Some 150 years ago, during British reign, big farmers in the western region of Maharashtra agitated over unfair lending practices and demanded a just and inclusive financing structure. This is…

Move seen as BJP’s bid to make inroads into a sector that was traditionally dominated by Congress, NCP The Centre’s decision to set up a Ministry-of-Co-operation to be headed by…

Ashok Gulati-Ayushi Khurana (G&K hereafter) compile the many visible indicators of the growth and importance of the milk-economy in their article : Read : From Plate to Plough: India, A…

Yoginder K. Alagh writes: It shouldn’t be just about pumping money. It should enable people to leverage community networks, help deal with challenges thrown up by pandemic India now has…

On Monday, the government announced the formation of a separate Union Ministry of Cooperation. A subject that till date was looked after by the Ministry of Agriculture. In the Cabinet…

A khap panchayat in Haryana’s Hisar on Sunday urged dairy farmers to sells milk at Rs 100 per litre to government cooperative societies in protest against the Centre’s farm laws…

Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hardened his government’s stand on the farm laws. In the Rajya Sabha, during his reply to the President’s address, the Prime Minister asserted that…

More and more FrieslandCampina member dairy farmers are energy suppliers as well. They generate sustainable energy by means of solar panels, windmills or manure mono-fermentation. Even to such amounts, that…

Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday discussed ways to improve livelihood of dairy farmers through different innovative business models with the NDDB and dairy cooperatives.…

Farmers can learn from the successful cooperative model and gain better remuneration for their produce Indian farmers remain gravely concerned and even suspicious about the new farm regulations despite repeated…