Dynamic traceability story of mooMark

Sirpasri Kumaresan

Product Manager, Stellapps Technologies (P) Ltd

A big fat problem in milk: What’s driving up prices?

The current price inflation in milk is mainly due to a shortage of fat. It has led dairies to hike full-cream milk prices or to cut fat content through rebranding of existing products. Also, milk does not attract GST, while fat and powder used in reconstitution does, an anomalous situation for which the consumer ultimately pays.

HARISH DAMODARAN

Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor , Indian Express

Expectations of dairy farmers and industry from animal breeding and genetics research

India is ranked 1st in milk production contributing 23 per cent of global milk production and there are 50 well-defined breeds of cattle and 17 breeds of buffaloes. As per National Action Plan for Dairy Development envisages to achieve milk production target of 300 Million MT by 2023-24 from 155.5 Million MT during 2015-16 requiring an annual growth rate of 8.56% which would lead to increase in per capita availability of milk from current level of 337 grams per day to 592 grams per day in 2023-24 addressing the substantial nutritional requirement of growing population. To achieve the desired milk production targets, average In-milk animal productivity would be required to grow annually at the rate of 4.7%

Dr Dinesh T. Bhosale

Regional Commercial Director, AB Vista South Asia

Why India’s agri production stats need a ground reality check

India’s agricultural production statistics sometimes present dissonances with consumption data. The household consumer expenditure data are more than a decade old, and an update is urgently needed.

HARISH DAMODARAN

Rural Affairs and Agriculture Editor , Indian Express