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We should achieve target of 330 MMT milk production by 2033-34: Amit Shah

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that India should set a target to contribute 330 million metric tonnes (MMT), or 33 per cent of global milk production by 2033-34, stressing the need to also produce milk by the masses. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is working for the 360-degree growth of the dairy sector, Shah said at the 49th Dairy Industry Conference organised by Indian Dairy Association here. We should not content ourselves with becoming the world's largest milk producing country. If two lakh new primary milk producing committees are formed (at panchayat level), then in coming years, there is the possibility of India becoming the contributor of 33 per cent of global milk production, Shah said, while calling for the need to explore this possibility. We have to move ahead to achieve the target of producing 330 MMT, or 33 per cent of milk globally by 2033-34, he said. According to the Indian Dairy Association, the country's milk production is now 220

No milk shortage in TN says govt, as dairy farmers protest for price rise

As a section of dairy farmers in Erode on Friday emptied containers of milk on the road in a dramatic gesture commencing agitations for a better procurement price, the Tamil Nadu government denied that the protests had caused a shortage of milk anywhere in the State. The dairy farmers are demanding a raise of Rs 7 per litre of milk. Their counterparts in Madurai and other parts of the state too brought along their cows and demonstrated similarly on the roads. Although the state government has denied that there is a shortage of milk, members of the Tamil Nadu Milk Producers' Welfare Association (TNMPWA) president V Rajendran said they would gradually withdraw their supplies to press for their demand to the State government. "The association has sought an increase of only Rs 7 per litre from Rs 35 per litre of cow milk and Rs 44 per litre of buffalo milk," he said. "We had already conveyed this through our memorandum submitted to the government. If it comes into effect, the new pric

India needs to find foreign market for large amount of milk it is producing

NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand on Thursday said India will have to find market for milk in foreign countries as its production is growing by six per cent every year. Speaking at the 49th Dairy Industry Conference and Expo here organised by Indian Dairy Association (IDA), Chand said there is a need to make supply chains to foreign nations, in a way that has been done in the country. At one time we were producing less milk than the US. Today, we produce double the milk than what the US produces. Earlier in 1960s our milk production growth rate was around 1 per cent, but it is six per cent now, he said. In 1950-51, per capita consumption of milk in the country was only 124 gram per day and by 1970 this figure dropped to 107 gram per day, he said. The daily milk consumption in the country rose from a low of 107 gram per person in 1970 to 427 gram per person in 2020-21 as against the world average of 322 gram per day during 2021, he said. India is producing over 220 million tonne of m

India's milk production rises 5% to 221.06 mn tonnes in FY22: Centre

India's milk production rose 5 per cent in 2021-22 to 221.06 million tonnes, the government said on Wednesday. Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Parshottam Rupala on Wednesday unveiled an annual publication 'Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022'. The Minister congratulated Animal Husbandry's Statistics Division for coming out with this publication. He said the book has become an important source of information in the field of livestock, according to an official statement. "Total milk production in the country during 2021-22 is 221.06 million tonnes," the statement said. In 2021-22, the milk production has registered an annual growth rate of 5.29 per cent. Top five major milk-producing states are Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%) and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%). As per the data, in 2021-22, the total egg production in the country stood at 129.60 billion nos, up 6.19 per cent as compared to previous year. Total five ..

Holi: FSSAI asks states to deploy testing vans to check milk quality

Food regulator FSSAI has asked states and Union Territories to deploy mobile testing vans to check quality of milk and milk products considering higher demand during upcoming Holi festival. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a statement that it has "directed states/UTs to deploy Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile food testing vans, to check adulteration of milk and milk products considering the ensuing festive season of Holi." The authority has requested the Commissioner of Food Safety of all states/UTs to carry out testing of at least 10 samples of milk and milk products per FSW on a daily basis to tighten vigilance against milk adulteration. FSSAI has also urged consumers to get their milk and milk products tested through the FSWs deployed closest to them. The test can be carried out free of cost. FSSAI said the whole exercise is targeted towards ensuring availability of safe and pure milk and milk products to the consumers of the country. Curren

SC notice to FSSAI on adulteration: How to check if your milk is soap free

As the Supreme Court issues notice to FSSAI on rampant milk adulteration in the country, here's how you can check if your milk is adulterated

Four out of 10 households feeling pinch of higher milk prices, survey shows

59% stuck to their preferred brands, 19% cut down on consumption; 16% moved to cheaper alternatives of the same brand; a small number bought local milk or completely stopped consumption

RS Sodhi resigns as MD of Amul, COO Jayen Mehta to be interim MD

RS Sodhi was in-charge of the company since 2010

Spike in fodder costs raise fears of impending shortage of milk products

In milk, around 80 per cent of what consumers pay is passed on to the farmers in the form of procurement price

Milk scheme benefits more than 800,000 producers in Rajasthan: Official

More than Rs 600 crore was paid between February 2019 and March 2022 to milk producers associated with cooperative dairies

Lumpy skin disease continues to spread, hits milk output in Rajasthan

The chief minister said apart from Rajasthan, this disease had affected 13 states

Milk producer firms' procurement to jump 3-fold to Rs 18K cr in value terms

Milk procurement by milk producer companies, which are owned by farmers, is estimated to jump nearly 3-fold and touch Rs 18,000 crore in value terms in the next five years, according to NDDB. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Meenesh Shah said the milk producer companies procured milk worth Rs 5,575 crore last fiscal year and the same is set to triple and reach over Rs 18,000 crore in the next five years. He also assured that NDDB through its arm NDDB Dairy Services will facilitate setting up of more milk producer companies across the country, the board said in a statement. Shah was addressing the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 being held at Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh during September 12-15. "The startup concept may have come recently but the milk producer companies are the real startups working since long," he said. Shah said, about 750,000 farmers, including over 70 per cent women, have created about 20 producer-owned entities. "Ever since the inception of the

Swiggy Instamart delivered 50 mn egg, 30 mn milk orders in past two years

Some 62,000 tonnes of fruits and vegetables were ordered on Instamart during the past year. This is the weight of about 15,500 Asian elephants, Swiggy said

Nepal opens its first-ever human milk bank for premature, at-risk infants

Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Friday inaugurated the Himalayan nation's first-ever human milk bank at a maternity and women's hospital here to give premature and other at-risk infants access to the vast benefits of breast milk when they need it the most. Amrit Kosh,' the human milk bank at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital has the facilities to collect, pasteurise, test, and store safe donor human milk from lactating mothers and then provide it to infants in need, officials said. The centre has been established in partnership between the Government of Nepal, the European Union and UNICEF. Premature, low birthweight and small for gestational age babies are vulnerable in terms of survival and cognitive development and usually have feeding problems due to their medical conditions," said Prof. Dr. Amir Babu Shrestha, Director, Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital. The milk bank is an important step towards ensuring baby-friendly health systems and gives prematu

Amul, Mother Diary hike milk prices by Rs 2 due to rise in procurement cost

The hike -- which comes days before Janmashtami celebrations and months ahead of the flush season when milk supplies usually rise -- may impact household budgets

Tapping the usefulness of non-bovine milk

The commercial importance of the milk aside, these non-bovine animals merit greater attention for other reasons as well

Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi-NCR from Sunday

Mother Dairy will increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Delhi-NCR with effect from Sunday due to rise in procurement costs. The announcement comes within days after Amul and Parag Milk Foods increased prices by Rs 2 per litre each. "In view of the rising procurement prices (amount paid to farmers), fuel costs and costs of packaging material, Mother Dairy is compelled to raise its liquid milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi NCR with effect from March 6, 2022," the company said on Saturday. Full cream milk will cost Rs 59 per litre from Sunday, up from Rs 57 per litre on Saturday. Prices of toned milk will increase to Rs 49, while double toned milk will rise to Rs 43 per litre. Cow milk prices have been hiked to Rs 51 per litre from Rs 49 per litre. Bulk vended milk (token milk) price has been raised to Rs 46 from Rs 44 per litre. It has also raised milk prices by Rs 2 per litre in Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Markets beyond these select regions will be revise

ITC to hike milk price in order to pass on procurement cost to consumer

Firm silent on extent of hike, says farmers faced cost push in the past nine months, which in turn led to an increase in procurement prices by Rs 3-4 a litre for the company

Companies in a fix as lower supplies in peak flush season spike milk prices

Higher prices help farmers, but pressure companies to pass the hike on to consumer

Kurien, the maverick

On his birth centenary, remembering the legacy of the man behind the White Revolution