Notice served on six milk societies’ boards in Salem
The Deputy Registrar (Dairy) on Saturday served notice on the boards of six primary milk producers’ cooperative societies that were not functioning properly as per the Cooperative Act. In Salem distr...Read More
Akshayakalpa in deal with UK’s BII, Samunnati to finance farmers
Akshayakalpa Organic has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with British International Investment plc (BII), the UK’s development finance institution and impact investor, and Samunnati Financi...Read More
Tamil Nadu Dairy Minister Unveils Ambitious Plans for summers
Tamil Nadu`s Dairy Minister, Mano Thangaraj, unveiled ambitious plans aimed at bolstering the state`s dairy sector during the forthcoming summer season, with a target to significantly boost dairy prod...Read More
Four inclusive businesses making a difference for India’s Farmers
In the heart of India’s agricultural landscape, smallholder farmers, comprising 70 per cent of the sector, face a significant barrier: limited access to formal financial institutions and resources. In...Read More
Maharashtra govt extends milk subsidy for dairy farmers by month
The Maharashtra government on Monday extended by a month its scheme to provide a subsidy of Rs 5 per litre to milk producers. The subsidy extension will continue till March 10, as per a Government Ord...Read More
Indians spending more on milk, F&V than foodgrains
The latest Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) for 2022-23 does not only point to a continuing decline in the share of food items in the total spending basket of Indians. Equally revealing...Read More
Breast milk bank ATM opened at private hospital in Coimbatore
A mother’s breast milk bank ATM was opened at Sri Ramakrishna Rural Health Center at Pachapalayam in Coimbatore on Sunday to encourage lactating mothers to provide their milk to infants in need of it....Read More
PM Modi ensured financial inclusion of women farmers at Varanasi
Prime minister Modi inaugurated Band dairy plant at Varanasi on Feb 23rd 2024. During this met women dairy farmers. His interaction with the women farmers was as intense as his interaction with progre...Read More
Mahanand Dairy to be turned over to Anand-based NDDB
Mahanand Dairy, Maharashtra’s milk producers’ federation, to be handed to NDDB. State govt cites brand revival, opposition alleges shift to Gujarat. Mahanand Dairy, the federation of the state’s milk...Read More
IDA to host 50th Dairy Industry Conference at Hyderabad-Mar 4-6th
India ranks number one in milk production and accounts for 26 per cent of world milk production. The milk economy is estimated to be more than Rs 8 lakh crores. Milk alone contributes about 4 per cent...Read More
UP: PM Modi inaugurates Amul’s Banas Dairy Plant in Varanasi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Amul’s Banas Kashi Sankul milk processing unit in his parliamentary constituency of Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The plant is Amul’s largest plant in Varanasi....Read More
Daily milk collection in Indore at a five-year high
Daily milk collection at Indore Cooperative Dugdh Sangh has touched five-year high, leaving the federation baffled with towering stocks of unsold butter and skimmed milk powder made from converting ex...Read More