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Kerala LSG Minister urges Milma to use reusable cover

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Minister for Excise and Local Self-Governments (LSG) M.B. Rajesh has urged the Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) to shift to reusable covers. “Plastics that cannot be reused or recycled are the biggest challenge in environment conservation,” said Mr. Rajesh. “Milma can be a model. The responsibility of plastic waste is not with the consumer […]

DAIRY NEWS Milk cooperative to pay additional ₹10 for dairy farmers in Kerala

DAIRY NEWS Milk cooperative to pay additional ₹10 for dairy farmers in Kerala - Dairy News 7X7

The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union will pay an additional ₹10 per litre of milk to dairy societies in March, said a press release here. The additional payment will be in effect between March 1 and 31. The move will help dairy farmers under the more than 1,0000 milk societies in Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kottayam […]

Milma launches instant Pulissery mix, planning more products

Milma launches instant Pulissery mix, planning more products - Dairy News 7X7

After dark chocolates, Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) has now introduced “instant Pulissery mix” containing 100 per cent natural ingredients. K.S. Mani, Chairman, Milma handed over the product’s first packet to Kishore M. Jwala, Advisor, National Dairy Development Board. The mix, which is free of chemicals harmful to the human body, is priced at […]

₹4.5-crore incentive for dairy farmers, milk cooperatives

₹4.5-crore incentive for dairy farmers, milk cooperatives - Dairy News 7X7

The Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) will disburse around ₹4.5 crore as incentive for milk production during the period between February 1 and March 31. The money translates into ₹7 extra per litre of milk, of which ₹5 will go to the dairy farmer and ₹2 to the primary milk cooperative. ERCMPU chairman […]

ERCMPU to pay ₹7 extra to societies; farmers to get ₹5 more a litre

ERCMPU to pay ₹7 extra to societies; farmers to get ₹5 more a litre - Dairy News 7X7

Milma’s Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union (ERCMPU) will pay an extra ₹7 a litre to milk societies under it, with ₹5 a litre going to the farmers. The decision was taken at a meeting of the ERCMPU in Kochi on January 25. This is the biggest incentive by far in the dairy sector in […]

Milma’s 2023-24 budget anticipate ₹1.22 crore surplus

Milma’s 2023-24 budget anticipate ₹1.22 crore surplus - Dairy News 7X7

The annual general body meeting of the Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, known by its brand name Milma, has adopted a growth-oriented budget for 2023-24 pegging the revenue at ₹680.50 crore and expenditure at ₹679.28 crore, anticipating a surplus of ₹1.22 crore during the financial year. The AGM also adopted resolutions covering a wide range of key […]

Milma aims 100 lakh litres of milk sales during Onam

Milma aims 100 lakh litres of milk sales during Onam - Dairy News 7X7

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Aiming at record sales for Onam, Milma has started bringing in more milk from other states. A trade of 100 lakh litres is expected from ‘Uthradam’ to ‘Chathayam’. Last year, 94,59,576 litres of milk was sold on these four days. There was also an all-time record in curd sales. Milma collects only 14 lakh […]

New dairy farmer-friendly bill: Annual welfare fund cap set at 500 L

New dairy farmer-friendly bill: Annual welfare fund cap set at 500 L - Dairy News 7X7

Thiruvananthapuram: All dairy farmers who provide milk through self-help groups (SHG) will now be considered for the Dairy Farmers Welfare Fund. Previously, only two and a half lakh dairy farmers who provide at least 500 liters of milk annually were part of the welfare fund. The bill contains several provisions that give discretionary powers to […]

Milma’s TRCMPU to Give Incentive of Rs 2.50 Per Litre on Milk

Milma’s TRCMPU to Give Incentive of Rs 2.50 Per Litre on Milk - Dairy News 7X7

Trivandrum Regional Co-operative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) of Milma has announced an incentive of Rs 2.50 on each litre of milk procured from dairy farmers in four southern districts during Onam. TRCMPU Administrative Committee Convener N Bhasurangan said the incentive, which will be shared between dairy farmers (Rs 2) and the respective cooperative societies (50 […]

Dairy sector in Kerala is exemplary: K.N. Balagopal

Dairy sector in Kerala is exemplary: K.N. Balagopal - Dairy News 7X7

The functioning of dairy sector in Kerala is exemplary, Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal has said. Inaugurating the headquarters of the Vendar dairy cooperative, he added on Sunday that the government had been implementing many programmes for the welfare of dairy farmers. “Through the newly launched mobile veterinary units in the State, services can be provided […]