Dairy Farming

Circular economy to boost dairy farmers' income by 20% in 5 years: Shah

Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday expressed confidence that implementation of the circular economy model across the country will increase dairy farmers' income by 20 per cent in the next five years. Shah was addressing cattle rearers associated with Banas Dairy at an event held at Sanadar village in Gujarat's Vav-Tharad district to mark the inauguration of the dairy's bio-CNG and fertiliser plant and ground-breaking of its milk powder plant. He praised Banas Dairy's management for successfully developing a model for a circular economy in the dairy sector, which includes generating extra income for farmers through various means, such as converting cattle dung into biogas and bio-fertiliser. Shah informed the audience that he has brought several members of Parliament to Banaskantha to understand the circular economy model of Banas Dairy. "So far, our cooperative dairies have received huge success in procuring milk from farmers and giving back the income genera

GRB Dairy Foods Welcomes GST Reform

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Govt aims 50% rise in milk procurement with White Revolution 2.0: Amit Shah

The government is working to increase milk procurement by 50 per cent over the next five years under the cooperative-led White Revolution 2.0, Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. Chairing the second meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee, Shah outlined the government's ambitious plans for the cooperative sector, including the target of setting up 2 lakh multipurpose cooperative societies. So far, 35,395 new cooperative societies have been formed under this initiative. "The Ministry of Cooperation is committed to transforming cooperatives into vibrant and successful business units," Shah said, emphasising that the cooperative sector could pave the way to prosperity for landless and poor people. Under the White Revolution 2.0, significant progress has been made in strengthening the dairy sector. As many as 15,691 new Dairy Cooperative Societies have been registered while 11,871 existing ones have been strengthened, he said. The National Dairy Developme

Rising dairy demand may worsen global nutrition and climate risks

With trade providing only limited relief, we're most likely to see shortages, as rising demand from developing countries is met with limited increases in supply

Dairy firm in midst of Tirupati laddu row once made liquid oxygen

The Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Food is facing scrutiny over the alleged presence of animal fat in the laddu preparation process at Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD)

Cabinet approves seven agricultural projects worth Rs 13,966 crore

Cabinet approves seven agricultural projects worth Rs 13,966 crore

Godrej Agrovet buys 7.37 lakh shares in Godrej Cattle Genetics for Rs 25 cr

Godrej Agrovet has bought 7.37 lakh shares in its subsidiary Godrej Cattle Genetics for Rs 25 crore through the rights issue. Godrej Cattle Genetics Pvt Ltd (GCGPL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Godrej Agrovert, is engaged in agri-business and its principal business activities includes dairy farming and developing high-breed cattle and cattle embryo. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the company informed that it has been allotted 7,37,463 fresh equity shares of GCGPL at a face value of Rs 10 per share. "The company has made additional investment aggregating up to Rs 25 crore in the equity share capital of GCGPL by way of subscription to the rights issue," the filing said. Godrej Agrovet had 100 per cent equity in GCGPL. Post acquisition of fresh equity shares, GCGPL will continue to be a wholly-owned subsidiary.

India to produce 30% of world's milk by 2030, says NDDB chief Meenesh Shah

Talking about the uses of renewable energy in the dairy sector, the Chairman and Managing Director of NDDB said that, the NDDB is trying to become a net-zero dairy by 2050 or 2070

Efforts to increase better veterinary services to minimise losses: Rupala

Efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of better veterinary health services have to be made to minimise economic losses due to animal diseases, Union Minister Parshottam Rupala said on Friday. The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying chaired the inter-session meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry here. Ministers of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and L Murugan, and members of the committee also attended the meeting. The committee deliberated on various aspects of "strengthening of veterinary services through mobile units and implementation of vaccination programme in the country". While chairing the meeting, Rupala said India has a vast resource of livestock and poultry, which play a vital role in improving the socio-economic conditions of rural masses. Therefore, the department has to make deliberate efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of better veterinary health ..

Himachal Pradesh launches project Sanjeevani to empower dairy farmers

Himachal Pradesh's economy is largely banking on agriculture and animal husbandry. With a livestock population of about 4.41 million, their care is an essential part of every rural household

Kurien, the maverick

On his birth centenary, remembering the legacy of the man behind the White Revolution

Making a case for goat farming

'The country is fortunate to have a rich diversity of goat breeds', says the author

FM's Day 3 stimulus: Agriculture, allied activities get Rs 1.5-trn package

Opposition, experts say measures do nothing for farmers facing income loss

Advantage indigenous Indian cows

Their milk is better than that of exotic cows in terms of quality and composition of proteins

Falling prices, rising costs & 'gau rakshaks': Dairy is milking farmers dry

Cow vigilantism has compounded the impact of falling milk prices and rising fodder cost on producers

New direction for the ship of the desert

Its demand as a draught animal for transportation and farm work in arid areas is waning but rearing camels, primarily as a productive milch animal, has immense potential

UP mulling policy to make dairy cow farming lucrative

Govt said benefits of cow milk need publicity to achieve target of making cow rearing lucrative