Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Karnataka Co–Operative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (KMF) is a dairy cooperative from Karnataka, India, which sells products such as milk, curd, ghee, butter, ice cream, chocolates, and sweets under the brand name Nandini. It is a federation of milk producers under the ownership of Ministry of Cooperation, Government of Karnataka ...
Mansinh Institute of Training of National Dairy Development Board at Mehsana, Gujarat. The NDDB was founded by Dr. Verghese Kurien in 1965. The prime minister of India at that time, Lal Bahadur Shastri, wished to replicate the success of the Kaira Cooperative Milk Producers' Union across India. [7]
These purchase prices are set high enough to enable dairy processors to pay farmers at least the support price for the milk they use in manufacturing these products. The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 1501) mandated a support price of $9.90/ cwt , effective through December 31, 2007, when the program by law was scheduled to expire.
According to The New York Times, if the current Farm Bill expires and the pricing equation reverts to its 1949 standard, the government will pay considerably more for milk.
Some farmers prefer buffalo milk due to the higher fat content of the milk, as milk prices are determined by fat content. [84] Buffalo milk contains 7–7.5% fat, which is almost double of that of cow milk. [78] A number of traditional dairy products owe their characteristics to buffalo milk. [85]
Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur.He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.
WASHINGTON/SINGAPORE/TAIPEI (Reuters) -The White House is seeking to renegotiate U.S. CHIPS and Science Act awards and has signaled delays to some upcoming semiconductor disbursements, two sources ...
The Amul vs Nandini row has created a stir in the state, with opposition mainly Congress leaders and pro-Kannada regionalist groups attacking the government for allowing the Gujarat-based Amul to sell fresh milk and curd in Bengaluru. The critics believe that entry of Amul in the fresh milk market could spell trouble for Karnataka's local brand ...