interests of farmers and dairy sector in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. He was here on an official visit to hold discussions with leaders and the private sector on ways to further enhance trade and investment ties […]
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 […]
Amul model’ best for farmers, say Agri experts in a National seminar
Agronomists have strongly recommended that farmers should be able to make a profit (share) on the commodity produced by their crops even after selling their crops in the market. They cited the sale of Amul milk as an example where farmers are getting a share in the sale of sweets, yoghurt and other beverages, produced by the […]
TDP slams govt over rising debts of farmers : Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar
Former TDP MLA Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar on Wednesday slammed the YSRCP Government for making ‘false claims’ on the farm sector when the national level reports said that 93 per cent farmers’ families were stuck in debts in Andhra Pradesh. Narendra Kumar said that the YSRCP betrayed the farmers at every step in the past two […]