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Members of 22 milk producer cos pledge to boost milk output: NDDB

Lakhs of dairy farming members of 22 milk producer companies on Thursday pledged to boost milk production for increasing India's share in the global output, NDDB Dairy Services said. On the World Milk Day being celebrated on Thursday across various states, lakhs of dairy farmers and their families committed themselves towards making India the 'Dairy of the World', NDDB Dairy Services (NDS) said in a statement. Out of 22 Milk Producer Companies (MPCs) supported by NDS, 15 have all-women members and all the producer directors on their boards too are women. These 22 MPCs spread across 130 districts in 9 states, have 8.7 lakh members and 71 per cent of them are women. Members of these 22 MPCs pledged to 'Make India Dairy of the World by increasing India's share to the total world production', provide quality milk and milk products to consumers by sourcing milk even from the remotest part of the country, and provide a competitive price to farmer members through a transparent process of

Shahbad Dairy Murder: Breakup drove Sahil to kill minor girl, say police

A preliminary probe into the murder of a minor girl by a 20-year-old youth in northwest Delhi's Shahbad Dairy has revealed that the youth was enraged by his break up with the victim and was further infuriated with the fight the two had, triggering him to launch the fatal assault, police said on Monday. Police arrested Sahil from Bulandshahr after a call from his aunt to his father was traced to his location to the Uttar Pradesh district, they said. Sahil brutally killed a 16-year-old girl Sunday evening by stabbing her over 20 times and bludgeoning her to death with a cement slab. In all, the girl, Sakshi, was found to have 34 wound marks on her body and her skull was ruptured. The final autopsy report is awaited, police said. "During investigation, police checked the CCTV footage of the area and spoke to the victim's family, who said she was going around with a boy named Sahil. We reached his place and the boy was found absconding. Technical surveillance was mounted. We questioned

Demand-supply mismatch

Shortage of milk products must be addressed

Amul not a competitor of Nandini, says MD Jayen Mehta amid row in Karnataka

Amul managing director Jayen Mehta said there is no question of any competition between Amul and Karnataka cooperative dairy brand Nandini

All you need to know about Amul-Nandini controversy in poll-bound Karnataka

The entry of Amul in Karnataka is being seen as an attempt to trample upon KMF and its brand 'Nandini'

RIL sets sights on frozen food market, takes another bite at dairy

Move aims at competition with Amul, Mother Dairy

GCMMF turnover up 18% in FY23 to Rs 55,055 cr, eyes trillion rupees by 2025

GCMMF plans to achieve sales turnover of Rs. 1,00,000 crores by 2025

Amul aiming to become a total foods and beverages company: MD Jayen Mehta

Commenting on high inflation in the dairy sector and three price hikes in the last one year, Mehta said that it was 'imperative' as 'cost of feed and fodder is a direct cost to the farmer'

FMCG, dairy firms betting on strong double-digit sales growth this summer

Demand for ice creams and cold beverages like Cola have surged because of the onset of early summer and sales are likely to grow in strong double-digits this season, according to top executives of FMCG and dairy firms. The summer season will also get a tailwind in the form of an abatement of the pandemic with increased consumer mobility. This will also help the out-of-home (OOH) segment, where the companies expect a sharp rise in sales after a slump of two years. Companies are ready with new and innovative offerings anticipating strong demand for their products this season and have started building inventory. Mother Dairy, one of the leading sellers of milk, dairy beverage products and Ice creams, said it is already "witnessing a surge in demand" with rising temperature and expects the trend to continue in the coming days. "In line with the same, we have already beefed up our value-chain to cater to any surge in demand across channels. "For a category like ice creams, which is a

Cabinet okays plan to set up 200K primary agri co-ops in next five years

The plan according to an official statement will be implemented by converging various schemes of the government in the spirit of 'whole of government approach'

National Cooperative Society to have Rs 500 crore share capital

National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Amul and NAFED will be among the five promoters of the newly announced national-level cooperative society for organic food products, which will focus on enhancing farmers' income by improving production, certification and marketing system. Last week, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved a proposal to establish three new national-level multi-state cooperative societies to promote organic products, seeds and exports. A national-level cooperative organic society, a cooperative seed society and a cooperative export society will be registered under the Multi-State Cooperative Societies (MSCS) Act, 2002. According to sources, the National Cooperative Organic Society, to be based in Anand, Gujarat, will be set up with an authorised share capital of Rs 500 crore. It will have an initial paid-up share capital of Rs 100 crore, sources said. NDDB, co-operative NAFED, Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which ...

Dairy industry revenue likely to witness 12-14% growth in FY23: Report

The strong revival of the hotels, restaurants and catering (HoReCa) segment and the increase in retail prices are likely to help the dairy industry achieve 12-14 per cent revenue growth this fiscal, according to a report. Indian dairy companies are estimated to achieve revenue growth of 12-14 per cent in FY23 on a year-on-year basis, backed by a strong revival in demand, especially the HoReCa segment and an increase in retail prices, Icra said in a report on Thursday. However, the operating profit margins are expected to contract by 120-160 bps on a year-on-year basis as the retail price hikes are expected to provide only partial support to the input cost pressures, it added. Icra expects the industry to maintain a stable credit profile, supported by a favourable demand outlook and moderate debt levels. Milk production yields in the first half (H1) of FY23 were hampered by the prevalence of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), notably among cows in the northern states. Although a successful

Years after Bt cotton, GEAC clears environmental release of GM mustard

First crop to get such recommendation since Bt cotton in years, say experts

Dairy farmers to get Rs 4 per litre milk more till March 2023: Kerala min

Dairy farmers would be paid an additional Rs 4 per litre of milk till March next year as part of a Rs 28 crore project for them, Kerala Minister J Chinchurani said

India should keep dairy products out of all free trade pacts: Balyan

Three of the regions India is said to be in trade talks with are significant milk producers themselves; Balyan also bats for further hike in milk procurement prices

ITC plans to broaden dairy portfolio, tap Bengal's 'low' milk availability

Per capita availability of milk in West Bengal is 'low', one-third of the national average of 427 grams per day, a company official said

Amul dairy says bracing for sales disruption due to straws ban

India last week refused to waive an impending ban on straws that are packaged with small juice and milk beverage packs

Kurien, the maverick

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

Dairy's unlikely new champion is a centuries-old Indian cheese

Unlike many faux-meat options, however, paneer is clean-label, meaning it's made with minimal ingredients

China seeks to milk the milk market but doesn't have enough cows

But quenching that thirst will be problematic, not least because finding the millions more cows needed for planned new and expanded farms will be challenging