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 …
Budget allocates Rs.1 crore for modernisation of farms, Rs.90 lakh for animal husbandry sector. The budget estimate of the Kottayam district panchayat for the fiscal year 2014-15 has given priority to the agricultural sector. Presented by panchayat vice-president Philson Mathews on Thursday, the budget envisages a revenue of Rs. 424.91 …
Scientists fear change in the climate is likely to affect milk production in the coming year. “The impacts of climate change are global, but countries like India are more vulnerable in view of the high population depending on agriculture. Around 1.5 million tonne of milk will reduce every year if …
This report presents the estimates pertaining to various facets of household consumer expenditure at National and State levels. The report not only gives rural and urban averages of Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) at State/UT and National level but also provides insights into the differences in MPCE within the rural …
The Supreme Court today asked the states to give up their lenient attitude towards those responsible for adulteration of milk and milk products with hazardous synthetic substances as the issue involved the health of the entire population. Lamenting that most of the states were prosecuting the offenders under laws merely …
We take care of the cow and the cow takes care of us,” says Marayal, a farmer in Thalavady, Tamil Nadu. Her two cows produce 6 to 10 litres of milk a day, which she sells for 30-40 cents per litre. Across India, there are millions of backyard dairy farmers …
The Supreme Court on Thursday favoured life imprisonment to people indulging in production and marketing of adulterated milk and asked state governments to make amendments to laws. A bench of Justices K S Radhakrishnan and A K Sikri said punishment of six months jail term mentioned in Food Safety Act …
Marked drop in milk production; local sales take a beating The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the district has claimed 114 head of cattle, District Animal Husbandry Officer Tom K. Mathew has said on Monday. Of the 114, 98 are cows and the rest calves. The disease broke out in …
The food fortification project, aimed at reducing malnutrition, anemia and blindness and also to curb maternal and infant mortality rates, is actively being implemented in state. Food materials like milk flour and oil are made nutritious under the programme. Nations like US had made food fortification compulsory since 1930s. Project …
Sri Lanka's Cabinet of ministers has approved a series of measures to ensure the safety of the consumer food imported to the country following the report submitted by the cabinet sub-committee appointed to probe the contamination of imported milk food. The Cabinet at its meeting held on August 15 appointed …
The BPL families have been saving about Rs 800 per month after the launch of the Anna Bhagya scheme. The Karnataka government will distribute ragi, jowar and wheat at Rs 1 per kg to the families living below the poverty line (BPL) across the state from October 2 under its …
Vadodara: The story of home grown Amul, which has turned India into world’s largest milk producer, will be in focus at the forthcoming USA India Business Summit (UIBS) which is being held at Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Amul Dairy’s managing director Rahul Kumar has been invited to showcase Amul model of …
The insulin intolerance level in children adults in Sri Lanka has gone up to 11 per cent, according to the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA), which has decided to present eight proposals, on food safety and the Health Ministry’s role, to President Mahinda Rajapaksa soon. GMOA president Dr. Anuruddha Padeniya …
Milk production in India – world’s largest milk producer – has increased by about 25 million tonnes in the last five years. This is what chairman of Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Amrita Patel said on Wednesday while delivering her keynote address at the India Dairy Summit 2013. The …
Punjab government will spend Rs1.4 billion to increase meat and milk production in the province. According to official sources, nearly, 30 to 35 million population living in rural areas of the province is directly or indirectly depend on livestock sector and the Punjab government very much interested in this sector. …
With overwhelming majority milk samples supplied across the country failing to meet the food safety and standard norms, the Rajasthan milk production has come under sharp focus. Being the second largest producer after Uttar Pradesh, the state contributes nearly 12.5% of the total milk production in the country. In a …
Common nutritional supplement milk you take may not be all that nutritious as majority of samples of milk supplied across the country failed to meet the food safety and standard norms. The Centre on Tuesday dished out this startling fact about the health of milk supplied both loose or in …
Rapid expansion to be the organisation's mantra for 2013-14, says Chairman Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the famed ‘Amul’ brand of milk and milk products, aims to get into 700 small towns for the first time this financial year. And, double its export. Vipul Chaudhary, chairman of …
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) conducts nationwide household consumer expenditure surveys at regular intervals as part of its “rounds”, each round normally of a year’s duration. The NSS surveys are conducted through household interviews from a random sample of households selected through a scientific design and cover practically the …
KATHMANDU, JUN 18 - The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has found the milk of Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) contaminated with coliform (a harmful bacterium). According to the DFTQC, DDC’s milk available in half-liter blue pack has been found containing the harmful microbe. The department, of late, …
CHENNAI: While lab tests across the country throw up details of chemical adulterants in milk, people in Tamil Nadu have no way of knowing what's in their drink. On the eve of 'World Milk Day,' the state's main food laboratory does not have the facilities to check for the presence …
