Punjab Dairy Farmers Get Big Boost: 30,000 cattle insured
In a major boost to dairy farming sector in the state, the Punjab Dairy Development Department has achieved a significant milestone by insuring 30,598 milch cattle across the state in just one year to provide crucial financial security to dairy farmers and safeguarding their livelihoods, informed S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy […]
Punjab dairy farmers to go on indefinite dharna from Aug 24
Dairy farmers of Punjab on Saturday threatened to stage an indefinite dharna in front of Verka Milk Plant, Ludhiana, on August 24 against the non-implementation of the economic package announced by state government. Addressing a press conference here, progressive dairy farmers association (PDFA) president Daljit Singh Sadarpura said dairy owners have been trying to take […]
NDDB will give financial and technical support to dairy farmers in Punjab
The National Dairy Development Board will provide financial and technical support to Punjab Government’s endeavour in setting up 12 milk plants in the state with an estimated outlay of about Rs 900 crore to help bail out farmers of the state from financial crisis by supplementing their income leading to another ‘white revolution’ in the […]
‘Milkfed’ strengthens Punjab’s dairy sector with over 6,474 societies
Punjab produces 6.7 per cent of India’s total milk and has per capita availability of 1,181 grams of milk per day, the highest in the country. More than 3.5 lakh dairy farmers in the state are attached to the Punjab State Cooperative’s Milk Producers Federation (Milkfed). The federation procures between 13 lakh to 27 lakh […]