Women Milk Producer Organization eyes Rs 1,800cr turnover
The newly established Marathvarhad Milk Producer Organisation (MPO), a women-led initiative, has set an ambitious target to increase its daily milk procurement volume to 11 lakh kilograms within the next five years. The MPO also aims to achieve an annual turnover of Rs 1,800 crore while expanding its outreach to thousands of dairy farmers in […]
DAHD schemes for dairy farmers in Maharashtra
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing the following schemes across the country including Maharashtra to complement and supplement the efforts for milk production and milk processing infrastructure made by State Government: National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure […]
Maharashtra M3 to reduce more than 30% methane emission
Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department launches Maharashtra Methane Mission (M3) to reduce more than 30% Methane emission from 20 million dairy animals by 2030 in collaboration with eVerse.AI The Maharashtra Animal Husbandry Department has embarked on an ambitious journey towards sustainable livestock management with the launch of the Maharashtra Methane Mission (M3). This groundbreaking initiative aims […]
Maharashtra Milk Price Slump: Farmers Fight Back
Dairy farmers in Western Maharashtra have been hit hard after Gokul Milk and other major unions, including Warana and Rajarambapu, reduced the purchase price of cow’s milk by Rs 3 per litre, according to a Mid-day report. This decision came just after the election results, leaving many farmers in financial difficulty. Previously, Gokul paid Rs […]
Dodla Dairy Acquired Land in Maharashtra for Expansion
Dodla Dairy Ltd (BSE – 543306, NSE – DODLA, ISIN: INE021001019), one of India’s leading integrated dairy companies, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of a land parcel admeasuring 35.23 acres at Itkal Village, Dharashiv District, Maharashtra. The company has a strong procurement setup in the state and this land acquisition is a step […]
Why dairies, farmers aren’t pleased with the state’s Rs 5/litre milk subsidy in Maharashtra
Dairies and dairy farmers in Maharashtra found themselves on the same boat in expressing their displeasure at the state government’s Rs 5/litre subsidy for dairy farmers. Farmers continued their agitation for their demand of a minimum procurement price of Rs 40/litre, while dairies have complained of the financial losses this would bring upon them. Here […]
Minister agrees to pay Rs 1.5/Liter for converting milk to powder
State dairy development minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil on Wednesday assured the dairies and plant operators to grant Rs 1.5 per litre charge for converting excess milk into powder and butter. The assurance followed the minister’s meeting with representatives of farmers associations and dairy industry. State govt has made it mandatory for the dairies and milk plant operators to pay […]
Maharashtra’s milk subsidy, its effects and its political fallout
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while presenting the supplementary budget on June 28, announced Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producing farmers. This, Pawar in his speech said, would help milk producing farmers. Dairy farmers who have been protesting against low realisation have said this subsidy is too little, while dairies have asked for […]
Extension of a Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producers in Maharashtra Budget
Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced on Friday that the subsidy of Rs 5 per litre for milk producers in Maharashtra will be extended, as he presented the state’s budget for 2024-25 in the legislative assembly. This budget marks the final one before the assembly elections for the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government. Pawar also stated that the state plans to […]
Will Take To Streets If Dairy Farmers Don’t Get Subsidy”: Sharad Pawar
NCP (SP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday warned of agitation if the Maharashtra government did not provide subsidy to milk producers. He was speaking during a visit to drought-affected villages in Indapur tehsil of Pune district. “If the government failed to provide subsidy to dairy farmers, we will take to the streets,” he said. The […]