Centre, State cannot set support price for milk
Centre says co-operatives and private dairies fix prices; but agrees on input costs rising Dairy farmers in Maharashtra will have to sort out the support price for milk directly with the co-operatives and private dairies as the Union and the State governments are unwilling to intervene. Over the last few months, dairy farmers in Maharashtra […]
Farmers in Maharashtra to get Fair, Remunerative Price (FRP) for milk
Against the backdrop of an agitation by milk farmers over plummeting prices, state dairy development minister Sunil Kedar said on Friday that government would look into demands for a fair and remunerative price for milk along the lines of sugarcane. Cane farmers are guaranteed a minimum price known as FRP. “The state government will study […]
