The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Contrary to its public posturing on the cow, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has swept under the carpet a scam in a Central scheme that saw hundreds of mortalities mainly because old cows were purchased. Kamdhenu Integrated Tribal Dairy Development Scheme, for which the Centre had provided Rs 54.09 …
Madhya Pradesh is on the road to White Revolution. The quantum of daily milk collection has gone up by 80 per cent in just two years. One-and-a half lakh litres of milk is being sent from the State to Delhi, Mumbai and Nagpur. Four lakh litres of milk powder is …
A group of 25 veterinary doctors and animal husbandry officers from Sri Lanka have begun a tour of Kerala to study the State's initiatives in dairy farming. The delegation, led by Hiteki Saito, Chief Adviser, Feeding and Dairy Management, Department of Animal Production and Health, is scheduled to visit the …
New Delhi: If you love an utterly butterly toast in the morning, chances are, you would have been missing the market leader in butter lately. For the past two months, Amul products like butter and cheese have been in short supply because the cooperative has decided to prioritize the supply …
An ambitious plan to set up a one lakh litre milk processing plant in Hotwar, Ranchi, has remained a non-starter for two years in a state that has a history of stillborn projects. The government had identified around an acre for the proposed Rs 19-crore plant, proudly labelled the Jharkhand …
Milked, the leading supplier of fresh milk in the organised sector in Punjab, is facing problems in meeting the increased demand of milk in the state. This has also resulted in a corresponding fall in the supply of Milkfed’s desi ghee in the market. This summer, there was an increase …
Former Tamil Nadu Governor and Union Agriculture Minister, Surjeet Singh Barnala today called upon 10 dairy scientists to ensure that the research in the dairy sector was transferred to farmers, which could help them increase the milk production and yield. Inaugurating a two-day workshop of leading dairy scientists at the …
To maximize the potential of agricultural scale up, NGOs need to act as facilitators of multi-stakeholder processes that establish new types of farmer organizations, alliances to influence policy and investment, new business models, and innovative ways of delivery market services. Small Farmers, Big Change will help NGOs to build their …
The United Commercial Bank (UCO Bank) Barpeta recently organised a mega agriculture credit disbursement camp at the Tarun Ram Phookan Smriti Sadan, where loan amount of Rs 2 crore were distributed among 300 beneficiaries. The proposals for loan included Kishan Credit Card, dairy development, fishery and other agriculture-related activities. The …
Borholla (Jorhat): With peace and normalcy gradually returning to Assam, small-scale ventures like dairy farming are increasingly gaining popularity in the region. This is not just engaging the youth in the socio-economic development of the region, but is also promoting a sense of entrepreneurship. Take the case of Mamu Begum, …
As many as 78 dairy societies have been formed in Tikamgarh district under Bundelkhand Special Package. The societies have been constituted by Gwalior Dairy Federation, which affiliated to MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation. These societies are collecting 4300 litres of milk daily at present. Milk chilling plants have also been …
As many as 78 dairy societies have been formed in Tikamgarh district under Bundelkhand special package. The societies have been constituted by Gwalior Dairy Federation, affiliated to MP State Cooperative Dairy Federation. These societies are collecting 4,300 litres of milk daily at present. Milk chilling plants have also been established …
Upset with milk prices continuing to spiral high, the government has finalised an ambitious Rs 8,000-crore national dairy plan to increase per cow milk production through artificial insemination. The plan to be implemented from the next financial year with the help of the World Bank, aims at providing financial incentives …
- Centre-sponsored dairy entrepreneurship changes face of tribal hamlet Joba Murmu (35) had to watch her husband Chako die of a chest ailment last year, as there was no money for treatment. But now, she sends her daughter Dulari (14) to a private Hindi medium school in Jamshedpur by bus. …
Punjab is heralding a second white revolution in the country. Commercial dairy farming being the new wave in the state, with about 5,500 commercial dairy farms, Punjab is fast emerging as a model for other states. Young farmers with an entrepreneurial streak are leaving behind the travails of diminished returns …
The United States has recently provided aid to the dairy farmers in Eastern Sri Lanka in an effort to promote dairy production. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has delivered milk storage cans and collection trucks that will help the dairy farmers to improve their participation in the dairy …
'Doodh Ka Doodh Pani Ka Pani Abhiyan' is being conducted by Bhopal Cooperative Dairy Federation with a view to making consumers aware of adulteration in milk. As many as 119 out of 172 samples were found sub-standard at a camp organised by Madhya Pradesh State Cooperative Dairy Federation at Bhopal. …
Call for measures to boost production Karnal: Expressing concern over low cattle productivity and dairy production in the region, farm scientists from the SAARC countries have called for concrete steps to improve the production by sharing knowledge and experience to overcome common restraints. The scientists, who have gathered here for …
Reasons for wastage include lack of collection centres and poor marketing facilities Ludhiana, April 25 Punjab pools 10 per cent of the milk in the country's total annual production that stands at 112 million tonnes. Despite an increase in the demand of milk and existence of several cooperative societies, lakhs …
