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 …
REASONS often cited for increase in commodity prices range from soaring global prices to drought as in the last kharif season. Thus, price rise is typically taken as a short-run phenomenon, expected to disappear with the passage of time. Experience with some agricultural commodities in recent years, however, shows that …
With protesting Congress and JD(S) members refusing to allow business to be transacted in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker KG Bhopaiah on Friday adjourned the House sine die, but before that amid the din a Bill to grant more power to the Lokayukta was passed. It was one of the 10 …
Nearly 400 households in Palakkad municipal area in Kerala enjoy a special relationship with their morning cup of tea. A code printed on the milk bottles delivered to their doorstep identifies not just the farmer but even the cow providing their daily supply of milk. In a departure from the …
ALREADY hit by a hike in fuel prices, people in Delhi and the NCR now will have to fork out more for their milk as well, with the biggest supplier Mother Dairy hiking prices by up to Rs 2 a litre. The increase comes on the heels of another supplier …
Birmashri Rathore knows exactly how much water to add to milk so that it can still be accepted as milk. As the price of this essential commodity shot up across the country over the past two years, so did the level of dilution in the family’s daily milk. Three years …
Tejpal Mehta, former sarpanch of village Dighariya, is well known all over Thana Gaji tehsil of Rajasthan’s Alwar district because he is among the rare few who possesses 100 milch animals, both indigenous and crossbred. He also owns eight hectares (ha) of land. But that does not seem enough in …
First pulses, now milk. The common household is compelled to give up on its easy sources of protein. This special report by Down to Earth finds that rise in fodder prices, not rise in demand, is pushing up the cost of milk. To read the full story click on the …
KENDRAPARA: Basanti Jena of Rankal village here earns Rs 130 by selling 10 litres milk everyday. But life was not the same for her five years back as the same business fetched her a paltry sum. Her fortune got a boost with the setting up of Karandia milk production centre …
Shimla: The NABARD-funded Doodh Ganga scheme has taken off on a flying note with as many as 1,123 individuals and self-help groups (SHGs) securing loans to the tune of Rs 22.96 crore by March 31 last, within five months of the launch of the scheme. The beneficiaries were provided interest …
Directive 96/23/EC lays down measures to monitor the substances and groups of residues listed in Annex I thereto. Pursuant to Directive 96/23/EC, the inclusion and retention on the lists of third countries from which Member States are authorised to import animals and primary products of animal origin covered by that …
Mumbai: Of all the perishable products in the Mumbai market, milk is perhaps one of the most adulterated. The proof: In the past year, the Brihanmumbai division of the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has carried out raids on 25 establishments in the city, which were involved in selling adulterated …
On the occasion of World Milk Day on June 1, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), urged people to shun milk from their diet, stressing that the dairy industry was wreaking cruelty on cattle daily, to maximise milk production. The NGO showed a ten-minute video to mediapersons of …
International prices of key food staples have dropped during the first five months of 2010 according to the latest edition of FAO's biannual Food Outlook report. The FAO Food Price Index averaged 164 points in May 2010, down from 174 points in January and substantially less than its peak of …
Pune Chandrakant Ligade, a farmer-turned-entrepreneur has developed an instant milk cooler that has a small diesel generator and works on a single phase. The cooler can help farmers in keeping milk cool for a longer duration, thereby reducing the chances of it getting spoilt.
Mumbai: Maharashtra government is planning to set up a regulatory authority to control soaring milk prices in the state. "We are planning to set up a regulatory authority to control milk prices so that the consumers do not suffer every time," minister for animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries, Nitin …
NGO says purity tests undertaken on seven leading brands revealed levels of bacteria and coliform count way above permissible limits Highlighting the level of contamination in packaged milk available in the market, Ludhiana-based NGO Consumer Protection Force has said purity tests undertaken on seven leading brands sold in the market, …
ARNAB SEN is prone to allergies. His first bite of fried prawn helped him understand what it meant. Benadryl, a syrup for cough brought things under control but with the next reaction Sen was in the nursing home. The seven-year-old studies in elementary school in Kolkata. Anaphylaxis is a serious …
Prashant Rupera | TNN Vadodara: Rising mercury levels have started to affect milk collection at dairies in Gujarat. While dairies like Baroda Dairy in Vadodara and Sumul Dairy in Surat are facing trouble in meeting the demand of local milk markets as their own collections have dipped, even some of …
