New White Revolution in Making?
- December 31, 2022
- Prashant Tripathi
- Dairy
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On 30th December 2022, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperatives Amit Shah inaugurated the new mega-dairy processing plant of Mandya Milk Union (ManMul) at Gejjalagere in Mandy. During the integration ceremony, Shah said the government aims to set up two lakhs (200 thousand) primary dairy units at the village level across the country in…
Markets Dialogue with Dr Bhaskar Ganguly
- December 9, 2022
- Prashant Tripathi
- Dairy Dialogue
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Nearly 100,000 cows and buffaloes have died after more than two million cattle were infected by a virus in India in one of the deadliest outbreaks in the country. Lumpy skin disease is threatening India’s 300 million cattle population. The disease, caused by a capripoxvirus, is transmitted by blood-feeding insects such as mosquitoes, ticks and…
Amul features second in top 300 cooperatives
- December 9, 2022
- Prashant Tripathi
- Dairy
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World: the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and the European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse) launched the 2022 edition of the World Cooperative Monitor. Gujarat-based dairy cooperative giant GCMMF, which sells its products under Amul, has secured the 2nd position in the world’s top 300 cooperatives. The ranking is based on the turnover…
What caused the melting of Indian butter stocks. (Update)
- December 9, 2022
- Prashant Tripathi
- Dairy, nukkad
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According to statistics compiled by the Agricultural and Processed Foods Export Development Authority (Apeda), India exported 19,954 tonnes of butter in 2021-22, about four-and-a-half instances more significant than the earlier 12 months’ amount of 4,449 tonnes. Exports of skimmed milk powder elevated to 46,285 tonnes in the 12 months ended March 31, 2022, a virtually…