Dairy co-ops told to open bank accounts for farmers
Kolhapur: The state has instructed primary dairy cooperatives across Maharashtra to open bank accounts for dairy farmers to transfer their bills. A two-month deadline has been set by the state to comply with instructions.
Dairy firms secure sourcing to grow in new markets
South Indian dairy firms such as Heritage and Hatsun are entering North Indian markets with a combination of acquisitions and painstakingly slow moves. By: Soumya Gupta
Maharashtra govt to appoint administrator for dairy cooperative societies
Move to check mismanagement, exploitation of farmers. By: Shubhangi Khapre
New ban may hit supply of full cream milk; affect tea, dairy industry
Farmers sell old buffaloes so that they can buy new ones; decision to ban sale for slaughter will disrupt this cycle, say dairy owners. By: Partha Sarthi Biswas
White Revolution 2.0: For these farmers, dairying is not just about milk, but also dung
There is money to be made from sale of manure, especially from cattle kept in free-stall barns. By: Parthasarathi Biswas
Dairy brand Schreiber Dynamix aims to become a $500 million company by 2021
Schreiber Dynamix currently has three manufacturing facilities in Baramati in Maharashtra, Fazilka in Punjab and Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh and deals with 1.6 million litres of milk on a daily basis. By Neha Tyagi.
Mumbai: Dairy sector warms to online payments
The district level union pays the primary societies through bank transfer, which in turn withdraw the cash to pay the farmers in cash. By Partha Sarathi Biswas.
Dairy co-operatives happy about demonetisation boost to banking transactions
NEW DELHI/PUNE: Dairy milk cooperatives across several big states are happy about the demonetisation-led boost to banking transactions and many like Amul, Karnataka Milk Federation and Mother Dairy expect to overcome resistance from farmers while transferring money to their bank accounts. By Madhvi Sally & Jayashree Bhosale.
Sugar, dairy and cereals lift FAO Food Price Index in October
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 172.6 points in October, up 0.7 percent for the month and 9.1 percent from a year earlier, with the staple grains’ index rising for the first time in three months.
Indian cheese in Russian markets soon; decision to sign dairy protocol
The long-pending decision on exporting Indian dairy products to Russia, though resulting in huge losses in the form of missed opportunities, has finally come through. With this, India will sign the protocol and begin exports by the end of next month. The exports will commence with cheese.