IDAnews NATIONALnews - Indian Dairy Association

48
bulletin
IDAnews
Dupont TM Danisco
Officials visit IDA (HQ)
MR. SANJAY IQBAL, Sales Direct-South Asia,
DuPont Nutrition & Health, Danisco (India)
Pvt. Ltd., paid a courtesy visit to IDA
House on 29th June 2013. He was
accompanied by Dr. Ravindra Kumar,
Tech. Director, DuPont Nutrition & Health.
They met Dr. N.R. Bhasin, President-IDA
and Mr. K.L. Arora, CEC Member, IDA
and Secretary, IDA(NZ). Wide-ranging
discussions on the current status of Indian
dairy sector were held at the meeting.
Dupont TM Danisco is the brand for a range of ingredients that helps provide enhanced bioprotection, an improved
nutritional profile, better taste and texture with greater cost efficiency and lower environmental impact. It effectively
meets the needs of manufacturers of food and beverages, dietary supplements and pet food.
IDA SZ Sponsors Technical Session
during National Seminar
THE REGIONAL CAMPUS of
KVAFSU, Bangalore in association
with IDA (SZ) organized a
two day National Seminar during
26- 27 April, 2013 on the theme
“Changing scenario of dairy food
safety and standards in the backdrop
of FSSAI Act — 2006”.
Dr. A.K. Srivastava, Director,
NDRI delivered the key note address
at the event which saw around 200 participants.
Six Technical Sessions consisted of presentations made
NATIONALnews
Ban on milk from China
continues
INDIA HAS DECIDED to extend the ban on imports of milk and
its products from China for one more year as the country
has not provided any data addressing safety concerns.
Extending the ban on Chinese milk products by a year,
by eminent dairy professionals including
Dr. Satish Kulkarni, Head
NDRI & Chairman IDA SZ, Dr. B.
Surendra Nath and Dr. K.L.
Gajendran. Poster presentations by
staff and students dealt with topics
related to the theme.
The concluding session was
chaired by Dr. C.S. Prasad, Director
NIANP. Useful recommendations
emerged from the deliberations. The financial support and
association of IDA (SZ) was appreciated by all.
the Food and
Drugs Administration
(FDA) has
warned of strict action against those found selling the
INDIAN DAIRYMAN JULY 2013

same. The ban on import of Chinese milk and milk products,
including chocolate products, candies, confectionery
and food preparations having milk as an ingredient, has
been extended from June 23 this year.
India had imposed a ban on Chinese milk and milk
A Hostel that Nurtures
The Cattle Care Centre in
Koduvalli near Red Hills in
Tamil Nadu is a hostel for
over 60 milch buffaloes belonging
to farmers. The Centre
has been launched on an
experimental basis to provide
round-the-clock veterinary
care, nutritious feed and a
hygienic milking environment,
all under one roof.
Dr. R. Prabakaran,
Vice-Chancellor, Tamil
Nadu Veterinary and Animal
Sciences University (TANUVAS), says the centre was
launched to provide space for farmers to engage in hygienic
milk production. “It is an eco-friendly place, where all the
waste is completely recycled and reused.”
Cattle owners leave their cattle at the centre where
they are released to graze during the day. The Centre has a
five-acre plot exclusively for raising organic fodder by using
Expanding exports for Indian dairy
THE INDIAN DAIRY SECTOR is expecting an
increase in its export to Southeast Asia,
due to a growing demand for milk in the
region. According to some estimates
SMP export to the region could rise to
10,000 tonnes from the present 5,000
tonnes.
“Across Asia, India is the only
country with surplus milk. Above all, we
have the location advantage to cater to
the Southeast Asian market. Also, price
competitiveness is there,” said Mr. R.S.
Sodhi, Managing Director of GCMMF.
Milk consumption in Southeast
Asia is mainly driven by high birth rates,
rising incomes, improving diets, growth
in modern retailing, urbanisation and
JULY 2013
products in September 2008 due to the presence of
melamine. More than a dozen countries in Asia and Africa
have banned milk and dairy product imports from
China due to melamine content, the dangerous chemical
that can cause kidney stones as well as organ failure.
the urine and the dung of
the cattle. The remaining
dung is utilized for producing
bio-gas, which is used
in the hostel kitchen. The
centre has also taken up
vermi-composting.
Nearly 125 litres of
milk is collected every day.
This is bought by the college
for its dairy plant and
the farmers are paid ` 30
per litre for the milk. According
to Dr. Prabakaran,
the Centre caters to three villages in and around Koduvalli.
One of the major advantages at the Centre is the
availability of round-the-clock medical attention for cattle.
The veterinarians at the centre identify any contagious disease
and attend to it before it has a chance to spread. A
great initiative, the Centre has the potential to be replicated
nationally.
countrywide school milk programmes.
Countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, the
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and
Vietnam are increasingly dependent on
imports. A Rabobank report said dairy
trade in the region surpassed 1.6 million
tonnes in 2012.
Indian skimmed milk powder
(SMP) reportedly cost around US$ 3450
per tonne. In comparison, nations such
as Australia and New Zealand charge
between US$ 3550-3650 per tonne.
“We see 7,000-8,000 tonnes of
SMP exports every month. Farmers
benefit from this, as we get a good price
from the international market,”
said Sodhi. According to Mr. R.G.
INDIAN DAIRYMAN
49

50
bulletin
Chandramogan, Chairman, Hatsun Agro Products, "Southeast
Asia is a major market. Milk powder export is a commodity
business; hence, our advantage is our quality and
price."
Shutters down for small dairy farms
SMALL DAIRY FARMS in
Visakhapatnam region in
Andhra Pradesh are running
dry, thanks to the steep
increase in cattle feed prices.
A number of them, having
10-20 cows and buffaloes
have gone out of business
over the past five years.
Many more would meet the
same fate as dairying is no
longer a lucrative proposition.
Agriculturists and farmers from the region have quit
dairying mainly because they are unable to provide for the
Norms for breast milk banking
TO PROMOTE BREAST MILK for infants who have either lost their mothers or have
been abandoned, the Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) chapter of the
Indian Academy of Pediatrics organized a national consultative meeting to
formulate national guidelines for “Human Milk Banking”.
“At present, there are close to 40 such human milk banks in the country.
However, they do not have any laid guidelines for their operations,” said
Dr. Balraj Singh Yadav, Pediatrician and Joint Organizing Secretary, IYCF.
He added that once pasteurized, human milk can be stored up to three
months in a freezer. The need to have guidelines will specify the tests which
need to be done on the expressed milk by a donor mother. It will also make it
mandatory to have identity cards for donor mothers as well as specify the
guidelines about the medical history of the donor mother.
Mother Dairy to open
55 Safal stores
The Indian government has recently lifted the ban on
export of milk powder. This development comes in the heels
of news that Australia and New Zealand have been gunning
to fill the milk export void in the ASEAN region.
cattle. The amount obtained from
sale of milk does not even meet
the feed expenses of cattle. A
tractor of hay– usually paddy residue
costs anywhere between `
3,500 to 4,500. The bovines also
need to be fed lucerne, oilcakes,
grains and extra dry matter which
costs around ` 2,000 to 3,000 per
cow per month. On the other hand,
the average milk yield per cow is
roughly 6 to 8 litres per day. Apart from rising feed prices,
adding to the woes of dairy farmers is the perennial problem
of male calves, as not all are put to use as draft animals.
MOTHER DAIRY ANNOUNCED the opening of 55
new Safal outlets in the National Capital
Region (NCR) and Bengaluru, taking the
current tally to nearly 500. The product
portfolio under Safal brand includes fresh
fruits and vegetables, frozen vegetables,
juices and processed food items such as
jam, pickle and tomato ketchup.
INDIAN DAIRYMAN JULY 2013

Buffalo boom through AI
A PROJECT TO revive the
dwindling buffalo population
and decreasing milk yield in
Punjab is showing results with
61,000 calves of upgraded
breeds having been born
through artificial insemination in
the last two years. The project,
“Improving milk productivity of
milch animals, especially
buffaloes, by providing Artificial
Insemination service at the doorstep of the farmers
through Integrated Buffalo Development Centres”, was
launched in 2010. Milkfed
(Punjab State Cooperative Milk
Producers' Federation Limited)
is the implementing agency, the
state animal husbandry
department is providing
technical support, and Rashtriya
Krishi Vigyan Yojana (RKVY)
has been funding this project.
Under the project, around
200 Integrated Buffalo
Development Centers were started in the first phase and
AI services were provided at farmers’ doorstep.
Amul enters smaller towns
GCMMF WHICH MARKETS the
‘Amul’ brand of milk and milk
products, aims to get into 700 small
towns for the first time this financial
year and intends to double its
export. Mr. Vipul Chaudhary,
Chairman of GCMMF, said:
“Rapid expansion will be the mantra
for 2013-14.”
Milk procurement had risen
20 per cent in 2012-13 to 13.1 million
kg. The aim was to raise procurement
by another 14 per cent in
2013-14. On the proposed expansion,
Mr. R.S. Sodhi, the Managing
Director, said: “It would be pan-
India. We are targeting smaller markets,
with a population (each) of
25,000-50,000 people.” Amul will also
be expanding its processing capacity.
Training Program at Vidya Dairy
VIDYA DAIRY IS the leading organization in formulating and
delivering exemplary training programme for all key stakeholders
of dairy industry namely students, working employees,
management groups and executives.
On the request of the Director, Dairy Development,
Assam, Vidya Dairy conducted a 6 days
training programme on “Outlines of Dairying” for
30 Dairy Development Officers, in association with
SMC College of Dairy Science, Anand. The participants
were apprised of Gujarat's success story
in the field of dairy development. As a part of the
programme, Vidya Dairy organized visits to Village
Co-operative Societies (DCS), Dairy farm and various
Dairy Plants of Gujarat. It also arranged an
interactive session with Mr. R.S. Sodhi, MD,
GCMMF, Dr. B.P. Shah, Chairman, Vidya Dairy
JULY 2013
& Principal Sheth MC College of Dairy Science, Anand
and Mr. Rahulkumar Srivastava, MD, KDCMPUL (Amul
Dairy), Anand with a view to implement the success
story of Gujarat Dairy Industry in Assam.
INDIAN DAIRYMAN
51

DAIRY SCOOPS
52
bulletin
CAMEL MILK FROM AMUL
Amul will commence marketing
camel milk from August 15.
Camel milk will be collected and
processed by the Kutch District
Cooperative Milk Producers
Union, popularly known as
Sarhad Dairy, and marketed by
the Gujarat Cooperative Milk
Marketing Federation, according
to Valamjibhai Humbal, President
of the Kutch union and a
Director at the State milk
marketing body.
Camel milk , a rich source of
Vitamin C, could help patients
suffering from high blood
pressure, tuberculosis, gastric
complications and even
cancer.Unprocessed camel milk
has a shelf-life of only 4-5 hours.
AUTOMATIC MILK VENDING
MACHINE
Leh in J&K became the first
district to have an Automatic
Milk Vending Machine Swap
Operating (AMVMSO) which
facilitates consumers to fetch
milk through a swap card (like an
ATM card) whenever they
require. The Chief Animal
Husbandry Officer Dr Qayoom
informed that the multi layered
tank with 500 liters capacity will
be stationed at identified location
and milk collected from villages
through Ladakh Milk Union
Limited will be given to public
through the AMVMSO.
KMF APPOINTS MD & CEO
Karnataka Milk Federation,
South India’s largest cooperative
dairy federation, has appointed
A S Premanath as its Managing
Director and Chief Executive
Officer on permanent basis.
Owned and managed by milk
producers of Karnataka, the
Federation has over 2.13 million
milk producers.
SEBI directive
on fraudulent
scheme
AFTER CLAMPING DOWN on an investment
scheme involving collection of public funds
for purchase of cattle to earn huge returns
from sale of ghee, SEBI has asked the company as well as its directors to initiate
the process for refunding ` 1,100 crore to investors.
The operator of this scheme, HBN Dairies & Allied Ltd, has also been barred
from disposal of assets totaling over ` 1,000 crore, except for the purpose of
winding up of its schemes, and refund of investor money. Sebi said that HBN and
its nine directors cannot solicit any further money from investors or its customers
into these schemes.
INTERNATIONALnews
Australia eyeing
“Asean-6 Tigers”
AS MENTIONED EARLIER South-East Asia needs more milk. Australia gladly
wishes to step in to provide the same! A report by Rabobank shows the
“ASEAN-6 Tigers” — the six largest economies of South East Asia — could
consume an extra three billion litres of milk by 2020. The rising demand from
Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines and Vietnam — is
linked to good economic conditions, and not enough local supply.
Currently, 40 per cent of Australian milk production is exported. Brian
Tessmann, from the Queensland Dairy farmers Organisation, says the new
opportunity must be grasped. “The government needs to get involved and
make sure we can get our production into those countries, but Australia also
needs to make sure the dairy supply and demand system works in such a way
that we have the dairy products to get in there and not be driving dairy
farmers out of business in many of the domestic regions, as we are now.”
INDIAN DAIRYMAN JULY 2013

Rise in Whole Milk
Powder prices
WHOLE MILK POWDER auction prices rose for the
first time in two months amid expectations of a
modest increase in New Zealand production in
the second half of the year.
The average winning price rose to $4,668
per metric ton.
Fonterra expects about 2 percent growth in
New Zealand milk collection in the 2013-14
season. Prices surged to a record in April as a
drought was declared in New Zealand.
Fonterra, which accounts for about a third of the global trade in dairy
products, sells whole, skim and butter-milk powder, dried-milk fat, lactose,
butter, cheese and casein at its Global Dairy Trade auctions.
health Updates
What’s New in the Cheese Bazaar
Low Cholesterol cheese
for hypertension patients
A LOW CHOLESTEROL, reduced salt, fatty acid-enriched cheese has been developed
by Spanish researchers at AZTI-Tecnalia which is highly suited to the elderly
and those suffering from hypertension. This cheese has been created by
substituting the animal fats found in milk with cholesterol-free vegetable fats
with omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids
The new functional dairy product is low in cholesterol, and rich in omega-
3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Therefore, the total amount of fat is similar to
normal cheese, but the difference lies in the quality of fat - being vegetable fat
it is healthier for consumers.
Furthermore, this prototype can be used as a carrier for incorporating
other bioactive
compounds such
as fatty acids or
peptides that
would allow product
diversification
under the category
of healthy
dairy products.
JULY 2013
IDF WORLD DAIRY SUMMIT
28 Oct – 1 Nov 2013
Yokohama, Japan
The IDF World Dairy Summit is
the world’s primary leading edge
dairy event – the most important
gathering of and for dairy
specialists and decision-makers in
all dairy related fields.
For more information, please get
in touch with Nico van Belzen at
nvanbelzen@fil-idf.org
www.wds2013.com
ANIMAL & DAIRYTECH
ASIA 2013
9 th - 11 th Sept. 2013
Gandhinagar, Gujarat
Animal & Dairytech Asia is a
concurrent event of Agritech Asia
2013. Key features: Asia's prime
exhibition on Animal Husbandry,
Dairy and Agriculture.
Visit: www.radeecal.in
FOODPRO 2013
30 th Aug. - 1 st Sept., 2013
Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai
CII is organizing the 10 th Foodpro
in Chennai. Highlights of the
events are: 3 Day Exhibition;
One-day Industry Conference on
Food Processing and Technology;
Seminar & Workshop on
Technology, Food Safety &
Hygiene and B2B Meetings, etc
Contact: Website: www.foodpro.in
42 ND DAIRY INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
12-14 December, 2013
Chennai Trade Center, Chennai
Tamil Nadu
The 42 nd Dairy Industry
Conference is being organized by
the Indian Dairy Association
(South Zone) with the theme
“Growth in Indian Dairying &
Trade Issues” from December
12-14, 2013 at Chennai Trade
Center, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
Contact: Mr. B.S. Nataraj,
Secretary General, 42 nd DIC.
M.: +91-9483204072
dicchennai2013@yahoo.com
www.idasz.org
INDIAN DAIRYMAN
C A L E N D A R
53

54
bulletin
Reduced Sodium cheese developed
CHR-HANSEN HAS DEVELOPED a salt-reducing concept that enables
cheese manufactures to cut sodium levels by up to 50% with no
difference to taste or texture.
The SaltLife concept can cut sodium levels by up to half
while ensuring exceptional product quality. The cultures help to
maintain the taste forfeited when cutting salt levels. The cheese
coagulants improve texture and reduce bitterness. Reducing sodium
levels in cheese is technically challenging as it can have an adverse
impact on taste, texture and shelf life, according to Chr. Hansen.
Indian research on Probiotic and aloe benefits
ACCORDING TO A new study
published in Nutrition,
combining probiotic
Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
supplements with aloe vera
may slash cholesterol levels by
over 40%. The combination
also showed significant
reductions in triacylgycerol
levels, and a 12% increase in HDL cholesterol levels.
“An optimized blend of the probiotic LGG and aloe
vera gel could be exploited as a potential biotherapeutic
remedy to decrease cholesterol levels and lower the risk
of CVD, although the field is open for futher studies”,
wrote researchers led by Manoj Kumar, Ph.D. from
India’s National Institute of Nutrition. High cholesterol
levels, hypercholesterolemia, have a long association with
many diseases, particularly cardiovascular disease
Milk Products for Dietary Protein
A STUDY published in the Journal
of Nutrition has found that dietary
protein helps build bone mass in
teenage girls when they consume
higher intakes of calcium. The
study included 133 young Canadian
adults. Assessments were taken of
total body bone mineral content and
total body bone mineral density
along with dietary intake. Results
showed that protein intake had a beneficial effect on
the bone mass of girls who at peri-adolescence or early
(CVD).
The Indian researchers
divided lab rats into four groups:
The first group acted as the
control and was fed a normal
diet; the other three groups
were fed a hypercholesterolemic
diet with supplemental
LLG, Aloe vera gel, or a
combination of both for 45 days.
adulthood consumed 1000 mg or more
of calcium per day. The authors
suggest that protein intake has a
beneficial effect on bone development
during females’ bone-building years
and that adequate calcium intake is
necessary for this. They report that
milk products are the main source of
dietary calcium and are also the
second main food source of protein.
Milk also provides potassium and phosphorus, further
enhancing the bone building effect of dietary protein.
INDIAN DAIRYMAN JULY 2013