September 18, 2024

The government is aiming to bring more dairy farmers in the unorganised sector under cooperatives model so that they get remunerative prices and quality products are made available in the market, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying on Tuesday said. “We are focussing on those states where dairy cooperatives have …

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India’s milk industry struggles as the climate changes In a humid, late-July day this year, Chandan Singh went to milk his buffaloes, only to find five of them spewing foamy saliva. The village veterinarian diagnosed haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), a bacterial disease also known as gala ghotu rog. Treatment cost around INR 15,000 (USD 179), which roughly equates …

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