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20 June 2014
Indian State Hikes Agri BudgetINDIA - In a view to boost the agriculture sector, Odisha state will be increasing agricultural spend to $335 million during the 2014-15 budget year....
Indian Company Ships First Milk Batch to South AfricaINDIA - Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) has sent a first container of milk to South Africa through Vanya Food Exports....
19 June 2014
Indian Ministry Announces Plan to Develop Food MapINDIA - The country will be developing food map across the country, Ms Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Indian Minister for Food Processing Industries said a Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) event recently, writes Jagdish Kumar....
FAO India Head Calls on Agriculture Minister, Discusses Farming, Animal Health Issues INDIA - Peter Kenmore, FAO Representative in India has notified the Agriculture Minister Shri Radha Mohan Singh today (19 June) of the work done by FAO globally, and in India towards ensuring food security and price stability in the context of challenges...
17 June 2014
Indian Dairy Firms Team Visits AustraliaINDIA - A delegation of Indian dairy companies is on a five-day long visit to Australia to promote trade and investment opportunities between the two countries....
16 June 2014
India's National Bank Reduces Rates by 20 Basis PointsINDIA - Mumbai-based National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has reduced rate of interest by 20 basis points (bps) on their long-term refinance facility to banks with an objective to promote investments in agriculture, writes Jagdish...
13 June 2014
Government Will Increase Investment in the Agri Sector, says Indian PresidentINDIA - Agriculture is the source of livelihood for the majority of our people, the President of India, Pranab Mukherjee said at the first session of both houses of parliament after the general elections to the 16th Lok Sabha....
12 June 2014
Maharashtra Records Agri GrowthINDIA - The Economic Survey of Maharashtra for 2013-14, which was tabled in the legislature recently, said that the state recorded four per cent growth in its agriculture sector....
10 June 2014
NDRI to Host 2015 Agricultural Science Congress in KarnalINDIA - National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) will be hosting 12th Agricultural Science Congress at its campus from February 3 to 6, 2015 in Karnal, Haryana state....
09 June 2014
Amul to set up dairy plant in VaranasiINDIA - Amul brand name of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation subsidiary, Palanpur-based Banas Dairy (Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited) will be setting up dairy plant in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state....
Kwality Dairy Profit up 37 Per Cent INDIA - New Delhi based dairy food company, Kwality Dairy (India) Limited has recorded a 37.23 per cent increase in net profit at $25 million during 2013-14 financial year (April 2013-March 2014)....
30 May 2014
R Mohan Singh appointed India’s Agri MinisterINDIA - After the success in general elections, Narendra Modi took charge as the 15th prime minister of India on May 26, 2014, along with 45 cabinet and minister of states....
23 May 2014
Amul to Invest $769 million in Next Two YearsINDIA - Amul brand name of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) will be investing $700 million to $769 million for processing higher quantity of milk in the next two years....
20 May 2014
Amul to Set up Dairy Plant in VaranasiINDIA - Amul brand name of Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation subsidiary, Palanpur-based Banas Dairy (Banaskantha District Co-operative Milk Producers Union Limited) will be setting up dairy plant in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh state, writes Jagdish...
Haryana Clears New Agri PolicyINDIA - Haryana state has passed a new agriculture policy to generate four per cent growth in the farming sector, writes Jagdish Kumar....
12 May 2014
Illegal Delhi Dairies Implicated With Cattle AbuseINDIA – Dairy cattle in Delhi’s illegal dairies are being subjected to an array of welfare infringements, local authorities have reported....
09 May 2014
Gujarat Ranks No 1 in Total Dairy Output Across IndiaINDIA - With an annual dairy output worth over $2.07 billion, Gujarat has been ranked number one state with about 21 per cent share in terms of total dairy output worth over $10 billion across top 20 states in India, writes Jagdish Kumar....
02 May 2014
India Pegs $9.20 billion Investment on Agri-Infra SchemesINDIA - In order to develop agriculture infrastructure in the country, India has set aside $9.20 billion that will be spent on developing integrated scheme for agricultural marketing in the 12th plan period (2012-2017), writes Jagdish Kumar....
30 April 2014
Kwality Dairy Plans $50 million Investment on Dairy ExpansionINDIA - New Delhi based dairy product producer, Kwality Dairy is planning to invest $50 million during the current fiscal year....
Cadbury India Renamed Mondelez India Foods LimitedINDIA - Cadbury India Limited, a subsidiary of Mondelez International Inc. has been renamed as Mondelez India Foods Limited....
29 April 2014
Gujarat Milk Federation Output Up 32 Per Cent During Last YearINDIA - India’s largest milk cooperative society, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), popularly known as Amul brand has recorded a 32 per cent increase in sales turnover at $3.04 billion during 2013-14 fiscal year....
India's Milk Production To Hit 177 MT By 2019-20INDIA - With the increasing income levels of average Indians, milk production in India will touch 177 million tonnes by 2019-20, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham), an apex industry body’s Economic Research Bureau (AERB)...
21 April 2014
Cattle Feed Quality Woefully Deficient, Says Former Dairy ChairpersonINDIA - No less than 70 per cent of the cost of milk production in India goes towards fodder, and yet, cattle feed remains woefully deficient in quality, thereby affecting yield, the former chairperson of the National Dairy Development Board Amrita Patel...
08 April 2014
Rapid Growth in Meat, Dairy Output in Gujarat GUJARAT, INDIA - Meat production has doubled in the state of Gujarat over the last 10 years and the output of dairy products is almost four times higher. India exported seven per cent more poultry meat last year....
18 March 2014
Freak Hail Kills 500 CattleINDIA – Extreme unseasonal hail storms have claimed the lives of over 500 cattle in a town to the north east of Mumbai....
11 February 2014
Indian Agricultural Food Exports Rise SharplyANALYSIS - Indian agricultural food products have seen a dramatic rise in exports over the last two years – rising by 55 per cent two years ago and 13 per cent last year, writes Chris Harris....
09 January 2014
Foot and Mouth Could Cripple Kerala Cattle IndustryINDIA – Kerala's foot and mouth outbreak has led to state milk production plummeting 40 per cent and could now threaten animal health at a local zoo, a farming minister has revealed....
31 December 2013
Report Warns of Growing Feed Shortage in IndiaINDIA - The country's livestock population is forecast to reach 312 million by 2015, leading to likely shortage of feed and fodder....
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