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Dairy
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Deals & capital, Uttar PradeshGyan Dairy emerges as a stepping stone of progress in the dairy industryLucknow-based Gyan Dairy says its Gyan Fresh app has brought 24,000 active consumers and more than 9,000 daily deliveries, with milk sourced from over 3,000 villages.
- Precision & digital, GlobalLivestock management and monitoringWearable and environmental sensors, data analytics and machine learning help farmers spot illness early, adjust feeding and improve herd productivity, though cost and privacy are concerns.
- Policy & trade, IndiaAmul criticises companies selling almond, soybean and oat drinks as milkAmul has asked FSSAI to stop makers of plant-based drinks such as almond and soybean beverages using the word milk, as the regulator considers a draft rule on the term.
- Policy & trade, TelanganaTelangana to release the due amount of pending arrears to dairy farmersTelangana will release about Rs 65 crore in pending arrears of its Rs 4 a litre incentive to around 60,000 dairy farmers after March 18, minister KT Rama Rao said.
- Precision & digital, Rajasthan‘MooPay’: a direct payment platform for dairy farmers launched in RajasthanDairy-tech startup Stellapps has launched MooPay, an automated platform that lets dairies pay registered farmers directly into their savings accounts, starting in Bhilwara district.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaNDDB establishes ‘Pashu Mitra’ helpline for dairy farmersThe National Dairy Development Board has opened Pashu Mitra, a call centre where dairy farmers can get expert answers on animal health, nutrition and breeding.
- Precision & digital, IndiaNew startups set to digitize dairy farming in IndiaStartups such as Stellapps and Country Delight are using technology to improve milk sourcing, farmer payments, traceability and quality in India's dairy supply chain.
- Markets, United Kingdom4 surprising facts about how veganism is impacting farming: is it bad?Plant-based eating has grown in the UK, with record Veganuary sign-ups and rising oat milk sales, but its effect on meat and dairy farming has so far been limited.
- Inputs & crop science, LadakhMoU signed between NDDB and Ladakh in order to promote livelihood through dairy businessNDDB and the union territory of Ladakh have signed an MoU under which NDDB will survey dairy potential across all households and draw up a roadmap to raise rural incomes.
- Inputs & crop science, IndiaA surge in milk production in IndiaIndia's milk output rose from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 198.4 million tonnes in 2019-20, helped by the legacy of Operation Flood, crossbreeding and artificial insemination.