A gang of robbers stole nearly a ton of cow dung from a village
A massive manhunt is underway in central India after a gang of robbers stole nearly a ton of cow dung from a village, police said. Villagers in the central state…
First of its kind cattle war room set up in Karnataka by B S Yediyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday launched the first-of-its-kind animal welfare war room here to reach out to dairy farmers, cattle-breeders and increase the health and productivity of…
2,248 Rail milk tankers in 394 trips transported 9 crore litres of milk
“Doodh Duronto” special trains, a unique concept launched by South Central Railway to (SCR) transport milk for balancing the essential commodity supply chain across the nation, had transported 9 crore…
North India contributes 50% of total milk production in India: A report
The dairy sector in India grew at a CAGR of 10 percent between 2014-15 and 2019-2020 . It is because more players moved towards the organised from the unorganised market.…
Online milk delivery account is 7-8% of total online grocery business
“Diversification has paid off,” said Ritwik Bahuguna, partner in the agriculture, dairy and food processing division at Wazir Advisors. With customers increasingly shopping online during the pandemic, several product categories…
Keventer’s Agro focus on frozen foods and tetra pack milk businesses
With growing acceptance of frozen foods during the pandemic; Keventer Agro said it aims to establish frozen foods and tetra pack milk businesses nationwide in the next two-three years. The…
Export subsidies for Skim Milk Powder questioned at WTO
India’s Agriculture Infrastructure Fund and cotton subsidies have come beneath scrutiny on the WTO , with Australia looking for clarity on the scope of the fund and affirmation that New…
How green are India’s agri-exports? From sustainability perspective
Agri-exports touched $41.8 billion in FY 2020-21, registering a growth of 18 per cent over the previous year. This has brought some cheer within government circles and helped improve domestic…
Check monitoring of environmental norms by dairies : NGT directs CPCB
The National Green Tribunal Thursday directed the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) ;to issue guidelines within a month for checking pollution and monitoring of environmental norms by dairies throughout the…
Arla Food To Set Up Dairy Farm In Nigeria, Train 1,000 Dairy Farmers
Arla–Foods, makers of Dano–Milk, has announced that it will build a state-of-the-art commercial dairy farm in Northern Nigeria ; where it plans to train and support upto 1,000–local–dairy–farmers ; as…