Indian agriculture needs many more Verghese Kurien clones

It is ironic that on Verghese Kurien’s 99th birth anniversary, farmers from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh were marching to Delhi to protest against the three farm Bills that were passed by the Lok Sabha in September. Kurien who spent his life, after his engineering studies in Michigan, with the farmers of Anand, would […]

Banas Dairy registers new milk procurement record

The Banaskantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd (BDCMPUL) popularly known as Banas Dairy registered highest single day procurement on Friday. Asia’s largest milk co-operative procured 73.93 lakh litres per day (LLPD) milk – up against last year’s single day peak which was 73.71 LLPD. “This became possible because of the hard work of our […]

Israeli’s Remilk develop dairy products made without Cows :Nov 29th

This is weekly news bulletin of dairy news from all over the world.It will cover top seven dairy news from last seven days. The news will be aired on every Sunday. The channel will have expert interviews, market and technical analysis and a lot more sections very soon. Seven news of last week are as […]

Nation pays tribute to Dr Verghese Kurien on National mIlk Day

Dr Kurien’s birthday on 26th Nov is celebrated as the National Milk Day since 2014.  A tribute to him on his day, remembering his work and his life, is in order. Post-independence and till the 1980s, India faced a shortage of milk with rationing and fluctuations in seasonal supply. Operation Flood completely transformed the lives […]

Israel’s Remilk serves up dairy products made without Cows and animals

Israeli startup Remilk hopes to be the first company in the world to bring real dairy milk products to market without needing a single cow in the process. “Relying on animals to make our food is no longer sustainable,” said Aviv Wolff, who co-founded the startup up last year. “The implications of animal farming are […]

Israel’s Remilk serves up dairy products made without Cows and animals

Israeli startup Remilk hopes to be the first company in the world to bring real dairy milk products to market without needing a single cow in the process. “Relying on animals to make our food is no longer sustainable,” said Aviv Wolff, who co-founded the startup up last year. “The implications of animal farming are […]

Is India’s position in the global dairy sector under threat?

Due to protests across the country by farmers and trade unions, India has not signed the RCEP – and the dairy industry has had much to do with the government opting out. In May 2020, India pulled out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, Brunei, […]

Can India’s dairy sector help in Covid vaccine transportation?

A major challenge in transporting Covid-19 vaccines is the ultra-cold temperatures required for the purpose. Except for the vaccine being developed by Oxford University-AstraZeneca, which can be stored in normal household refrigerators with a temperature range of 2 degrees to 8 degrees Celsius, all the others — Pfizer-BioNTech, Sputnik-V and Moderna — require a temperature of anywhere between minus 18 […]

Dairy sector needs to be fortified with Dr Kurien’s wisdom and teachings

We must carry forward the efforts of Verghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution The Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) established National Milk Day (NMD) in India on November 26, 2014, in honour of Padma Vibhushan Verghese Kurien — known as the father of India’s White Revolution or the Milkman of India. The Indian […]

Dairy tech startup Country Delight raises $25 million

The round also saw participation from existing investors Matrix Partners India and Orios Venture Partners. Founded by Chakradhar Gade and Nitin Kaushal, Country Delight (CD) delivers “fresh and minimally processed” food essentials. CD offers products in the affordable-premium category as daily subscriptions and delivers them through its proprietary distribution network. CD sources its produce directly […]