Govt grants Income Tax Exemption to Boost Dairy Cooperatives

Central Government has granted certain exemptions under Income Tax Act to Dairy Cooperative Societies to Boost the Sector In a significant move aimed at supporting the dairy sector, the Government has introduced a series of measures granting income tax exemptions and reductions for Cooperative Societies under the Income Tax Act. The announcement was made by […]

Vijaya Dairy milk in some centres found to be adulterated

Allegations have arisen suggesting that certain dairy farmers, in collaboration with personnel at Vijaya Dairy’s milk procurement centers across four mandals in Siddipet district, were discovered to be adulterating milk by adding sugar and salt. Some dairy farmers, with the help of some personnel working at Vijaya Dairy milk procurement centres in four mandals of Siddipet district, […]

Assam Guv Asks More Coop Societies to Boost Dairy Sector

Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria on Friday asked the government to help set up more cooperative societies in order to strengthen the dairy sector in the state. With an interest in developing the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Kataria took briefing of the activities in the presence of minister Atul Bora. “The Governor asked the […]

Indian agriculture must balance profits with sustainability

As we consider the imperative global food transition, a nuanced understanding of India’s agricultural  landscape is crucial. India’s “White Revolution” or “Operation Flood,” initiated in the 1970s, ushered in a dairy boom that transformed India into the world’s largest milk producer. But while this has enhanced milk productivity, it has also raised significant environmental and […]

Fonterra slashes milk price forecast as demand slumps

Fonterra has slashed its forecast milk price for the 2023/24 season by $1 as demand slumps. On Friday the co-operative announced a revised farmgate milk price range of $6.25 to $7.25 per kilogram of milk solids, with a mid-point of $7 per kgMS. In May Fonterra said it expected to pay farmers between $7.25 and $8.75 […]

Amul takeover of Chittoor Dairy, a welcome step

It was recently reported that Amul is going to take over Chittoor Dairy per the MoU entered with the State government. Chittoor Dairy was once a successful Vijaya Dairy unit in the State and went out of scene by 2002. By then several private dairies had started their operations in the district. This includes one […]

Dairy farmers lose as sales drop in Nepal

Tirtha Acharya of Fikkal Bazaar, Ilam has been a dairy farmer for decades. He makes ghee and dog chew from the milk produced on his farm. He also buys milk from other farmers to make his various dairy products. Last March, the government raised the price of milk paid to farmers, and since then, his […]

Arguing against free markets is actually disbelieving freedom itself

I have been hearing the seminal quote by Mahatma Gandhi in Indian context that “Mass Production is production by masses” since I started my career in the dairy industry. It’s almost four decades and even today I find most of the policies are oriented towards protecting the farmers. I am unable to decipher at times […]

Govt launches “Dugdh Sankalan Sathi Mobile App”

Union Minister of Heavy Industries Dr. Mahendra Nath Pandey unveiled the ground-breaking “Dugdh Sanakalan Sathi Mobile App” today at Mussorie, Uttarakhand. This innovative application, designed and developed by Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Limited (REIL), Jaipur, a “Mini Ratna” Central Public Sector Enterprises under the Ministry of Heavy Industries, is poised to make a lasting impact on […]

Centre identifies 1.24 lakh panchayats to set up PACS

The Centre has identified over 1.24 lakh gram panchayats, where there is either no PACS or dairy cooperative or both, where it will accord top priority to facilitate setting up Multi-purpose Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (M-PACS) in the next two years. Out of 2,69,364 gram panchayats in the country, there were 96,405 panchayats where there […]