The key objective of this paper is to demonstrate what smallholders can do in the dairy sector given the right ecosystem. India’s story of the “white revolution” is a story that can inspire millions in smallholder economies. It has important lessons in terms of government policies that supported and encouraged …
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 …
Even as Panchkula residents grapple with the cattle menace, the Municipal Council’s (MC) plan for establishing a cowshed hangs in the air. This cowshed was to come in Pinjore on a 12-acre land. Ravinder Rawal, President, Municipal Council, said, “Haryana government sanctioned the land for a cattle shed so that …
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 …
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. These regulations shall come into force on or after 5th August, 2011, except the regulations 2.1.7.(1)(2)(3)(4), 2.1.8 (1)(3), 2.1.11 (1)(2), 2.1.12(1), including table 14 of Appendix A and table 2 of Appendix …
The Regional Office of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) has recommended closure of the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union for its failure to check pollution. POLLUTING ACT: Effluent discharged from the production unit of Dharwad Milk Union flows through a drain. According to sources, the Union had …
The first human milk bank (HMB) in the city was inaugurated in the Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital on Sunday. The hospital has received help from the Rotary Club of Mumbai Nariman Point, in setting up this unique bank. With the inauguration, the total number of such banks in the country has …
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. …
GURGAON: The per capita availability of milk in Haryana has increased to 680 grams per day as compared to the national average of 258 grams. A spokesman of the Haryana animal husbandry and dairy department said that the milk production in the state has increased to 62.67 lakh tonnes. The …
India's food inflation for the week ended May 28 rose sharply by almost a percentage to 9.01 percent as prices of essential items like fruits, meat, milk and onions increased, official data showed Thursday. Food inflation had dipped to 8.06 percent the week before. The persistently high inflation is expected …
The OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2011-2020 says that a good harvest in the coming months should push commodity prices down from the extreme levels seen earlier this year. However, the Outlook states that over the coming decade real prices for cereals could average as much as 20 percent higher and those …
The Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry will enhance the livestock production in the country to achieve self-sufficiency in livestock products by 2016, Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry Secretary A H Gamage said. He said that it was necessary to produce 740 million litres of milk, 200,000 metric tonnes …
The problem of adulteration in food items in Delhi appears to be reaching epic proportions with analysis report of samples of pulses and spices lifted on April 19 by the Prevention of Food Adulteration department of the Delhi Government revealing that all of them were indeed adulterated. The samples had …
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 …
London: The breast milk of four Japanese mothers has been found to contain small quantities of radioactive iodine. This development has led to pressure being brought on the government to initiate a full investigation into the impact of the nuclear disaster on mothers and babies following the discovery. The radiation …
The Chinese ministry of agriculture has approved testing on genetically modified (GM) dairy cows for human (breast) milk. If certified, the milk would become China
In order to increase milk production through cooperatives in Madhya Pradesh, MP State Co-operative Dairy Federation is making all efforts. Around 2.50 lakh milkmen are members of 4,100 societies in the State. Financial benefits on milk are reflecting in their progress in the villages. Most of the milk cooperative societies …
