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Milk producer firms' procurement to jump 3-fold to Rs 18K cr in value terms

Milk procurement by milk producer companies, which are owned by farmers, is estimated to jump nearly 3-fold and touch Rs 18,000 crore in value terms in the next five years, according to NDDB. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Meenesh Shah said the milk producer companies procured milk worth Rs 5,575 crore last fiscal year and the same is set to triple and reach over Rs 18,000 crore in the next five years. He also assured that NDDB through its arm NDDB Dairy Services will facilitate setting up of more milk producer companies across the country, the board said in a statement. Shah was addressing the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 being held at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh during September 12-15. "The startup concept may have come recently but the milk producer companies are the real startups working since long," he said. Shah said, about 750,000 farmers, including over 70 per cent women, have created about 20 producer-owned entities. "Ever since the inception of the

Swiggy Instamart delivered 50 mn egg, 30 mn milk orders in past two years

Some 62,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables were ordered on Instamart during the past year. This is the weight of about 15,500 Asian elephants, Swiggy said

Nepal opens its first-ever human milk bank for premature, at-risk infants

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Friday inaugurated the Himalayan nation's first-ever human milk bank at a maternity and women's hospital here to give premature and other at-risk infants access to the vast benefits of breast milk when they need it the most. Amrit Kosh,' the human milk bank at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital has the facilities to collect, pasteurise, test, and store safe donor human milk from lactating mothers and then provide it to infants in need, officials said. The centre has been established in partnership between the Government of Nepal, the European Union and UNICEF. Premature, low birthweight and small for gestational age babies are vulnerable in terms of survival and cognitive development and usually have feeding problems due to their medical conditions," said Prof. Dr. Amir Babu Shrestha, Director, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital. The milk bank is an important step towards ensuring baby-friendly health systems and gives prematu

Amul, Mother Diary hike milk prices by Rs 2 due to rise in procurement cost

The hike -- which comes days before Janmashtami celebrations and months ahead of the flush season when milk supplies usually rise -- may impact household budgets

Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk

The commercial importance of the milk aside, these non-bovine animals merit greater attention for other reasons as well

Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi-NCR from Sunday

Mother Dairy will increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR with effect from Sunday due to rise in procurement costs. The announcement comes within days after Amul and Parag Milk Foods increased prices by Rs 2 per litre each. "In view of the rising procurement prices (amount paid to farmers), fuel costs and costs of packaging material, Mother Dairy is compelled to raise its liquid milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi NCR with effect from March 6, 2022," the company said on Saturday. Full cream milk will cost Rs 59 per litre from Sunday, up from Rs 57 per litre on Saturday. Prices of toned milk will increase to Rs 49, while double toned milk will rise to Rs 43 per litre. Cow milk prices have been hiked to Rs 51 per litre from Rs 49 per litre. Bulk vended milk (token milk) price has been raised to Rs 46 from Rs 44 per litre. It has also raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Markets beyond these select regions will be revise

ITC to hike milk price in order to pass on procurement cost to consumer

Firm silent on extent of hike, says farmers faced cost push in the past nine months, which in turn led to an increase in procurement prices by Rs 3-4 a litre for the company

Companies in a fix as lower supplies in peak flush season spike milk prices

Higher prices help farmers, but pressure companies to pass the hike on to consumer

Kurien, the maverick

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

US-based Dairy.com buys 100% stake in Mr Milkman in first India investment

Mr Milkman, a last-mile dairy supply chain SaaS platform, is already being used by over 60 Indian dairy brands

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

Flavoured milk to draw 12% GST: Gujarat-based Authority for Advance Rulings

The ruling was delivered in a case filed by Vadilal Industries for its product Power Sip. Harpreet Singh, partner at KPMG, said the government should now clarify its position on this issue

Soy, oat, almond, rice, coconut, dairy: Which milk is best for our health?

As to which milk is best, there's no simple answer. Dairy milk tends to come out on top for nutrient quality, though soy is a good substitute from a nutrition perspective

India's milk, egg production registers 6% increase despite coronavirus

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economy, milk and egg production in India has increased by 6%

How Covid-19 moved India from milk shortage to glut in a few months

Unless quick steps are taken to clear surplus milk and milk product stocks in the country, the coming flush season will spell bad news for milk farmers, especially small and marginal ones

How India is ensuring uninterrupted supply of milk during Covid-19 lockdown

The cooperative model in India went out of the way to protect milk producers

MHA guidelines: Govt allows e-tail, agri activities to resume from April 20

The Ministry of Home Affairs came out with some guidelines about what is allowed and what will be restricted

Covid-19: Home Secy writes to states to ensure supply of essential goods

The Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla also urged for steps to be taken to prevent hoarding and black marketing

Demonetisation effect: Spending on milk and milk products fell in 2017-18

The amount spent on milk and milk products (M&MP) dropped 10%. While households, hotels, and halwai shops spent Rs 6 trn on M&MP in 2016-17, consumption expenditure reduced to Rs 5.4 trn in 2017-18

Advantage indigenous Indian cows

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