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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
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