Interviews

Marketing Dairy in 2023 with Sanjeev Srivastava

Prashant: Could you share insights on how the consumers have evolved, mainly when you started your journey with a company like Bellbrook? How has the marketing landscape transformed, and what notable changes have occurred in consumer behaviour during this period? Sanjeev: Before we delve into the consumer side, it’s essential to consider the manufacturer’s perspective.

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Interviews

A Continuous Policy Evolution is Must for Achieving Desired Outcomes

Tarun Shridhar, a distinguished former secretary to the Government of India in the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi, boasts an impressive career spanning nearly 35 years in the realms of public policy, governance, and administration. Known for his accessible and approachable nature, he generously imparts his

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Interviews

Noveltech Relaunching its Cattle Feed Division

Dr. Sandeep Karkhanis is the Managing Director of Noveltech Feeds Pvt Ltd. With over 36+ years of experience in the Animal Health and Nutrition industry, he is known for his strategic foresight and expertise in leading exceptional teams. Through his leadership, he has successfully driven profitable growth. In a recent e-interview with Think Grain Think Feed,

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Interviews

A Better Livestock Budget Can Ensure Nutritional Security & Multiplied Farmers’ Profits

Think Grain Think Feed connected with Dr Inderjeet Singh to discuss ongoing changes in academia to fulfill the latest demands of industry and its role in supporting the farmers in multiplying their income. Below are the excerpts. From your point of view, what kind of changes do you envisage bringing about, in order to update

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Interviews

Feed & Fodder Safety – Way Forward for India

India’s regulatory bodies keep on conducting nationwide surveillance in its ongoing effort to curb adulteration and ensure the safety of animal-origin products. These bodies coordinate with the industry association to amend the present regulations or bring new ones to the industry. Think Grain Think Feed interacted with Suresh Deora, Chairman of CLFMA of India to

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Interviews

Uberizing the Indian dairy sector

Think Grain Think Feed connected with seasoned dairy and poultry experts – Ranjith Mukundan and Dr. Sujit Kulkarni to understand the impact of Digitalization on the supply chain starting from genetics to processing to traceability. Below are the excerpts: What is the need for Digitalisation in the Indian dairy industry? Ranjith Mukundan: The dairy industry

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Interviews

Process Optimization in Cattle feed

Think Grain Think Feed connected with Mr. Ramamoorthy Sundaram, RGS Feeds to get some tips on process optimization in cattle feed manufacturing. Below are the excerpts. Please throw some light on measures to be considered regarding molasses usage and its application in the Feed manufacturing process. Molasses is added mainly for the purpose of energy

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Startups

Karnataka Bank partners with Digivriddhi (DGV) to offer host of financial services catering to the needs of dairy farmers & Milk Societies

Private sector lender Karnataka Bank has partnered with fintech company Digivriddhi (DGV) to offer host of financial services catering to the needs of dairy farmers & Milk Societies. The services will be made available at Village Dairy Co-operative Societies, associated with Milk unions of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). To begin with, the services are now

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Startups

Exclusive: Country Delight To Raise $20 Mn From Temasek, Others

Dairytech startup Country Delight seems to be kicking off the new year with a  bridge round, before striking for a bigger fundraise. The Delhi-NCR based startup is raising around $20 Mn (INR 164 Cr) from its existing investors – Singapore’s sovereign fund Temasek, Venturi Partners and others. The board of CountryDelight has passed a resolution

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Startups

Enifer secures €12 million grant to build a first-of-its-kind mycoprotein ingredient factory

The Finnish biotech startup is gearing up the production of its proprietary PEKILO® mycoprotein. Once fully running, the new factory will have a production capacity of around 3 million kilograms a year – equal to the amount of protein from 30,000 cows but with at least 20 times lower carbon emissions. Espoo, Finland (January 10th, 2024) Business Finland

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