The 50th Annual General Meeting of the Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the popular Amul brand of milk and dairy products was held on 28 September 2024. In the Golden Jubilee year of GCMMF, the organization registered a turnover of Rs. 59,545 Crores (USD 7 Billion) for the financial year 2023-24 with a growth
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government, led by Mohan Majhi, is set to launch an ambitious initiative aimed at benefiting milk farmers. This program, called the Mukhyamantri Kamdhenu Yojana, was approved by the state cabinet, chaired by Majhi, on Saturday evening. A comprehensive five-year roadmap has been developed to enhance the income of milk farmers through the
GePanaji: genetic engineering Eric enIn an efforgenegenetic t to revolutionise animal husbandry through genetic engineering, the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services is set to propose the introduction of in vitro fertilization (IVF) technology, specifically focusing on embryo transplantation for cattle breeds. The IVF procedure aims to use high-yield cows as surrogate mothers capable
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said dairy is a sensitive sector in India as it involves livelihood issues of small farmers and there are no plans at all to give any kind of duty concessions under any Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) in this area. He said that India has not given any
CUTTACK: Commissionerate Police on Monday busted an adulterated milk processing unit at Atoda within Jagatpur police limits, and detained its proprietor in this connection. Additional DCP Anil Mishra said, acting on information that milk and milk products were being processed in an unhygienic manner at the unit Maa Tarini Milk Manufacturing Private Limited, a team
RUSSELS: The EU on Monday launched a WTO challenge against a Chinese anti-subsidy investigation into imports of European dairy product, in an escalating trade row between Beijing and Brussels. Beijing announced its probe in August after the European Union unveiled a plan to hit Chinese electric vehicles with hefty tariffs. “Today, the (European) Commission launched
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has blacklisted AR Dairy and initiated legal proceedings against it for allegedly supplying adulterated ghee to them, the temple board’s executive officer J Syamala Rao said. In its first official response since the allegation on the use of lard, fish oil, and beef tallow in the ghee used to prepare Laddu
The Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying on Tuesday announced major initiatives in developing affordable indigenous technologies for the dairy sector, including IVF media, marking the first 100 days of its third term. Union Minister Rajiv Rajan Singh, along with Ministers of State S P Singh Baghel and George Kurian, outlined key accomplishments
Theme: “Feed of the Future, For India, By India” The DDGS Yatra, organized by the All-India Distillers Association with the support of the Department of Dairy Cattle Nutrition, ICAR National Dairy Research Institute, took place on 9th September 2024 in Karnal. Supported by partners such as CLFMA of India, GEMA, and Novo Nesis, the seminar
Dairy farming in India is now a significant source of employment, providing a steady income to more than 80 million farmers. All thanks to Operation Flood or the White Revolution. Launched in the early 1970s, this program transformed India from a milk-deficient nation into the world’s largest milk producer, contributing about 24% (221.1 million tonnes)
