Will oppose any move to throw open dairy sector to Australia: BKU

Indian farmers will oppose the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) between India and Australia if it throws open the country’s dairy sector for Australian dairy majors, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has said. India and Australia have been in discussion since October for concluding a “full” CECA by the end of 2022, but both sides […]

Inclusion of cheese in India-EU FTA is not healthy for Indian dairy farmers

After successfully blocking milk product imports from New Zealand and Australia under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the Indian dairy industry is mounting similar pressure vis-à-vis a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). “They want to include dairy in the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), which we are strongly resisting. When […]

Inclusion of cheese in India-EU FTA is not healthy for Indian dairy farmers

After successfully blocking milk product imports from New Zealand and Australia under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement, the Indian dairy industry is mounting similar pressure vis-à-vis a free trade deal with the European Union (EU). “They want to include dairy in the India-EU free trade agreement (FTA), which we are strongly resisting. When […]

Is India’s position in the global dairy sector under threat?

Due to protests across the country by farmers and trade unions, India has not signed the RCEP – and the dairy industry has had much to do with the government opting out. In May 2020, India pulled out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, […]

Dairy is business for them, livelihood for us: Sodhi recalls RCEP debates

On the passage of a year of India’s decision to stay out of the 15-nation Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Managing Director of dairy co-op major Amul, R S Sodhi recalled how the bold move has benefitted 100 million dairy farmers of the country. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is essentially a China-led initiative for […]