Dairy start-up Mooofarm raises $13 m in Series A funding
Mooofarm, an agtech company and dairy start-up, has raised $13 million funding in Series A led by Aavishkaar Capital. According to a statement, the investment round also saw participation from Accel P...Read More
Gujarat’s Amul model dairy structure is struggling to survive today
The frown on Raiben Patel’s face made it clear that her patience was running thin as her husband Amrutbhai Patel spoke about business. “You will never understand how hard we work,” she told me. “We st...Read More
Mother Dairy contributed in ensuring higher price of milk for farmers’
The milk sold by farmers got higher prices due to the advent of Mother Dairy, said Union Minister Nitin Gadkari. He was speaking at a conference on ‘Vidarbha’s Dairy Development’ at the 13th Agrovisio...Read More
20,000 cattle succumb to LSD in Maharashtra
As many as 20,361 cattle have succumbed to the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Maharashtra out of the 2,98,285 cattle affected by the disease till date. The government has paid compensation of about ₹20 c...Read More
Gujarat polls: Dairymen hold the key to electoral success for parties
A stable livelihood under the Amul model coupled with an increased income over the past five years is a big pro-incumbency factor for over 36 lakh dairy producers, whose vote will decide the outcome i...Read More
India is well poised to emerge as a leader in dairy
Largely organised under the cooperative structure, the industry has seen significant growth over the years, with the government investing in its development through several schemes and initiatives tha...Read More
No plans to increase Amul milk prices in near future: RS Sodhi
Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets milk under the Amul brand, has no plans to increase prices of milk in the near future, its MD R S Sodhi said. GCMMF mainly sells m...Read More
Dr Kurien’s birthday celebrated as National Milk Day at VKCoE, IRMA
Verghese Kurien Center of Excellence (VKCoE) conducted a Dr. Kurien Dairy Awareness Competition 2022 amongst the school children of class 9, 10 and 11 of Anand and the neighbouring towns at SMC Colleg...Read More
The big kick. How brands are scoring on football’s biggest stage
Even before the first goal could be scored at FIFA World Cup 2022, Qatar dealt a big blow to brand Budweiser – no alcohol at the stadium, it said. Definitely an awkward moment for the official beer pa...Read More
Himalayan yak gets food animal tag; milk and meat to be used
The Himalayan yak has earned the food animal tag from the Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI). The categorisation is expected to help check the decline in the population of the high-al...Read More
Mother Dairy pledges 101,000 glasses of milk to mark Dr. Kurien’s birthday
Mother Dairy, India’s leading dairy player, has pledged to distribute 101,000 glasses of milk to the underprivileged on the occasion of National Milk Day 2022, marking the 101st birth anniversary of D...Read More
DGV launches dairy marketplace ‘DGV Connect’ for cattle discovery
Digivriddhi Technologies (DGV), an integrated dairy fintech and marketplace platform in India has recently launched a Bovine discovery platform – DGV Connect. A one-stop shop for dairy farmers, DGV Co...Read More