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NATIONAL ARTICLES
Gopal Ratna Award on National Milk INTERNATIONAL NEWS
21 Day at NDDB, Anand Pg. 54
Celebration of 100 Birth Anniversary
23 Dr. Verghese Kurien at IRMA
Panel Discussion on
25 Linking Dairy Science to Society INTERNATIONAL ARTICLES
27 The Utterly Butterly Milkman 55 A Changing Climate in Copenhagen

National Milk day celebrated at SRS 58

29 of ICAR-NDRI
Climate ambition for UK Dairy

30 Amul Celebrated its 75th Foundation Day 59 Struggling in South Aftica

Mr. R.P. Banerjee, Chairman, SSP Pvt. Ltd.,
33 remembers Dr. V. Kurien
The Uncanny Corporate Reformer
35 A Tribute to Dr. Kurien on his Birthday Centenary

40 IDA (HQ) Celebrates national Milk Day

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Birth Centenary Celebration of

Dr. Verghese Kurien
Hon’ble Union Minister of Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry & Dairy presents
Gopal Ratna Award on National Milk
Day at NDDB, Anand
Husbandry & Dairy, Dr Sanjeev Kumar
Balyan and Dr L Murugan, Shri Mitesh
Patel, Hon’ble Member of Parliament
(Loksabha), Shri AtulChaturvedi,
Secretary, Dept of Animal Husbandry & Dairy, Shri Meenesh
Shah, Chairman, NDDB, Ms. Varsha Joshi, Joint Secretary,
DAHD, Govt. of India, Dr. R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director,
GCMMF, and Ms. Nirmala Kurien also graced the occasion.

Shri Rupala said that the Gopal Ratna Award will set benchmarks
and help adopt best practises and innovation. He said Dr. Kurien
was a firm believer in being vocal about local ideology. The
cooperative model of Amul has instilled a sense of confidence
and self-belief among the farmers. He appreciated NDDB for
organising National Milk Day at Anand to commemorate Dr
Kurien’s birth centenary.

T
he Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairy, Ministry
of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairy, Govt of India, Dr. Balyan said a proud nation remembers Dr. Kurien, as we
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and other all know how the milk cooperatives have played a vital role in
institutions-GCMMF Ltd, Kaira Milk Union (Amul Dairy), the progress of the dairy industry. Dr. Kurien was an institution
NCDFI Ltd, IRMA, Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd, himself. He stressed a lot on innovation and the legacy being
IDMC Ltd, Indian Immunologicals Ltd, NDDB Dairy Services carried to new heights by NDDB.
and Anandalaya jointly celebrated (NDDB) “National Milk Day”
to commemorate the birth centenary of Dr Verghese Kurien on
November 26th, 2021) at NDDB’s TK Patel Auditorium.

During the ceremony, Shri ParshottamRupala, Hon’ble Union

Minister of Animal Husbandry & Dairy, conferred the Gopal
Ratna Award on the winners of the Best Dairy Farmer rearing
indigenous cattle or buffalo breeds, Best Artificial Insemination
Technician and Best Dairy Cooperative Society (DCS)/Milk
Producer Company/ Dairy Farmer Producer Organisation in
the country. Besides the felicitation of the winners, Shri Rupala
inaugurated IVF Labs at Dhamrod, Gujarat and Hessergatta,
Karnataka and Start-up Grand Challenge 2.0. He flagged
off Milkobikes (jointly developed by NDDB and IDMC
Ltd)—motorcycles with milking machines to encourage self-
employment.
Dr. Murugan said that Dr. Kurien was a visionary and thanked
On the occasion, he also launched an NDDB-developed web him for uplifting farmers in the country and providing nutrition
portal for breed multiplication schemes and urban kit organic to millions of children.
manure. The Hon’ble Union Minister also released a book
authored by Ms Nirmala Kurien, daughter of Dr Verghese Shri Chaturvedi said that Dr. Kurien’s extraordinary leadership
Kurien, on his life. A remake of the iconic TVC of the 1990s, qualities and commitment changed the lives of millions of milk
DoodhDoodhPiyo Glass Full, and a tribute film to Dr. Kurien producers. He further said that the beauty of dairy cooperatives
were also showcased during the ceremony. is that they return 70–80% of the consumer rupee back to the
dairy farmers. He reiterated the Hon’ble PM’s call for Sabka
Hon’ble Union Ministers of State for Fisheries, Animal Saaath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas, and Sabka Praayas.

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Dr. R.S. Sodhi said that what Dr. Kurien taught and preached
years ago is becoming more and more relevant today. Amul was
the result of his pro-local approach.His commitment to the value
system has inspired all.

The Chairman of NDDB said that Dr. Kurien had been a great
institution builder and we are celebrating the achievements
of this great visionary who gave dairy farmers control over
their resources. He said that NDDB is continuously looking
for innovative and commercially viable solutions to solve the
problems of the dairy industry. Earlier, the celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of Dr
Kurien started with a walkathon – KadamForKurien – with the
idea of reaching 200 million footsteps to honour the founder
Chairman of NDDB. During the walkathon, people walked from
Amul Dairy up to the NDDB campus via GCMMF, Institute of
Rural Management Anand (IRMA), Anandalaya School, and
NCDFI. The footsteps of people from all walks of life were
recorded through the KadamForKurien app. The walkathon
culminated with the formation of a human portrait of Dr. Kurien.

The Hon’ble Union Minister presented awards to the winners of

poetry, essay, poster, and quiz competitions organised by NDDB
in memory of Dr Kurien. The winner and runner-up of the Dr.
Kurien Centenary Cricket Tournament, organised by GCMMF
Ltd., also received awards from Shri Rupala.

Shri Arun Maira, Chairman of HelpAge International, delivered

the Dr. Kurien Memorial Lecture organised by IRMA. A
Ms. Varsha Joshi said Dr. Kurien always believed that special talk by Shri Satish Marathe, Board Member, RBI &
cooperation was the preferred form of enterprise. Today, we are Shri Vijay Kumar T, Executive Vice Chairman, Andhra Pradesh
proudly following in his footsteps. RythuSadhikaraSamstha was also organised.

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Celebration of 100th Birth Anniversary of

Dr. Verghese Kurien at the
Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)
The ‘Kurien Mahotsav’ was formally inaugurated at the IRMA
Auditorium on 24November 2021. The Chief Guest of the
event was Dr. Shreekant Sambrani, First Member Secretary and
Director, IRMA. Also present were Prof. Tushaar Shah, Former
Director, IRMA; Dr. R.S. Sodhi, MD, GCMMF; Shri Meenesh
Shah, Chairman, NDDB; Shri Mangaljit Rai, Chairman, NCDFI;
and Shri Mrugank Paranjape, MD, NeML.

A
nand, Gujarat: Institute of Rural Management Anand
(IRMA) celebrated the centenary of its founder Dr.
Verghese Kurien, popularly known as the Father of the
White Revolution in India. The celebration, dubbed, the Kurien
Mahotsav, was organized from 20-27 November 2021 and
included a host of academic and socio-cultural activities.

The Mahotsav began on 20 November 2021, with a blood

donation camp that IRMA organized in association with the AD
Gorwala Blood Centre, Anand. 75 people donated blood for the
noble cause. This was followed on 21November 2021by a city-
wide cycle rally that saw participation from nearly 700 riders During November 24-27, 2021, a host of academic activities
from Anand, Ahmedabad and Vadodara. including seminars and symposia on a wide range of themes
such as “Linking Dairy Science to Technology”, “Rural
The rally visited all the Dr. Kurien established institutions Management Paradigm: Instrumental or Transformational?”,
in Anand like IRMA, Anandalaya School, National Dairy “Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities through
Development Board (NDDB), National Cooperative Dairy Collectives: Frameworks for Management”, “Farming Futures:
Federation of India (NCDFI), Vidya Dairy, IDMC Limited, Reimagining Producer Collectives in India”, “Collectives in the
Amul, and GCMMF. Wake of External.

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Shocks: Study of Water Users Association Apart from the academic activities,
and Handloom Weavers”, “Measurement the IRMA family also celebrated the The Mahotsav ended on 26 November
of Financial and Social Performance occasion by organizing a host of socio- 2021with the Tenth Dr. Verghese Kurien
in Collectives” and “Analytics in cultural activities like a clothes donation Memorial Lecture by Shri Arun Maira,
Dairy Cooperatives”, were conducted drive, a cultural programme and a special Chairman, Help Age International who
successfully with participation from programme by SPICMACAY by Shehnai shared his wisdom on the topic, “A billion
academics, practitioners and policymakers Maestros Pt. Ashwani Shankar, Pt. fireflies: Critical conversations to shape a
of national and international repute. Sanjeev Shankar and Shri Anand Shankar. new post-pandemic world”.

IRMA thanks the National Cooperative

Dairy Federation of India (NCDFI),
NeML, Reliance Industries Limited and
the National Agricultural Cooperative
Marketing Federation of India Ltd.
(NAFED) for their association in making
the Kurien Mahotsav a grand success.

UP CM Assures
More Help to
Dairy Industry

D
r. Raja Rathinam, an elected
member of the Central Executive
Committee of the Indian Dairy
Association met the Hon’ble Chief
Minister of Uttar Pradesh Mr. Yogi
Adityanath, in his office and discussed
the opportunities for converting
unorganized dairy sector to organized one
using cooperative model and also allow
investments by private sector in putting up
commercial dairy plants in Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Raja has a long experience of working

with the cooperative milk unions in Bihar,
West Bengal and now in Uttar Pradesh.
He is currently handling a project SKPCL
initiated by UNDP in Jaunpur district of
Uttar Pradesh.

The state is not only the highest milk

producing state but also offers many
opportunities for manufacturing value
added products for domestic and
international markets.

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A Report on
International Panel Discussion on
‘Linking Dairy Science to Society’
24th November 2021, IRMA

A
n international panel discussion titled “Linking dairy
science to society” was organised on November
24, 2021 by the Verghese Kurien Centre of
Excellence(VKCoE) as part of the ongoing birth centennial
celebrations of Dr. Verghese Kurien, dubbed “The Kurien
Mahotsav” at IRMA. Conducted in a hybrid mode, the basic
objective of the session was to discuss contemporary issues
related to dairying in India and make a strategic plan to take the
dairy industry to the next level. The discussion was graced by
many eminent dignitaries from the dairy sector of both national
and international repute, where about 60 delegates were
physically present and many more were connected virtually.

Prof. Umakant Dash, Director, Institute of Rural

Management, Anand, initiated the discussion with his He called for the augmentation of ration balancing, sex-sorted
welcome address. Like each year, the centre released the semen, embryo transfer technology, ethno veterinary practices,
Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence Information and animal identification. His proposed recommendations
Brochure 2021. The discussion was chaired by Shri Meenesh were as follows: science should be brought to the doorsteps of
Shah, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). dairy farmers and the dairy industry; science should be applied
The virtual presenters were Ms. Caroline Emond, Director through cross-sectional subjects such as animal husbandry,
General, International Dairy Federation, Brussels; Ms. Judith agriculture, and dairy technology, in an amalgamated manner
Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK; and Dr. Anil K. where necessary; the benefits of the circular economy should
Srivastava, President, National Academy of Dairy Sciences be recognised and promoted; and relevant policies should be
(India) (NADSI) and member, Agricultural Research Scientist augmented to encourage increased operational efficiencies and
Board (ARSB). reduce environmental impact.

This set the tone perfectly for Ms. Carole Emond, Director
General, International Dairy Federation, Brussels, who
spoke on “Challenges and opportunities in the dairy sector.”
Some of the points on policies from her presentation include:
recognising the contribution of dairy to the UN Sustainable
Development Goals; promoting the role of dairy in healthy
diets and sustainable food systems; supporting research and
innovation and promoting the science behind dairy, including
the promotion of science to women and girls; maintaining
strong support and funding for school milk programs; ensuring
science-based policies; integrating Codex Alimentarius
dairy standards into national regulation and monitoring
implementation of the standards, particularly on food safety.

Ms. Judith Bryans, Chief Executive of Dairy UK’s

presentation on “Contributions of dairy in nutrition and
In his opening remarks, Shri. Meenesh Shah, Chairman, health” highlighted the role that dairy plays in achieving the
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), highlighted first and second UN Sustainable Development Goals of no
the advances that the dairy sector has seen over the past few hunger and no poverty.
decades. He said that Indian dairy is about providing milk
and milk products to consumers in general and children in She also highlighted the challenges and opportunities that
particular. Shri Shah said dairy science has improved the lie ahead for the dairy sector. Ms. Judith carried forward
livelihoods of millions of small and marginal dairy farmers the discussion by bringing to light the changing global
through various interventions in milk production and in the demographics. She brought to attention that people across
fields of animal husbandry, agriculture and dairy technology. all ages want safe, affordable, and nutritious food and dairy

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products, primarily milk, that fulfil all

these criteria.

While both the presentations called

for increased production of milk, the
question was, “how to achieve it while
maintaining the GHG emissions targets
of COP26?” still remained unanswered.
This was answered by Dr. Anil K.
Srivastava, President, National
Academy of Dairy Sciences (India)
(NADSI) and member, Agricultural
Research Scientist Board (ARSB), who, The insightful presentations were Kuldeep Choudhury, General Manager,
in his presentation “Heading towards followed by a panel discussion that Operations, Amul Dairy were amongst
carbon neutral dairying”, discussed focused on the challenges that the dairy the panellists who were virtually
various techniques that would cut down industry faces in the wake of changing joined by Dr. A. K. Singh, Principal
on the GHG emissions arising from the consumer preferences towards plant- Scientist, Head of the department, Dairy
dairy sector. based substitutes for milk products. Technology Division, ICAR-National
Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, and
He suggested that carbon neutral and Prof. Dr. Rakesh Mohan Joshi, Dr. Bharati Kulkarni, Senior Grade
climate-smart dairying is the future Dean, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Deputy Director, Clinical Division,
and, if not taken with care, dairying (IIFT), New Delhi, the renowned dairy ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition,
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The Utterly
Butterly Milkman

A
book titled “The Utterly Butterly Milkman”, compiled
by Nirmala Kurien, daughter of Dr. Verghese Kurien,
was released during the National Milk Day celebrations
on November 26th, 2021. “The book intends to commemorate
Dr. Verghese Kurien’s birth centenary with a compilation of all
that his life stood for.”

Ms. Nirmala Kurien remembered the life of Dr. Kurien from

the early days when he landed for the first time in Anand
on May 13, 1949, and thereafter, his associations with Mr.
Tribhuvanbhai Patel, chairman of Amul, and H. N. Dalaya, his
college mate from Michigan State University, joined him and
many anecdotes of his life.

Nirmala Kurien mentioned that in 1964, Prime Minister Lal

Bahadur Shastri’s village visit in Gujarat changed her Dada’s
(as she fondly called him) focus from one state to replicating
the so-called Anand Pattern across India. He believed in
an inclusive economy—one that did not favour any one
community or gender but where all men and women could
aspire to be equal—and one that would give them all a fair
chance to build an India that had greater opportunity for more
broadly shared prosperity, especially for those facing the
greatest barriers to advancing their well-being. Author: Ms. Nirmala Kurien
She also mentioned that it was his greatest honour to have
Published by: Westland Publications
been given the opportunity to work for the farmers of Gujarat Pvt. Ltd., Chennai 600096.
and India. He believed in the farmers of India and that was his Printed at: Silverpoint Press Pvt. Ltd.
religion: of the farmer, by the farmer, for the farmer. On his
last day, he believed he was very lucky to have lived on his
own terms, never having to compromise on his beliefs or his Dairy, NCDFI Ltd, Institute of Rural Management, Anand
integrity. (IRMA), Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable Pvt Ltd, IDMC Ltd,
Indian Immunologicals Ltd, NDDB, Anandalaya&Vidya Dairy.
He was a fearless leader and never hesitated to put himself on His work received admiration and validation in the form of
the line if the situation warranted it. Free India’s first prime the numerous awards and honorary degrees he received in his
minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, inaugurated the nation’s first lifetime and beyond. A few of these awards are KrishiRatna,
modern dairy plant, which was just built and commissioned by Padma Vibhushan, Ramon Magsaysay, Wateler Peace Prize,
Dr. Kurien in record time and which was the first to produce International Person of the Year, Ordre Du MeriteAgricole, The
milk powder from buffalo milk. First Rochdale Pioneers Prize, and many more.

Dr. Kurien has left behind a legacy that will ensure that his There are many more admirers, especially among
dream continues to thrive long after he is gone. He empowered academicians, authors, and activists. A few of them contributed
and inspired them. He built institutions, but more importantly, articles to this book.
he built people. Kurien had served as the founding chairman of
over institutions aimed at strengthening the farmers’ position, Dr. R. S. Sodhi mentioned that Dr. Kurien’s strength lay not
and all of the institutions he established were solely for this just in his mastery of understanding the fundamentals of
purpose. business but also in his interpersonal approach.

All the institutions which Kurien established under the Gujarat Dr. Ram Aneja mentioned that Dr. Kurien believed in capturing
Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), Amul the Indian milk market for the milk producers by making them

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leaders in price and quality. He first demonstrated this in the

Kaira district. No milk left the village cooperative, and no milk Dr. G. R. Chintala mentioned that it is very rare to find
left the village cooperative, and no milk left the district until someone who dreams big and even rarer to find someone who
the demand in urban areas was met. is able to work towards translating that dream into a reality.
Dr. M. S. Swaminathan mentioned that Dr. Kurien firmly
Dr. Tushar Shah mentioned that he always saw IRMA as believed that if there was a problem, there was a solution; so,
belonging to a class of its own, not to be compared with other one must concentrate on this solution rather than broad over
business schools; “talent must flow where it is needed most the problem.
rather than where it is paid most,” he would often quip.
Dr. Vandana Shiva mentioned that Dr. Kurien built the biggest
Mr. B. M. Vyas mentioned that Dr. Verghese Kurien was a dairy in the world based on millions of women who each had a
remarkable person and his life and work had an extraordinary few animals, creating wealth through an economy of care.
impact on the lives of more than four generations of Indians— Dr. Verghese Kurien is a legend, the “Milkman of India”,
from those in the remotest villages to those living in large cities the Father of the White Revolution—the man who made his
and metros. It is rare to find another person whose life has had country the world’s largest producer of milk.
an impact that is felt so far and wide. He was “a true nation
builder. He not only transformed the dairy industry, but was also way
ahead of his time with his farmer-centric approach. A man of
Dr. Katar Singh mentioned that he was a great patriot, a firm principles, Kurien’s legacy is also that he would take no
visionary and a real Bharat Ratna. Farmers, in general, and shortcuts and would always speak out.
milk producers, in particular, will always remember him with a
deep sense of gratitude. This book provides an insight into the life of a private man and
covers some of the achievements of Dr. V. Kurien, The Utterly
Mr. Rahul Kumar mentioned that he believed in taking the Butterly Milkman. It is worth reading for everyone.
negativity that came from frustration and channelling it into
positive outcomes. Ms. Margaret Alva mentioned that he Reviewed by
was an icon, a rare human being who will be remembered Dr. J. V. Parekh
by veneration for his life of self-sacrifice, dedication to his Chief Editor
country’s development, courage, and absolute honesty. DairyTimes Magazine

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National Milk Day celebrated at

N
ational Milk Day, also 100th
birth anniversary of late Dr.
V. Kurien, wasorganized by SRS of ICAR-NDRI, Bengaluru on
26th November 2021
Alumni Association at SRS of ICAR-
NDRI, Adugodi, Bengaluru on 26th
November 2021 with the support of
Indian Dairy Association (South Zone).
Dr. Suresh Bhagavatula, Professor of
Entrepreneurship in Indian Institute of
Management, Bangalore & Faculty of
N.S.Raghavan Centre for Entrepreneurial
Learning (IIM-B campus) was the Guest
Speaker on the occasion.

The programme started with Dr. K.

Jayaraj Rao, Vice President, welcoming
the gathering and introducing the Guest
Speaker. Dr. P.K. Dixit representing IDA
(SZ) described the achievements of late lot to achieve with respect to quality and
Dr. V. Kurien in making the country self- productivity. Presenting analogy with
sufficient in milk production. Dr.Dixit countries like China, he opined that we
narrated the genesis of Operation Flood, should all strive for achieving more and
AMUL and NDDB underlining Dr. V. more from less and less for more in dairy
Kurien’s enormous contributions. He sector. Dr. S. Subash, Secretary presented
said that we should be proud of the fact vote of thanks.
that the father of white revolution was an
alumnus of this Station. Dr.Siddaramanna, Treasurer anchored the
programme. About seventy-five persons
Dr. S Bhagavatula gave a talk on including staff, students, KMF officials,
“Entrepreneurship in dairy and food alumni and IDA –SZ members attended
sector”. Explaining the meaning of Dr. K.P. Ramesha Head, SRS of ICAR- the programme.
entrepreneurship, he quoted several NDRI, Bengaluru and President Alumni
anecdotes of how present day highly Association, SRS of ICAR-NDRI, The programme ended with distribution
successful companies had humble Bengaluru in his address conveyed his of flavoured milk along with refreshments
beginnings. greetings to all on the occasion of National befitting the occasion of National Milk
Milk Day and said that even though India Day.
He urged the young would-be ranks first in milk production, there is yet
entrepreneurs not to get disheartened by
the thought of difficult task of competing
with big companies existing in the
present-day market, and exhorted them to
look at their modest beginning and learn
from their experiences.

He said Dr. V Kurien was probably the

greatest social entrepreneur in the country
who over the years created enormous
combined wealth among farmers whose
lives changed for better.

Citing the pre-British era famous examples

of Indian art work and fabric manufacture
popular in western countries, he said • Milk Chilling Plants • SS & MS Pipe Fitting • Dairy Machinery Spares • Milk Storage Tank
• Milks Pumps
Indians by nature have entrepreneurship • Bulk Milk Cooler • Dairy Trunky Projects • On Site Installation of Machinery
• On Site Piping Works
• RMRD Section • Ghee Plant • Milk Processing Plant
quality and, no doubt, would succeed in • Milk Silo • Road Milk Tanker • CIP System • AMC
• Paneer Plant
• Milking Cans • Milking Machine • Packaging Machines
business ventures even internationally.

Our approach to entrepreneurship should

start from consumer as well as problems
involved in marketing rather than
straight away thinking on how to set up a +91 9071937171 / 9068311711
manufacturing plant.

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and Dr. Verghese Kurien, who founded

Amul celebrated its and shaped the cooperative movement.

He also took the opportunity to thank

75th Foundation Day the government of India for forming the

separate Ministry of Cooperation.

On the occasion, Hon’ble Minister

O
n October 31, 2021, Amul different locations in Anand, Kheda, (Fisheries, AH and Dairy) Shri
celebrated its 75th Foundation and Mahisagar district for the farmer ParshottamRupala and Chief Minister
Day in the august presence of members, to ensure maximum reach of Gujarat, Shri Bhupendrabhai Patel,
the Hon’ble Shri Amit Shah, Minister while abiding by the COVID norms. appreciated the role of Amul Dairy in
of Home Affairs and Minister of sustainability and the livelihood of its
Cooperation, along with other respected Millions of farmers across Gujarat dairy farmers.
dignitaries like the Chief Minister of connected digitally with the function.
Gujarat, Shri Bhupendra Patel, Shri It was a celebration of the foundation The Hon’ble Mr. Amit Shah also
Parshottam Rupala, Shri B. L. Verma, of the revolution called “Amul,” which inaugurated the state-of-the-art Sardar
and Shri Devusinh Chauhan. not only transformed the dairy industry Patel Memorial auditorium at Amul
but also reinforced the power of Dairy. The event also marked the release
The event was attended by Dr. R S cooperatives. of a classic Amul’s souvenir and a postal
Sodhi, Managing Director (GCMMF), stamp commemorating Amul’s 75th
Amul Dairy Chairman Shri Ramsinh In the last 75 years, our milk farmer anniversary and the launching of organic
Parmar, Shri Amit Vyas, Managing cooperative has been successful in fertilisers. He also virtually inaugurated
Director (Amul Dairy), GCMMF Board making AMUL a household name in a state-of-the-art warehousewarehouse
members, elected members of Amul India and endorsed as a trusted brand equipped with a smart shuttle system at
Dairy, CEO’s of organisations like in the dairy world, enabling India to the Dr.Kurien cheese facility in Khatraj
NDDB, NCDFI, IDMC, and IRMA, to become the highest milk production and the Ethno-Veterinary supplement
name a few, and the farmer members of country in the world. manufacturing unit at Kanjari. On this
Amul Dairy. day, progressive farmers of Amul were
Shri Ramsinh Parmar, Chairman of honoured by the Hon’ble Minister
The function was also broadcast live Amul Dairy, welcomed the guests and of Co-operation for their remarkable
on YouTube, as well as to fourteen reminisced about Sri Tribhuvan Kaka achievements.

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“He said, ‘You’re a young engineer. You

have the chance to experience the entire
automation process from scratch. Very
few would have that opportunity to learn
so much.”

Amit’s father reiterated the advice: “Stick

to your core competency.” “Engineering
is your field, and if you work in that
field, you’ll be successful,” Amit says. “I
stayed.” This fateful decision led to Amit
being one of two staff selected to be a part
of the automation process.

“I was there right from the concept stage,”

he says. “Suddenly, we were looking at a
fully automated plant that could process
6.5 lakh [650,000] litres of milk, 40
tonnes of butter, and 60 tonnes of powder
An interview with per day.”

Mr. Amit Vyas, MD, Amul Our entire system is digital, and it’s

Leading Amul Dairy from the Front beautiful.

During this period, globalisation

was opening up the Indian economy.
At the heart of this movement was Amul Skim milk powder made from buffalo
Dairy, a co-op society created in 1946 milk had become a crucial part of the
to end poor conditions and oppressive White Revolution, so the plant became
treatment endured by Indian farmers. something of a jewel in the Amul crown.
But it was a tough job, “ Amit says.
As it celebrates 75 years, the co-op
continues to inspire the nation and Maintaining a big, fully automated, state-
transform the dairy landscape of India— of-the-art dairy plant, even with a very
and the world—under Amit’s dynamic capable team, is one of the toughest jobs.
leadership. Young dairy industry
professionals learning about rural Internally, we used to be called “big white
management transported elephants” or “white whales.”

Mr. Amit Vyas Amit from the dairy floor into a realm of Today, Banas Dairy is still fully
Managing Director, technological and managerial innovation. operational. “It’s number one in the entire
Amul Dairy Asian region for milk production, with
Back then, the dairies were all mechanical more than 7.5 million litres a day, even
and manual. You could only process two decades later.”

W
hen Mr. Amit Vyas stepped maybe 300,000 litres of milk a day, he
into the role of Managing says. “I always wanted to automate the Manual labour
Director of Amul Dairy, one process, so I devoted myself to that.” After his success at Banas, Amit sought
of India’s largest dairy co-ops, it was with a change of pace. At Sumul Dairy, a very
full knowledge of the legacy and passion When the program ended, Amit was beset old and entirely manual plant, he found
he was taking on. Milk holds a treasured by offers of white-collar roles at other exactly that.
place in India’s history and Amul, self- companies. “I didn’t want to go back
billed as “The Taste of India”, is one of to a blue-collar job, so these were very “I went from creating one of Asia’s most
its greatest champions. “I was born at the appealing,” he says. cutting-edge automated dairy plants in a
dawn of the White Revolution,” Amit big city to a small-town dairy that was all
says. But before he could make a decision, done by hand,” he says.
a chance meeting with a friend of his
“I was brought up with the culture of father’s changed the course of his The culture he’d spent so long cultivating
the Amul Dairy co-op ingrained in my professional career. at Banas was entirely absent. They
thinking.” He wasn’t alone; the White weren’t aware of automation. They didn’t
Revolution of early 1970s India was the “He’d known me since childhood and even have temperature sensors. All I saw
start of a national process that galvanised knew my passion for innovation, and he was an opportunity.
the country’s dairy industry. told me that the Banas Dairy was going to
become fully automated,” he says. Two years after his arrival, Amit had

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transformed his new workplace into an tracking system,

automated plant that was superior to even implementation of a
the Banas facility. document management
system, thus ensuring
“We turned what was once a plant that paperless operations,
consumed a lot of energy into one of the and, above all, an
most energy-efficient facilities in India,” online dashboard
he says. “We implemented a series of to maintain keen
animal innovations, so the first thing I vigilance on day-to-
wanted to do was combine those animals day operations.
with our digital technology,” he explains.
These are just a few of
So we developed sort of like a Fitbit for the digital turnarounds
our animals, to measure heart rate, daily Amit has brought to
steps, and those sorts of stats. We have 1.3 Amul as Managing
million animals in our remit, and we need Director. Also on the
to keep them healthy. This was a way to agenda is improving
do that. The entire stable of animals in the energy efficiency and reducing its carbon money we save goes back to the farmer.
Amul network has been tagged and added footprint, including working on biogas “We trained our farmers to wear masks,
to a system that can tell farmers whether and manure fertilizers, along with further to sanitise, to disinfect. We’ve supported
their animals are in heat, unwell or even technological investment in the dairy’s them and they’ve stood by us. “ The
pregnant. animals. pandemic also gave Amit time to develop
an expanded product offering.
“The animal is not the farmer’s baby, it’s “We’ve already started supplying
Amul Dairy’s baby. We have to take care sorted-sex semen,” Amit says. It’s about “We’ve got new cookies and new toasts
of those animals, and this is how we’re supporting the farmer in the improvement coming to market because the bakery
doing that, “ Amit says. “Digitally, we can of the per-animal yield of milk. If you business in India is growing.” Among the
provide information to the village about have more than 50 percent of males born, latest items is another of Amit’s beloved
how to feed and look after the animals, you can lose an entire year. “ With sorted- innovations: a carbonated drink made
and we can alert veterinarians if the sex insemination, this situation can be from milk.
animals are unwell.” manipulated.
“We call it Amul Tru Seltzer,” he says.
So far, the system has reduced sickness “In this way, we can double milk “And over the next five years, we’ll
among Amul Dairy’s animals by more procurement by 2026. It’s one of the continue to expand in such surprising
than 10 percent. Under his vibrant biggest challenges we face, and we’re ways.” Amul Dairy played a vital role
and condescending leadership, Amul making it happen. “ Even during the in India’s past; as the future descends on
underwent a digital revolution. COVID-19 pandemic, Amul Dairy’s the increasingly digital nation, Amit has
system endured. “There has not been ensured it’s a role Amul Dairy is well
“Our entire system is digitalised, and a single day, not a single moment, not placed to continue.
it’s beautiful,” he says of incorporating a single second that milk has stopped
technologies like a first-of-its-kind coming from the villages,” Amit says. His vision for the dairy industry in India
warehouse management system, in-house includes the digitalisation of procurement
development of an employee and vehicle I always want to make sure that whatever operations through smart collection
centres, smart bulk milk coolers and
tankers, doubling milk production
and procurement through accelerated
breeding techniques like genomics, use
of sorted-sex semen and embryo transfer
in bovines, and digitalised and automated
plants with zero water discharge.

With his digital vision in place, Amit is

free to focus on the future of Amul Dairy.
“In the next five years, our target is to
produce more than nine million litres of
milk per day, maybe even 10 million,”
he says. “We should be number one, and
over those five years, we’ll make Amul
number one.”

Source:Food & Beverage, India &

South Asia

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Sangam Dairy with the same capacity

evaporator.

We have done the design, fabrication,

erection, and commissioning of one
sweetened condensed milk plant at
Bangalore Dairy and one malted milk
plant, “Nutramul,” at Amul Dairy, and a
sample of the product was handed over to
Dr. Kurien.

We expanded the capacity of the existing

plants of F-60 and F-35 milk drying
plants at Amul Dairy. At the F-60 plant,
the first expansion was from 30 TPD to
40 TPD after adding the finisher. The
second expansion was from 40 TPD to 60
TPD. Changing evaporator 3 to 5 effect
with TVR and the biggest fluid bed dryer
Mr. R. P. Banerjee, Chairman, SSP to design, fabricate, and supply instant
quality milk powder. Steam consumption
Pvt. Ltd., remembers Dr. V. Kurien decreased from 0.45 kg/hr. to 0.09 per kg.
The complete project was executed by

H
e was the main architect behind performance from Nestle and HLL. I had Mr. Tapas Chatterjee, Managing Director
the indigenous development of the opportunity to work with him from of SSP Pvt. Ltd.
evaporating and spray drying 1969 to 1987. Dr. Kurien appointed me
plants in India by providing opportunities as a member of the consulting committee Dr. Kurien called me and asked me how it
to Indian equipment manufacturers to for “Operation Flood” along with Mr. V. was possible to increase the capacity and
export projects to other countries. H. Shah. decrease so much steam. I explained that
the extra 2 calandria and TVR helped the
Our Prime Minister recently announced We discussed with Dr. Kurien that reduction.
the “Make in India” programme for now Indian industry will be capable of
manufacturing everything in India and designing, fabricating, and commissioning One day, Dr. Kurien called me and told
exporting our products. But Dr. Kurien dairy machinery without being dependent me that one sweetened condensed milk
projected this theme 50 years ago, on European technology. plant was needed to supply the product to
which was implemented by us in close defence. One old imported plant has been
association with Dr. Kurien. The dairy industry was unable to handle idle for more than 20 years at Raniwara,
the extra quantity of milk generated Rajasthan. Nobody could commission
During the 1969 IDA conference at due to the “operation flood”. I took the it. If you check the plant, if it can be
Chandigarh, Mr. Rayan, then Chief of opportunity and propagated the idea of repaired, then we can purchase the plant
Nestle, introduced me to Dr. Kurien, expansion of the existing capacity of the and install it at Mehsana Dairy.
stating that Mr. R. P. Banerjee had evaporating and spray drying plants by
supplied equipment to Nestle which was up to 50% within the existing building I checked the plant and informed him
better than European equipment. He by the addition of one or two calandria that it could be commissioned after
solved the problem of our Moga Milk in an evaporator and increasing the inlet changing the design. We shifted the plant
Product Plant. temperature in a spray dryer. to Mehsana, commissioned it, and handed
over the sample of the product to Dr.
I narrated my working experience of 13 We received orders from NDDB to Kurien.
years at APV, Calcutta, during which time complete milk projects for the following
I handled different projects for Nestle, dairies in different parts of India, such as One drying and evaporating plant with a
Horlicks, Glaxo, HLL, etc. To Dr. Kurien: Sabar, Banas, Bhatinda, Patna, Jalgaon, capacity of 12 TPD supplied to Jalandhar
Dr. Kurien invited me to Anand to meet Rohtak, Agartala, Jabalpur, Darbhanga, Dairy by one manufacturer could not
Mr. V H Shah, and he also stated that a etc. We have also received orders for provide production for more than 2 years.
man like you is required for “Operation cattle feed from Sabar, Jind, Khonna, and One day, Miss Dr. Amrita Patel called
Flood,” which is aimed at the indigenous Rohtak. We received orders from NDDB me and told me that she had been badly
development of dairy machinery.I am not to fabricate, supply, and commission one insulted by the Chairman of the Milk
getting cooperation from multinational 3 effect falling film evaporating plant Federation. “NDDB engineers, along
companies. with TVR suitable for 10 TPD at Banas with supplier’s engineers, have been
Dairy with an Egron type spray dryer. attempting to commission the plant for
I had gone to Amul to meet Mr. V H Banas Dairy produces “Amulia” milk the last two years,” he explained.I will
Shah (NDDB Office in Amul) and powder. This was our first evaporating give you 3 months’ time to get 100%
instantly recognised him as a brilliant plant produced in India. We received two capacity from the plant. I will do it at your
engineer. He got information about my more World Bank orders for Indore and risk and cost.”

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Pricing Trends in Dairy Products: 2022

National Price list International Price list

International milk and milk products Price:

Source: USDA

Source: USDA

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plant to Banas Dairy and asked evaporating plant with TVR and Spray
us to commission the plant. We Dryer with Fluid Bed Dryer for instant
checked the equipment and quality of milk powder plant. The
found the complete equipment complete plant was supplied by Mr. R.
damaged, segments of the P. Banerjee, Chairman, and Mr. Tapas
spray dryer dented, all MS Chatterjee, Managing Director of SSP
parts rusted, and all motors and Private Limited.
pumps were underwater for 3–4
years. With the blessings of Dr. Kurien, we
got the chance to develop ourselves
I told Dr. Kurien about the to compete with multinationals with
condition of the equipment. our technologies. We are capable of
He said that milk production supplying turnkey projects for dairy,
increased because the drying food processing, and other industries. His
plant was badly needed. It dream was successful.
We installed different types of pilot plants should be rectified and commissioned as
for evaporators and dryers, extraction early as possible. We rectified the entire Now, SSP has a market presence in
systems, aroma recovery plants, vacuum plant, but chamber body dents could not approximately 56 countries and has
band dryers, etc. He asked me whether I be rectified. We commissioned the plant successfully supplied more than 900 turn-
would be able to design and supply a 30 and ran the plant for more than a year. key projects, 800 evaporation units and
TPD milk powder plant with a 5 effect 700 dryer packages. SSP’s R&D Center
evaporator and an HP Nozzle system Dr. Kurien, along with Dr. BalramJhakar, developed various industry solutions and
spray dryer with FDB for Tumkur Dairy. Agriculture Minister, and the Government has applied for 12 patents so far, 9 of
of India, inaugurated the plant. He which have been granted and others are in
I accepted the challenge and supplied the introduced me to the Minister and told the process of being granted.The success
plant on time. However, they unloaded me the National Dairy Development story is not for SSP but for Dr. Kurien’s
the entire plant, including the spray dryer Board was supposed to develop Indian blessing.
body segment, onto open land with no entrepreneurs to design, fabricate, and
cover. It was not commissioned and lied commission complete dairy plants and He will always be remembered by all of
about for a few years. NDDB shifted the machinery, including a multi-effect us.

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Dr. Kurien – The Uncanny

Corporate Reformer
A Tribute to Dr Kurien on
His Birth Centenary

K
urien – The Milkman Of India He intervened in getting remunerative
National Milk Day is celebrated prices for their fruits and vegetables
in almost every state in India on through direct procurement from growers.
November 26. This is an onerous day to He showed the path of recreating forests
pay obeisance and tribute to Dr. Verghese through his Tree Growers Federation.
Kurien, born a century ago. He is
known the world over for his inimitable, He bound all cooperatives into a common
irreplaceable, and distinctive designation network through the National Cooperative
as “The Milkman of India.” Dairy Federations. The federation has
helped the cooperatives purchase many
Considering that he made India the consumables at the cheapest prices and
world’s largest milk producer and has an inter-cooperative model for the
consumer and turned a net importer of sale and exchange of dairy commodities.
dairy products into a net exporter, and
considering that more than eighty nations He would be remembered for his model
desire to adopt his universally acclaimed agreement with the states for governing
and unequivocally successful model of and reforming the loss-making dairy Dr. R. S. Khanna
International Dairy Consultant
cooperative dairying, he deserves the federations. The model agreement
elevated designation of “The Milkman of stipulated that the federation’s profit
the World.” Rightly, the dairymen of India would be retained, and any loss, if any, When ‘Operation Flood” was started,
are campaigning for him to be awarded would be borne by the NDDB. there was not even one state that shared,
the highest national civilian award, the willingly or unwillingly, the blue print of
Bharat Ratna. Dr. Kurien has been credited with idolising cooperative development. In fact, almost
the cooperative governance model as all the states had demanded that they be
Kurien – The Economic Reformer democratic, for rural resurgence, and for given their share of skim milk powder
While he is remembered for dairy empowerment of the farmer-producer and butter oil that was gifted by the World
development, he was also an astute at the lowest rung of the social ladder. Food Programme. Each state desired to
businessman and a reformer. He Perhaps a very few would know and monetize these commodities and develop
successfully reformed the oil sector realise that he had chosen the strenuous dairy in their own unique way.
through oil cooperatives, making India path, walked slowly and steadfastly, to
self-reliant in edible oils. His project of reform the unruly, uncontrollable, rigid This was a period when the entire
market intervention in the oil sector was bureaucratic system that hindered social animal husbandry management, milk
a landmark. and rural development. production, processing, and sale were

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district cooperatives were still appointed

by the government.

This led to the nomination of dairy

farmers as directors, even though it was
based on political affiliation. Advantage
or disadvantage, these nominee directors
worked well for the NDDB. The
cooperatives at the district level had
increasing political pressures that were
instrumental in slowly reducing the
bureaucratic controls. The civil servants
were coerced to listen to the needs of the
common dairy farmer.

The spearhead teams created highways

across the state, building bridges with
under the control of the departments of were open to employing trained dairy bureaucrats, government ministers,
the state government. The progress was technologists, veterinarians, and politicians, and, above all, village level
so dismal that instead of an increase management specialists for specific jobs. opinion makers.
in milk production, the per capita milk
availability was declining. The donated NDDB Spearhead Teams Create The time was ripe for implementing a
milk products, available in abundance, Highways Of Development democratic cooperative system that was
were distributed free to the consumers. This was also the time when Kurien responsive to common farmers. This
convinced and successfully created the was the period when suggestions for
This led to a serious decline in milk position of State Coordinator, a position improvement in all fields by the NDDB
prices, a decline in income for the milk held by the middle management officer of were accepted and welcomed. The strong
producers, and eventually a decline the NDDB. bureaucratic resistance was shattered.
in milk production, while the human
population was increasing. He was a representative on the board and Structural Reforms In Cooperatives
various management committees of the A decade or so of governance by
Kurien Disrupts Department To corporation, the district cooperatives, corporations had brought the government
Corporation and the governance of the village closer to the NDDB and the advantages
To bring dairy development out of cooperatives. Through him, the NDDB that were seen in the increase in milk
departmental control and bureaucratic sent nine-member spearhead teams for production and marketing. Kurien found
governance, Kurien disrupted the the creation and spread of village dairy that this was the right time to introduce
governance model and convinced the cooperatives. The NDDB spearhead another wave of reforms in governance.
states to create Dairy Development teams were supported by the shadow The NDDB created model cooperative
Corporations. This was a first step spearhead teams of the corporation. acts and bye-laws for governance at the
towards decentralization. Not willing to state, district, and village level.
lose their grip on management, the state The NDDB teams trained on site in
government nominated the directors on the shadow teams in management and The restrictive provisions that were
the boards, most of whom were civil governance of dairy cooperatives. The present in the cooperative laws were that
servants and government officers. corporations started taking over many the Registrar of Cooperatives (ROC) had
of the activities that the departments of unilateral power to amend bye-laws to
The Chairman as well as the Managing animal husbandry were implementing. nominate directors on the committee of
Director were invariably from the Indian Dairy cooperatives integrate milk management, to veto, annul or rescind
Administrative Service. The only ray of procurement activities with providing resolutions, to give directives, supersede,
light was that there were directors from services for breeding, nutrition, and suspend the committee of management,
the NDDB and IDC from the farming livestock health and disease control. supersede the management committee or
community. board of directors, restrict their term of
The first major achievement of this office, restrict holding office in more than
Though much was not achieved, the decentralisation process was the one cooperative society simultaneously,
governance by the corporations became intervention in governance by the etc.
more responsive than the governance NDDB through its spearhead teams. The
by the departments. It was easier for the corporations willingly took the initiative These restrictive provisions make it
NDDB to make friendly inroads and get to create dairy cooperatives at the district difficult for dairy cooperatives and other
many administrative changes favouring and village levels under the cooperative cooperatives to reach their full potential
dairy farmers. The corporations were acts of the states. and function without the traditional
found willing to adopt new regulations, reliance on the government.
process technologies, and techniques While village dairy cooperatives were
in their animal husbandry and dairy able to elect their own management The NDDB’s continuous discussions and
development practices. The corporations committees, the boards of directors of the discourses at all levels of government,

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including the Chief Ministers, helped The competence displayed by the of adulterated and contaminated milk
in amending the cooperative laws and Federation should demolish all too produced and marketed by spurious milk
implementing standard laws drafted by frequently expressed criticism of co- producers.
the NDDB. operatives that their divided and shared
management prevents the attainment of The industrial liberalization that was
Some states took the initiative to liberate the highest achievements in production expected to unshackle the development
cooperatives and provide them with the and marketing.” and growth of this sector suddenly
same opportunities available to other attacked the health and well-being of the
forms of enterprise. Andhra Pradesh, This sums up the principles of nation. The definition of globalisation
Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya management for the dairy co-operatives. should not be interpreted as a licence
Pradesh, and Karnataka passed parallel The success of the Gujarat Cooperative for unwarranted and unbridled criticism,
liberalized cooperative laws that provided Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) right or wrong, of any act, order, or rule
an enabling and conducive environment was due to its complete self-governance that is restrictive or regulatory in nature
for cooperatives and their development. and the appointment of professionals for and is enacted to protect the citizen’s
management. well-being.
Gujarat, Maharashtra, Orissa, Delhi,
and Rajasthan announced their intention Dairy Sector Liberalised Kurien Clamps MMPO
to re-examine the cooperative law and Until June 1991, the dairy industry To control this scourge, Kurien brought
finally fell in line. The Alagh committee was under the strict regimentation of out the Milk and Milk Products Order,
had recommended the incorporation the industry act. As a result, private 1992 (MMPO), which was implemented
of cooperatives as companies and the entrepreneurs have been encouraged by the Government of India (GOI). It
conversion of existing cooperatives into to invest in this sector as a result, but was in the interest of the general public
companies. This has laid the foundation surprisingly, it was generally perceived to regulate the production and supply
for farmer producer organisations to that the dairy industry was reserved of liquid milk and milk products of the
register under Chapter IX A of the for the co-operative and not for private desired quality.
Companies Act. enterprise.
In fact, following industrial and trade
The government also defined its policy The government of India de-licensed the liberalization, the GOI’s role completely
to enable autonomous, self-reliant dairy sector in June 1991, and private changed, demonstrating concern for
cooperatives, by fully exempting them sector companies, including multi- citizen health, food safety, and the quality
from income tax, reducing the incidence nationals, were allowed to set up milk of food products intended for local
of double taxation when transactions take processing and manufacturing plants. The consumption and export.
place between a member and its federal basic philosophy underlying delicencing
co-operative. was to encourage competition in the Like MMPO, the GOI promulgated the
procurement and marketing of milk, thus Fruit Products Order and the Meat and
Dairy Cooperative Fderations Are increasing value for both producers and Meat Products Order to monitor the food
Born consumers. safety and production, processing, and
Cooperative law reforms created the marketing of processed fruits and fruit
ground for another set of reforms. Another Within a year of delicensing, over 100 products, as well as processed meat and
evolution brought about by NDDB new dairy processing plants came into meat products.
was changing the dairy development being, most of which were designed to
corporations to cooperative dairy manufacture value-added products. The Reviving Sick Dairy Cooperatives
federations. Slowly and gradually, all the establishment of new dairy plants was Still, under the governance of civil
dairy corporations became cooperative skewed, and there was a concentration in services, many dairy federations did not
dairy federations. Many of them had fully the north-western part of India. function on a commercial basis. Many
elected boards. Deficiencies still existed. of them continued to accumulate losses
The creation of capacities for the and failed to repay their loans. There
There were hybrid federations, and they manufacture of milk products was was a need to revive these federations
exist even today, with the chairman and disproportionate to the availability of as commercially and financially viable
managing director being appointed by liquid milk. This caused a scramble for milk organisations.
the government, most of them being civil procurement. The scarcity of marketable
servants. I remember Kurien stating, rural surplus milk in comparison to the Reviving a sick dairy cooperative was
while delivering a keynote address at actual demand prompted opportunists to considered, if not impossible, a very
the ‘Symposium on Socio-Economic create a milk look-alike from vegetable daunting task. Agreed, daunting it was.
Impact of Operation Flood’ to the Indian oils, soap solutions, urea, and other But a day had to be called a “zero day”
Dairy Association, Bombay in 1983, harmful ingredients and use it as a milk and a beginning was made. There were
“The Federation has amply proved that adulterant. examples of sick co-operatives that have
co-operatives assisted by competent been brought out of an almost moribund
professional managers can attain levels The beginning of adulteration of milk on condition. The Dairy Co-operatives in
of achievement far surpassing that of a commercial scale had Kurien seriously Punjab, Rajasthan, and Karnataka were
many established enterprises in the Indian worried. Milk production, built brick taken up for revival. I was instrumental
corporate sector.” by brick over a period of more than two in bringing the RCDF out of a moribund
decades, was threatened by the scourge state. Some of the actions that I took
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guaranteed the repayment of loans. The indeterminately brief periods. The

net result of this intervention is that it government’s personnel placement
reduces efficiency, increases costs, and priorities always take precedence over
“undermines the value of the state’s the Federation’s business needs. From
assets.” The symptom of this conflict, frequent changes, the organisation
according to the study, is the “continued invariably suffers from the continuous
appointment of civil servants as managing discontinuity of the chief executive.
directors.”
There is a consequent breach in the
The State Co-operative Act, rules, and policy statement, implementation of
district level. This created an irreversible regulations give the government the policy, style of functioning, reporting,
impact. I remember the administration authority to intervene in the operation of and communication. In fact, the entire
used to transfer people at the lowest rung co-operatives. There is nothing new in the organizational behaviour undergoes
to far off districts. information that is being furnished. changes so often that it suffers from severe
schizophrenia. Such a discontinuation in
This caused tremendous problems and The Brahm Prakash Committee revealed top management negates an expression of
disturbed the family and life of the in 1991 that “the essence of co-operative the Dairy Co-operative’s being a business
transferee. With the approval of the organisation is the principle of democratic organisation.
Jodhpur High Court, the entire staff to the management, signifying institutional
rank of deputy manager was permanently regulation by members and their elected Kurien, with his NDDB under him,
allocated to the chosen district representatives in accordance with the fought relentlessly with everyone who
cooperative. The district unions found bye-laws, which precludes control and crossed his path wrongly. His strong,
that their survival depended exclusively interference by any agency, including the sturdy, persuasive, and at times arrogant
on their own financial performance. government.” discourses paved the way for the
development of a strong and efficient
Even after the NDDB exited the state, The Committee had identified the dairy sector.
most of the district unions have been following restrictive provisions in the
growing well financially, increasing their State Co-operative Societies Act that The sector has continued to perform,
milk production, manufacturing milk empowered the government/registrar supporting the dairy farmer and creating
products, diversifying their range of milk to: Notify the compulsory amendment a resurgent rural economy. Milk
products, sales, and almost all areas of of bye-laws; Nominate directors on production, despite much less intervention
management and growth. The RCDF is the Management Committee/Board and investment by the government, is
now the third largest dairy federation in of Directors; Veto, annul, rescind consistently high.
India. resolutions of the Board/General Body;
Give any directives; Supersede/suspend India is enjoying the smooth walk on the
A model of the success of the intervention the Management Committee/Board of dairy highway that he structured and built.
by the NDDB and the well-thought-out Directors; Restrict the terms of office I strongly believe that it was too early for
Kurien intervention is in the agreement of office bearers; and Compulsorily Kurien to voluntarily exit as the Chairman
that “loss, if any, would be borne by the amalgamate/divide the co-operative of the NDDB in 1998. He would have
NDDB.” societies. achieved much more and would have
delivered to India many reforms and
Wish Kurien Had Stayed Longer Because of these restrictive provisions, programmes leading to economic growth
In conclusion, I wish to quote extensively Kurien called the Registrar of in the agriculture sector.
from the final evaluation report of Cooperatives the ‘Brahma, Vishnu, and
Operation Flood. The World Bank Mahesh of cooperatives.” How I wish Kurien lived longer!
(Wilfred and Kumar, 1998) concluded
that the principles of the Anand pattern The other is management
for full farmer control have been facing intervention. The assistance
a continuing problem of “rejection by the is generally in the form of the
politicians and bureaucrats.” appointment of a chief executive
from the civil services.
Politicians continue to harass the co-
operative system. Issues of governmental There is merit to it. Experience
interventions, cost control, and subsidies of managing large organisations
are intertwined and lead to “mixed as a generalist has its advantages.
ownership and control” of co-operatives, It is possible to highlight many
which has a “subtle and corrosive effect cases of success in business
of government intervention” on the co- enterprises. The conflict arises
operatives. when compared to others, the
dairy enterprise is considered
The problem has been diagnosed because backward or of secondary
of the fact that the government still importance in the state.
owns the physical infrastructure and has Appointments are for

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Kurien had served as founder chairman.

Anand brings Kurien’s All the institutions which Kurien

memories alive on Milk Day shaped—from the Gujarat Co-operative

Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF),
Amul Dairy, NCDFI Ltd, Institute of

T
he milk city of Anand government’s Department of Animal Rural Management, Anand (IRMA),
celebrated National Milk Day to Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) together Mother Dairy Fruit &Vegetable Pvt Ltd,
commemorate the birth centenary with institutions that were founded and IDMC Ltd, Indian Immunologicals Ltd, to
of Dr Verghese Kurien, father of India’s nurtured by the doyen of co-operatives NDDB Dairy Services and Anandalaya—
White Revolution, on Friday. Since in his lifetime celebrated the occasion joined NDDB in the celebrations.
2014, Kurien’s birthday is celebrated as at the T K Patel Auditorium of the
National Milk Day every year. However, Anand-headquartered National Dairy
it was, for the first time, that the Union Development Board (NDDB), where

and given the status of a faculty of Dairy

International Seminar at BHU Science and Food Technology to facilitate
the rapid growth of food processing in the
eastern region of India. The Hon’ble Vice

T
he Department of Dairy Science that the food industry has been Chancellor has formally launched the
and Food Technology (DSFT), experiencing severe disruptions amidst two new professional programmes to be
Banaras Hindu University (BHU) the global outbreak due to decreased offered by the DSFT-BHU, i.e., B.Tech
celebrated its foundation day on October purchasing power, improper distribution in Dairy Technology and B.Tech in Food
30, 2021 by organising an International and processing facilities, and poor Technology. He also released the 3rd
Seminar and Alumni Meet on the theme accessibility of government resources edition of the departmental e-newsletter as
“Industry Academia Partnership: A Step and schemes. With India being the top well as a video showcasing the activities
Towards a Healthy and Wealthy Nation” producer of food commodities like milk, of DSFT-BHU. The video is a virtual tour
in association with the Indian Dairy the Indian food industry has the potential of the departmental activities and a unique
Association (IDA), Eastern UP chapter to boost the economy of the rural masses. activity at the university. The session was
and the Indian Institute of Packaging He suggested that the department should conducted by Ms. Chandrali, and Prof.
(IIP), Mumbai. The department set be strengthened in terms of faculty, J.S. Bohra gave the vote of thanks.
another milestone by launching two B. infrastructure, equipment, and instruments
Tech courses in Food Technology and
Dairy Technology.

The event was inaugurated by the Hon’ble

Vice Chancellor Prof. Vijay Kumar
Shukla as the Chief Guest, in the presence A
of more than two hundred delegates. The
Guest of Honour was Prof. G.S. Rajorhia, composite dairy unit at
President, Indian Dairy Association.
Prof. Ramesh Chand, Director, Institute Navi Mumbai having a
of Agricultural Science, welcomed the
dignitaries and the delegates. Prof. Dinesh capacity/day for Milk- 2lac,
Chandra Rai mentioned the exceptional
resources in terms of infrastructure, Buttermilk and Curd 30,000 lit,
faculty, equipment, collaborations, and
linkages the department has to take
forward and create a bigger platform
Paneer and Ghee 3000kg
for the further growth of dairy and food
technology.
with laboratory and
Prof. V.K. Shukla, Chief Guest and Vice
microbiology
Chancellor, emphasised the significance
of the dairy sector and its vital scope for
testing facility is available
interdisciplinary research, for which BHU
has versatile scope due to its Ayurvedic
for job work/joint venture/sale.
Department, Agricultural Institute, and Interested parties are requested to apply at
Medical Institute. The food industry is
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immunity-boosting, and affordable Plot No. D 14/2,MIDC, TTC Industrial Area,Turbhe,
products. Prof. G.S. Rajorhia, Guest Navi Mumbai 400703
of Honour, informed the participants

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IDA (HQ) Celebrates price. Recalling his interaction with Dr.

Kurien on cooperative and private dairy,

National Milk Day

President-IDA Dr. Rajorhia said that Dr.
Kurien was of the view that the objective
of both should be the upliftment of the
milk producers and nothing else. The
World Dairy Conference was organized
in 1974 under his leadership.

T
he Centenary Birth Anniversary joined the Kaira District Cooperative
of Dr. Verghese Kurien was Milk Producers Union (AMUL) to He established many institutions, viz.,
celebrated on National Milk Day at establish a market for Kaira milk in the National Dairy Development Board
IDA (HQ) on November 26, 2021. Mumbai. His actions relieved millions of (NDDB), IRMA to create a workforce for
Gujarat farmers from poverty, injustice, the dairy sector, Indian Immunologicals
Welcoming the participants, Dr. G.S. and exploitation by the private dairies. Limited, Indian Dairy Machinery
Rajorhia, President, Indian Dairy Company Ltd. (IDMC), Mother Dairy,
Association, said that this year the dairy In 1930, Polson’s had opened a modern 70 cattle feed factories, and cooperative
industry will celebrate the 100th year dairy plant in India and dominated the milk producer’s unions in many districts
of the birth anniversary of Dr. Kurien butter business. But it was this dominance of India. All the infrastructure created for
starting from November 26th, 2018 that caused Polson’s downfall, since milk processing, packaging, marketing,
up to December 2021 so that we can it provoked Mr. Tribhuvandas Patel to and vaccine production boosted the dairy
educate and motivate dairymen about the organise the cooperative that ultimately sector. It is now our duty to continue the
contributions made by him and recall his became Amul. It was Mr. Patel who legacy of Dr. Kurien’s thoughts and ideas
selfless service to the small, marginal, and persuaded a young dairy engineer, Dr. to keep the sector on the path of growth
landless milk producers across the length Verghese Kurien, to join Amul. and sustainability.
and breadth of India.
With his forward-looking approach, We must also appreciate the active role
Born in Calicut (Kerala), Dr. Kurien Dr. Kurien transported tonnes of milk of the private sector being played in
obtained his Bachelor’s degree in from Gujarat to Mumbai through the organized dairying. Currently, out of the
Metallurgy from Madras University National Milk Grid (using insulated 35% of milk aggregated by organized
and his Master’s from Michigan State and refrigerated rail and road tankers). dairying, the cooperative and the private
University, USA in Engineering. The Dr. Kurien always showed his interest sector are equal partners. We have now
professors of Michigan State University, in ending the exploitation of the milk reached a level where we need to plan for
USA, still feel proud to call Dr. Kurien an producers. Following his principles, even handling surplus milk and milk products
alumnus of the university. today, Amul is paying back 75 to 80% of instead of milk scarcity. We need to focus
its sale proceeds to its milk producers. on our quality with competitive pricing so
As a dairy engineer, Dr. Kurien started Dr. Kurien was equally concerned about that surpluses can be exported. In order to
his career in dairying at the government’s reducing the cost of milk processing so reduce our input costs, we must use non-
creamery in Anand (Gujarat) and later that consumers get milk at an appropriate conventional energy sources like solar,

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culture of Dr. Kurien, Ananda Dairy has 2021, at the IDA (WZ) Office, Mumbai.
reached this level of performance. Addressing the gathering, Mr. Meenesh
Shah, Chairman, NDDB, stressed the
Dr. Kiran Singh, Former DDG (AS), role of Professional Management in the
ICAR, said that we must look after our success of dairy cooperatives.
cows with reverence. Stray cattle should
not be left on the street. It is our duty to Mr. Shamalbhai Patel, Chairman,
take care of them, feed them well, and GCMMF, paid rich tributes to Dr. Kurien
take care of their health. Goshalas need for his yeoman service to the dairy
special financial support to manage cows industry of India and transforming the
efficiently. lives of rural milk producers.

Prof. (Dr.) R.M. Joshi, Dean, Indian Dr. R.S. Sodhi, Managing Director,
Institute of Foreign Trade, said that in GCMMF, highlighted the importance of
the name of the farmer, inefficiency of the dairy sector in providing round-the-
cooperative institutions should not be year employment, revenue generation,
tolerated. We have to become efficient and social dignity to more than 10 crore
to keep ourselves relevant in the world rural milk producers.
market. He further cautioned the
participants that a lack of efficiency in Women milk producers are financially
the dairy sector will make the country and socially empowered by the sector.
import-dependent by 2030. The Indian dairy industry has assured an
uninterrupted supply of milk and milk
Dr. K.M.L. Pathak, former Vice products to 138 crore citizens even during
Chancellor of Mathura Veterinary the pandemic.
wind, etc. Speaking on the occasion, Mr. University, supported Prof. Joshi’s
Radhey Shyam Dixit, CMD, Ananda view that the marketing aspect should On the occasion, a Panel Discussion was
Dairy, said that IDA should ensure that be focused more in the years to come. held on the theme, ‘Dairy Cooperatives—
government support is distributed equally With the use of modern technologies, we Future Perspective’. Mr. Anil Hatekar,
among private and cooperative sectors as should take care of the problems of feed Regional Head (WZ), NDDB; Mr.
the private sector is taking the lead in the and fodder. With diminishing farm land, Yogesh Godbole, Managing Director,
sector. we should evolve how we can make it Gokul Dairy; Mr. Girish Chitale, Partner
sustainable to look after our dry cattle, and Director, Chitale Dairy; and Mr.
Both the private and cooperative sectors especially the cows—worshipped in the Rajesh Lele, Dairy Business Consultant,
should receive an equal share under NDDB country as their mother. participated. Mr. Arun Patil, Chairman,
as the private sector is also working with IDA (WZ), moderated the discussion.
the same cooperative culture. The tax Others who attended the event included
structure for both should be the same as it Mr. K.L. Arora, Mr. B.B. Garg, Mr. K.L. UP CM Assures More Help to the Dairy
becomes difficult for the private sector to Rana, Col. K.S. Kadiyan, Mr. Parveen Industry
compete with cooperatives. Sharma, Mr. I.K. Narang, Mr. Dev Pal 1.Raja Rathinam, an elected member of
Singh, Mr. Morie Louis, Mr. Mohit Singh, the Central Executive Committee of the
He also said that if both sectors work Mr. Joginder, etc. Indian Dairy Association, met the Hon’ble
efficiently, we can eliminate hunger and Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Yogi
malnutrition in society. On the one hand, A vote of thanks was given by Vice Adityanath, in his office and discussed
we are in surplus with dairy products, President-IDA, Mr. Ajay Kumar Khosla. the opportunities for converting the
and on the other hand, we are facing Lauding the contribution made by Dr. unorganised dairy sector to an organised
malnutrition in the rural sector. The Kurien, he said that it is because of his one using a cooperative model and also
government can utilize the surplus dairy vision that we have reached this level. allowing investments by the private sector
products for a midday meal scheme so Now we should build efficiency in every in putting up commercial dairy plants in
that the nutrition problems in our society sector, be it procurement, processing, Uttar Pradesh.
can be taken care of. Mr. Dixit also sought marketing, etc. Institutions built by Dr.
the help of IDA in addressing the problem Kurien have helped us attain this height, Dr. Raja has a long experience of working
of GST on ghee. He said that we must and we have to work in the same direction with the cooperative milk unions in Bihar,
convince the government that ghee is to succeed further with sustainability West Bengal, and now in Uttar Pradesh.
largely consumed by middle and lower- in the future. He also raised the issue of He is currently handling a project SKPCL
class people. vegan products posing challenges to the initiated by UNDP in the Jaunpur district
dairy sector. of Uttar Pradesh.
Therefore, GST must be reduced from
12% to 5%, if not fully. Paying tribute to IDA (West Zone) and GCMMF Jointly The state is not only the highest producing
Dr. Kurien, Mr. Dixit said we should all Organized a Webinar state but also offers many opportunities
rethink how we can contribute towards IDA (WZ) and Gujarat Cooperative for manufacturing value added products
the growth of the dairy sector. He also Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., jointly for domestic and international markets.
said that by adopting the cooperative organized a webinar on November 17,

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Milk Production is Worth 8 lakh

Crore: Parshottam Rupala

T
he annual growth rate in the Madhya Pradesh after
livestock sector in the country has Haryana and Uttar
been more than eight percent in the Pradesh.
last five years. This rate is even higher
than in the manufacturing sector. The Union Fisheries,
Animal Husbandry and
Milk production in the country is worth Dairy Secretary, Mr. Atul
Rs. 8 lakh crore, which is more than the Chaturvedi explained
total production of wheat, pulses, and in detail the beneficial
oilseeds. schemes in the livestock
sector and the rapidly
This information was given by the Union increasing benefits from
Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry their implementation.
and Dairying, Mr. Purushottam Rupala
in a recent dialogue program on He said that the Prime
Central Plans and Entrepreneurship Minister has given instructions to take
Development organized at the Academy Appreciating the programme organized by programmes to increase income from
of Administration, Bhopal, in the field of the Madhya Pradesh Animal Husbandry animal husbandry to the doorstep of the
Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Department, Union Minister Mr. Rupala farmer.
said that this programme will not only
He called upon the youth to take benefit the state but also the livestock The Kisan Credit Card campaign will
advantage of the growing profit in the owners of the country. be launched from 15, November 2021.
livestock sector. Aadhar cards for animals will be made,
He said that such programmes have been which will increase the income from the
Provide employment to others by started by the Union Ministry of Animal sale of products related to them in the
establishing projects and make a Husbandry to directly inform livestock country and abroad.
significant contribution to economic farmers, entrepreneurs, etc. about the
upliftment by making the country self- central schemes. KCCs are being given to help livestock
reliant in the food sector. farmers in times of crisis. So far, 66256
This programme has been organized in cards have been issued.

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Danone India forays into health drink

category with launch of AptaGrow

W
ith the launch of AptaGrow, of mothers were concerned about their
Danone India, with its mission child’s growth, while 69% felt their child
‘to bring health through food was not growing up to their expectations.
to as many people as possible, entered 73% of mothers believe that poor
into the health drink category for children absorption of nutrients results in poor
with the launch of AptaGrow. The product growth. The top 3 concerns that emerged
will address the nutrition requirements of from the survey were height, muscle
children in the age group of 3–6 years and growth, and brain development.
will be available in tasty chocolate and
vanilla flavours. It is tailored to meet the nutritional needs
of growing Indian children. It has 100%
The product is a scientifically designed milk protein and calcium to support
health drink for children with 37 height gain; prebiotics and vitamins and offer products and services that meet
nutrients, including a unique blend of A, C, and D to support immune health; the nutritional needs and expectations of
prebiotics and DHA for the physical and and DHA, iron, folic acid, and iodine to consumers at every stage of life. With this
cognitive development of children. Its support brain development. launch, we endeavour to support healthy
unique Nutri-Absorb formula enables eating and drinking habits from an early
better absorption of key nutrients, which This low-fat drink promotes healthy age, since these are the foundation years
supports better growth. growth in children, making this tasty that contribute to health later in life.
chocolate-vanilla-flavored nutritious
In India, young children suffer from the health drink an excellent choice. AptaGrow is scientifically designed to
dual burden of under and overnutrition, meet the nutritional needs of growing
leading to key growth concerns. A recent Speaking at the launch, Himanshu children and address concerns mothers
survey conducted by Momspresso with Bakshi, managing director, Danone India, have regarding the nutrition intake of
1200 urban mothers indicated that 80% said, “At Danone, our goal is to innovate their children. “

For us, the cow is mother, and is sacred,

says Prime Minister
According to PM, one of his government’s top priorities is to strengthen the country’s dairy sector.

T
alking about the cow may be a of the cow for Indians and said that contribution to the production of milk and
“crime” for some people, but strengthening the dairy sector in the the expansion of the dairy sector.
“for us, the cow is mother” and country was among the top priorities of
“revered,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi his government. Mr. Modi said that his government was
said slamming those who “make fun of not only delivering vikas (development)
cows and buffaloes.” “Those who make fun of cows and but also promoting the virasat (heritage)
buffaloes forget that the livelihood of of the country, but that some people
“Some people have created such a eight crore families in the country is “who think about their selfish interests”
situation that talking about the cow and based on livestock. It is due to the efforts do not like the development of U.P. and
Govardhan is some form of gunah(crime). of these families that India produces milk have also started “objecting” to the Kashi
They have made it a crime. “The cow can worth almost Rs. 8.5 lakh crore each year. Vishwanath temple corridor recently
be a crime for some people, but for us the This amount is more than the value of opened by him in Varanasi. He did not,
cow is a mother. It is revered,” Mr. Modi wheat and rice produced, “ said the PM. however, make any specific references.
said in Varanasi.
The “double engine government” of Mr. The PM also digitally transferred about
The PM made the comments at an event Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath Rs. 35 crore as a bonus to the bank
where he laid the foundation stone of the was standing strongly and honestly with accounts of more than 1.7 lakh milk
Banas Dairy Sankul, a dairy spread across farmers and cattle rearers, he further producers associated with Banas Dairy,
30 acres with a facility for processing said, stressing that milk production in the and laid the foundation stone for the
five lakh litres of milk per day. The country had increased by about 45% in biogas-based electricity generation plant
government has said it will be built at a the last six-seven years. for the Milk Producers Cooperative
cost of Rs. 475 crore. Union plant in Ramnagar.
Today, India produces about 22% of
Mr. Modi stressed the economic utility the world’s milk, he said, hailing U.P.’s

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Varanasi: PM launches Assam govt,

unified logo & portal NDDB to form a
for dairy items company
to promote
dairy sector
W
hile gifting multiple projects the implementation of food safety across
to Varanasi Prime Minister the dairies.
Narendra Modi also launched

T
a portal and logo dedicated to the The NDDB and the BIS have been o promote the dairy sector in
Conformity Assessment Scheme (CAS) involved in the certification of processes Assam, the state government and
of milk products developed by the Bureau and products, respectively. While NDDB the National Dairy Development
of Indian Standards (BIS) with the help of has been awarding ‘Quality Mark’ to Board (NDDB) will form a company.
the National Dairy Development Board various dairy plants of cooperatives that
(NDDB). adhere to the process standards across In an attempt to expedite the economic
the dairy value chain, the BIS has been development of the milk farmers and
The Unified Dairy Mark was launched providing product certification for various make the dairy sector more commercially
under the CAS, which was notified by milk products under the mandatory viable, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa
the BIS on December 8. The initiative product certification of BIS for products. Sarma held a meeting with the senior
undertaken by the department of animal officials of NDDB.
husbandry and dairying demonstrates The CAS will simplify the certification
quality and food-safety in the dairy sector process and the easily recognizable logo The meeting had a threadbare discussion
by bringing about process improvement. will reassure consumers about the quality on key steps that NDDB had undertaken
It will help improve consumer confidence of the dairy product and, in turn, increase for the development of the dairy sector in
in dairy products manufactured and sales, thereby augmenting the income of the state.
retailed in India and ensure consistency in dairy farmers associated with this sector.
At the meeting, it was decided that a joint
company would be formed with the joint
Amit Shah inaugurates coordination of the state government and
NDDB, which would decide on an action
Amul’s milk powder, butter, plan and act on it for the promotion of the
dairy sector.
poly film plants The Chairman of the company will be
the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary

A
mit Shah, Union Minister 50 lakh litres of long-life milk in carton Minister, as the company will be formed
for Home and Co-operation, packaging in high-density storage has with an equal shareholding pattern
inaugurated AmulFed Dairy’s been built at a cost of Rs. 23 crore. between the State government and
new milk powder factory, butter NDDB. Chief Minister Sarma asked
manufacturing plant, poly film The new poly film packaging unit doubles the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary
manufacturing plant, and an automated the plant’s capacity from 20,000 tonnes per departments to complete all modalities
warehousing facility in Gandhinagar on annum to 40,000 metric tonnes, making it to form the company by October 1 so
November 28. The dairy has invested Rs the biggest poly film manufacturing plant that the company can start its work by
415 crores in these four projects. in India. November 1.

The capacity of the new milk powder The expansion has been undertaken with He maintained that the steps would be
factory at AmulFed Dairy, which is a an investment of Rs. 50 crore. taken to give new momentum to the milk
unit of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk revolution in the state.
Marketing Federation (GCMMF), has Speaking after the inauguration, Amit
gone up from 35 lakh litres per day to 50 Shah urged Amul to start preparing its Sarma, during the meeting, also asked the
lakh litres following an investment of Rs. blueprint for the next 25 years when it department to make sure that, as a result
257 crore. The expansion makes it Asia’s turns 100. of reform in the dairy sector, milk farmers
largest fully automated dairy. get the highest dividend.
The Union Cooperation Minister also
The new butter plant triples AmulFed said that many farmers have turned to He also said that steps have already been
Dairy’s butter manufacturing capacity organic farming and urged the GCMMF taken to increase the milk production in
from 40 tonnes per day to 120 tonnes. The management to help develop the the state to the tune of 10 lakh litres per
plant has been built with an investment of infrastructure for testing, distribution, day.
Rs. 85 crore. and marketing of organic products to fast-
track their adoption. He also stressed the need to ramp up dairy
A new robotic high-tech warehousing processing infrastructure to give a new
facility that will allow the dairy to store impetus to value addition to milk.

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A centuries-old Indian cheese Their product has a creamy texture that

stands out from the most widely available
takes hold in America. commercial versions, such as Nanak,
made by Canada-based Punjab Milk
Foods; Amul, based in Gujarat, India; and

G
iven the current obsession with East and West coasts who were dissatisfied Mother Dairy, a wholly owned subsidiary
plant-based cooking, cheese with the options on supermarket shelves of India’s National Dairy Development
might seem like a food in decline. in the U.S. Board.

But curd consumption has risen 19% in In New York City, the stellar version The Agarwals found a place for their
the past decade, according to recent data made by Unapologetic Foods chef paneer in Whole Foods after meeting
from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Chintan Pandya has raised the cheese’s regional buyers at cheese festivals in
Economic Research Service. It’s the main profile. “The higher the fat, the better the Portland, Ore., and San Francisco who
catalyst for per capita dairy consumption. paneer,” says Pandya, who uses a blend said it was superior to the Gopi brand they
of milk and cream from a dairy upstate were currently carrying.
Last year was great for the dairy case, to make his light and incomprehensibly
as sales increased $7 billion from a year pillowy product. Retailing for $8 for a 6-ounce package—
earlier to $61 billion, according to the in flavours ranging from plain to turmeric
Madison, Wis.-based International Dairy It took more than a year for him to create twist to spicy habanero—it’s now on
Deli Bakery Association. a viable version. (Supply chain issues shelves at about 200 Whole Foods and
contributed to the delay.) Now it’s a top 140 Safeway stores, as well as specialty
At Kroger Co., the second-best-selling seller at his Lower East Side restaurant, food stores.
overall product of 2020 was a four-cheese Dhamaka, where it’s grilled and topped
Mexican blend. (Zero-calorie soft drinks with garam masala. Bay Area-based grocer Good Eggs has
were No. 1.) seen a fourfold increase in sales since
“A lot of people ask us what’s different,” launching the product in late 2019.
Now a beloved Indian staple is making Pandya says. It’s just that we invest time Meherwan Irani, who owns Chai Pani in
inroads in the U.S., even though it’s been and money in it. In fact, he invests so Asheville, N.C., switched to Sach paneer
around since the 1500s. Paneer is a firm much time that, from a cost perspective, in 2021; since then, sales of his paneer
cheese that’s the hero ingredient in the it’s on par with the amount he spends on tikka roll, made with yoghurt marinated
vegetarian dish saag paneer. lamb and goat. cheese that’s char-grilled and served on
buttered naan, have increased more than
There are several reasons for the Chefs across the U.S. have likewise 30%.
groundswell. Paneer is high in protein become inspired. At Ghee in Miami,
and fat, which makes it a favourite among Niven Patel smokes the cheese and serves “Our growth is unique in the cheese world,
those on the keto diet, a market valued it with charred corn. Paneer pies are a especially during a global pandemic,
at $9.5 billion in 2019. (The U.S. is the popular option at Chicago’s Pizza With when the normal ways of selling to new
biggest market for ketogenic diets.) And a Twist, which has locations around the accounts don’t apply,” Tarush says.
because it’s got a high melting point, it country.
keeps its shape when it’s cooked, making As grocery store sales remain strong,
it a good candidate for center-of-the-plate At a recent pop-up dinner, Contra chef the Agarwals are doing research and
vegetarian dishes. Fabián Von Hauske Valtierra bathed development on a second paneer-related
Pandya’s paneer in a wine sauce and product.
Unlike many faux-meat options, however, served it with caviar.
paneer is clean-label, meaning it’s made They’re also ramping up production
with minimal ingredients. At Aurum in Los Altos, Calif., Manish to five days a week—from two to three
Tyagi reimagines classic palak paneer days—to start serving 1,000 stores in the
There’s also increased culinary interest in as lasagna, using slices of the cheese in first quarter of 2022.
its place of origin. Searches for “Indian place of pasta. Between the layers are
restaurants near me” rose 350% last year sautéed spinach, ground paneer, cumin, Donna Berry, a former Kraft Heinz Co.
on Google Trends. “Paneer maker” was and fenugreek leaf powder. It’s baked scientist who’s now a dairy industry
up 140%. with shredded mozzarella and served consultant, says sales of paneer in
with tomato sauce. America can continue rising along with
“Indian cuisine has grown in popularity, awareness, as in-store tastings and other
and people have become more interested In the San Francisco Bay Area, two former events return.
in learning to make it at home,” says Joey tech employees, Jasleen and Tarush
Wells, global senior principal for product Agarwal, have also boosted Paneer’s local “It’s products like paneer that keep
development at Whole Foods Market profile. In 2019, the married couple, who consumers interested in dairy,” she
Inc. Paneer sales are up, he adds: “We worked at Facebook and the children’s says. “Cheesemakers have upped their
continue to see growth in the category platform Toca Boca, started Sach Foods, game to be competitive with plant-based
overall.” which specialises in small-batch paneer, innovators.”
made with organic grass-fed milk from
Paneer has been pushed by artisans on the Holstein cows.

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D Obituary
r. J. V. Parekh, Chief Editor of
Dairy Times, is deeply grieved
by the passing away of Dr.
Chandreshwar Prasad, Ex-Dean of of Dairy Technology until superannuated
the Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy as Dean-Cum-Director in 2015.
Technology in Patna, who departed for Dr. Prasad was widely revered for his
heavenly abode on December 20, 2021. extensive expertise in the field of dairy
technology and has been known to have
contributed a lot to the development
Dr. Prasad was born on April 4, 1949 in of the dairy industry in Bihar.
Motihari, Bihar, and graduated from NDRI,
Karnal in 1974, where he also earned He is surviced by his wife, sons, and
his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees. Dr. Prasad grandchildren. May his soul be granted
received several honours and medals. “Moksha” and eternal peace! We beseech
He worked as an Assistant Professor, Almighty God to grant the family
Associate Professor, and University members the strength they need to bear
Dr. Chandreshwar Prasad
1949-2021 Professor at the Sanjay Gandhi Institute this irreparable loss.

MoU between Department of Animal

Husbandry & Dairy (DAHD) & MoFPI

A
s part of Azadi Ka Amrit The objectives of MoFPI and DAHD are of their common objective of helping
Mahostav, Shri Atul Chaturvedi, interlinked and complementary in nature. the farmers double their income through
Secretary, Department of Animal Hence, the DAHD and MoFPI will work the livestock sector, are the need of the
Husbandry and Dairy, and Smt. Pushpa together to achieve the goal of income hour. The livestock sector is an important
Subrahmanyam, Secretary, Ministry generation for sustainable development subsector of agriculture in the Indian
of Food Processing Industry, signed of the rural poor through the extension economy. From 2014-15 to 2018-19, it
an MoU between DAHD and MoFPI of benefits of various schemes to the grew at an 8.2 percent CAGR.India is the
for Extension of Benefits to Dairy beneficiaries whenever they require credit world’s largest producer and consumer of
Entrepreneurs and Dairy Industries support for establishment, extension, milk and milk products.
through Convergence of various schemes or strengthening of quality control,
of the Department of Animal Husbandry dairy processing and its value addition, Milk production in the country has
and Dairy (DAHD), MoFAHD, in the meat processing and value addition increased from 146.3 million tonnes
presence of Shri Parshottam Rupala, infrastructure, animal feed plants, and in 2014-15 to 198.4 million tonnes in
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal technology-assisted breed improvement 2019-20 with an annual growth rate of
Husbandry and Dairy, Shri Pashupati farms without any limitation. 6.28%. Per capita availability of milk
Kumar Paras, Union Minister of Food has increased from 307 grams in 2013–
Processing Industries, and the Ministers The Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal 14 to 406 grams in 2019-20, showing a
of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry Husbandry and Dairy, Shri Parshottam growth of 32.2%. Also, we have a large
and Dairy, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and Rupala, highlighted that the dovetailing domestic market with a growing demand
Dr. L. Murugan, as well as the Minister of and synergizing efforts of the DAHD for livestock products, including dairy
State for Food Processing Industries, Shri and the MoFPI, especially in the context and dairy products.
Prahlad Singh Patel.

Sangam Dairy Conferred “Most Trusted Dairy

in Andhra Pradesh-2021”

T
he Sangam Milk Producer Pradesh. The Times Business Awards are it was registered as a milk producer’s
Company Ltd. (Sangam Dairy), instituted by the Times Group to recognise cooperative union under the AP Coop
Guntur, Andhra Pradesh A individuals and business institutions with Societies Act 1964. Subsequently, it
Sustaining Member of IDA under the a consistent track record of performance became an autonomous cooperative
chairmanship of Mr. D. Narender Kumar and excellence in their respective fields. union (under the AP MACS Act of
has been conferred with the ‘Most 1995) in the year 1997. In the year 2013,
Trusted Dairy in Andhra Pradesh-2021’ Sangam Dairy was established under the Sangam Dairy converted itself into a milk
award at the ‘Times Business Awards’ aegis of the Operation Flood Programme producer company under the Companies
function held on October 22nd, 2021 at (OF-1), implemented by the National Act.
the Novotel Hotel, Vijayawada, Andhra Dairy Development Board. Initially,

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Ghee: A Super Health Food

Ms. Jui Lodh, Ms. Anindita Debnath and Dr. D. C. Sen

Assistant Professor cum Junior Scientist Assistant Professor Former Professor and Head Department of
Department of Dairy Technology, PJM Department of Dairy Technology, F/O Dairy Technology, West Bengal University
College of Dairy Technology (BAU), Dairy Technology, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur
Hansdiha, Dumka – 814145, Jharkhand. of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur Campus, Nadia – 741252, West Bengal.
[email protected] Campus, Nadia – 741252, West Bengal. [email protected]
[email protected]

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ntroduction polyunsaturated fat, vitamins A, D, E, to reach each and every organ and tissue
Ghee is one of the oldest Indian and K, and very little water.In addition, rapidly. Ayurveda considers ghee a sattvic
traditional dairy products, having a it also contains CLA (conjugated linoleic food, and it helps to boost positivity and
history as early as 2000–3000 BC. Vedic acid), sphingomyelin, butyric acid, beta- the growth of consciousness. In general,
literature mentioned the utilization of carotene, etc. cow ghee is applicable to all internal body
ghee with its pleasant aroma, unique
granular texture, and high nutritional Among other consumable vegetable or Table 1. Chemical Composition of Ghee
and medicinal values. Ancient Sanskrit animal fats, digestibility of cow ghee is
literature also termed ghee as “ghrit,” approximately 96%. Characteristic short
meaning food fit for God and a commodity chain fatty acids, make ghee acceptable Constituents Proportions
of enormous value. universally. Medium chain fatty acids are
directly absorbed by the liver and produce Triglycerides 98.0%
It is also considered an ideal offering to energy.
deities and is used in various religious Diglycerides 1.0-2.0%
ceremonies of pre-vedic and Indo-Aryan Low moisture and natural antioxidants
traditions. Ayurveda also considered ghee present in ghee make it fairly stable during Monoglycerides 0.1-0.2%
the healthiest source of edible fat. Ghee long storage. Scientific findings showed
has been used in India for a long time and that the intake of ghee is useful for all Phospholipids 5.0-80.0 mg/100g
is sometimes given to newborn babies people with many health benefits such
mixed with honey as a part of rituals. It as binds toxins, enhances complexion Sterols
is an important source of fat in the diet and glow of the face and body, great (mainly cholesterol) 209-362 mg/100g
of the Indian sub-continent, mostly used rejuvenator for the eyes, increases
as a cooking and frying medium. The physical or intellectual stamina. Free fatty acids 1.0-10.0mg/100g
characteristic flavour of ghee makes it a
highly prized milk product. The antioxidant properties of ghee help Vitamin- A 17.0-38.0 IU/g
to prevent neurological diseases and
It is produced from surplus fat, collected increase HDL (High density lipoproptein) Vitamin-D 20.0-60.0 IU/100g
from the standardization of liquid milk. It level of the blood and reduce LDL
is also made from butter, cream, or milk (Low density lipoprotein) level in the Vitamin-E 2.6-3.5 mg/100g
of mammalian species. Ghee is mostly blood. CLA isomers are considered as
made up of triglycerides, diglycerides, anti-atherogenic, anti-carcinogenic anti- Carotene (cow ghee only) 3.2-7.4 mg/g
monoglycerides, phospholipids, sterols obesity and antidiabetic components.
(mostly cholesterol), fatty acids, Cow Ghee is an excellent basis for Carbonyls 4.0-6.0 mg/g
saturated fat, monounsaturated fat, preparing Ayurvedic medicines as it is able

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monoenes mainly consist of 18:1, while

the dienes and trienes jointly only account
for about 3%. Debate on the role of milk
fat in human health is still ongoing.

It suffices here to highlight some of the

claimed positive aspects relevant to
ghee. Ghee is not only a major source
of essential fatty acids and fat-soluble
vitamins but also contains several anti-
carcinogenic substances like CLA,
sphingomyelin, butyric acid, vitamins,
carotenoids, etc. Conjugated linoleic
acid (CLA): CLA refers to a mixture of
the conjugated positional and geometric
isomers of linoleic acid (cis-9, cis-12-
octadecadienoic acid). But only the cis-
9, trans-11-octadecadienoic acid isomer
is believed to be biologically active and
is responsible for the anti-carcinogenic
properties of CLA.

The mechanism of CLA formation in

mechanisms and is appraised in Ayurveda milk fat with relatively high amounts foods is not yet clear. However, it has
as “Amrita” (nectar). of short-chain and medium-chain fatty been presumed that the free radical
acids. These fatty acids exert fungicidal oxidation of linoleic acid followed by
Definition and bactericidal effects against certain reprotonation of the radicals by proteins
According to FSSR (2011), ghee means acid-resistant bacteria and molds. causes the CLA formation. It has been
the pure, heat-clarified fat derived solely postulated that in ghee preparation, heat
from milk or curd, from desi (cooking) The short-chain fatty acids in ghee also clarification under anaerobic conditions
butter, or from cream to which no promote the growth of Lactobacillus milk protein provides hydrogen which
colouring matter or preservative has been bifidum in the intestine. CLA acts as an reacts with the double bonds of linoleic
added. Ghee shall contain a maximum of anti-carcinogen by inhibiting cancerous acid and catalyses the formation of CLA.
0.5% moisture and free fatty acids of a growth in the colon and mammary gland.
maximum of 3% in terms of oleic acid. It is also a good source of fat-soluble It was discovered that increasing the
vitamins like Vitamin A (17.0–38.0 IU/g), clarification temperature from 110 to 120
Composition Vitamin D (20–60 IU/100g) and Vitamin E °C increased the CLA content of ghee by
Ghee, owing to its unique chemical (2.6–3.5 mg/100g). Ghee carries essential 5-folds over the baseline level.
composition, exhibits numerous health fatty acids and fat-soluble vitamins which
benefits. Ghee is comprised of saturated cannot be synthesized in our body and are The fermentation process, which is
and unsaturated fat at an amount of 65% supplied by ghee. involved in desi ghee preparation, also
and 30%, respectively. The presence increases the CLA content of milk fat
of a large amount of short-chain fatty Digestibility of ghee from a base level of 5–6 mg/g fat to 1.0%.
acids, which accounts for about 89% of Ghee is readily absorbed in the body. It Cis-9, trans-11-octadecadienoic acid, was
the total saturated fat, makes ghee easily is high in short-chain and medium-chain found to account for about 90% of total
digestible. fatty acids. Short-chain fatty acids are CLA in various dairy products. Scientific
taken up directly by the portal vein in evidence reveals that CLA is cytotoxic to
The carbon content of fatty acids in ghee the form of free fatty acids. The milk fat human malignant melanoma, colorectal,
varies from C4 to C22. Cis-monoene is globule particles can pass directly through and breast cancer cells in vitro and more
present in cow ghee in a higher amount lymphatic ducts and are able to penetrate inhibitory to cancer cell proliferation than
than buffalo ghee. The distinct yellow intestinal epithelium at the tip of villi. beta-carotene.
colour of cow ghee is due to its carotenoid
content, which accounts for 3.2–7.24 mg On enzymatic breakdown of milk In vivo and in vitro studies revealed that
per g. Instead of carotenoids, buffalo fat, a fine dispersion of diglycerides, CLA has tumour suppressing ability and
ghee contains biliverdin and bilirubin, monoglycerides, and free fatty acids is power to inhibit the growth of melanoma,
which give it a greenish tint. Ghee is a absorbed by the mucosa. The degree of leukemia, mesothelioma, glioblastoma,
good source of essential fatty acids and digestibility of ghee is 96%. breast, prostate, colon, and ovarian cancer
fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. cells. Epidemiological reports found that
The gross chemical composition of ghee The rapeutic properties there was an inverse correlation between
is present in Table 1. Ghee is a rich source of lipid nutrients, the intake amount of beef and dairy fat and
fat-soluble vitamins, and essential fatty the risk of the occurrence of oesophagus
Dietary value of ghee acids. Of the 70% of saturated fatty acids, cancer.
Ghee contains a minimum of 99.5% of about 60% are long-chain fatty acids. The

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Though the exact mechanism of anti- by cooking with herbs.

carcinogenic action of CLA is not It is reported that ghee
known, it has been hypothesized that its has excellent potential
antioxidant property and its ability to act to transport these active
as an in situ defence mechanism against ingredients to the deeper
membrane attack by free radicals, to tissues of the body. The
inhibit nucleotide synthesis and to reduce medicinal properties of
cell proliferative activity might be the ghee depend on the raw
reasons. materials, processing
conditions involved in ghee
CLA has been shown to be a more preparation and its age.
potent antioxidant than alphatocopherol
and nearly as potent as butylated Cow ghee exhibited
hydroxytoluene (BHT). Other beneficial several health benefits,
health effects exhibited by CLA are such as slowing the ageing
antiatherogenic effects, alteration of process, enhancing the
nutrient partitioning, improved lipid body’s immune system, faciliting bowel
metabolism, antidiabetic action (type II movement, improving the health of the Kumbha ghee is used in the treatment
diabetes), immunity enhancement, and teeth and gums, and preventing chronic of fever, cough, epilepsy fits, and skin
improved bone mineralization. cough issues and eye disorders. diseases, while Maha ghee is used for
wound healing and massage.
Sphingomyelin: This component in Though the digestibility of buffalo milk
ghee also contributes to various health- ghee is lower than that obtained from Conclusion
beneficial effects. It is a phospholipid cows, goats, and ships, it provides strength Milk fat is one of the important
associated with the milk fat globule and cures haemoptysis. Goat milk ghee is dietary components. Each person was
membrane that plays a crucial role in appetising and easily digestible. recommended to consume a minimum of
transmembrane signal transduction and 20 g of fat per day. Dietary fat provides
cell regulation. It also provides strength and helps with about 15% of total energy, while 20% of
eye invigoration. Camel milk ghee is total energy comes from essential fatty
Several functions, including tumour antitoxic and appetizing. The treatment acids. To a large extent, the therapeutic
suppression,anticarcinogenic, of oedema, worms, cutaneous and ascites effect of milk fat on human health depends
antimicrobial,immunomodulatory, can be done with camel milk ghee. Ewe on the type of fat and its compositional
and cholesterol adsorption inhibitory milk ghee is easy to digest and effective profile.
properties, have been described in for curing rigour and phthisis. The easy
numerous reports. digestibility of mare milk ghee is known The rich source of milk fat is ghee. It
for its astringent taste and anuretic contains fat-soluble vitamins, essential
Butyric acid: It acts as an anti -carcinogen property. fatty acids, along with other therapeutic
by regulating cell growth and modulating components that make ghee unique in
gene function. It promotes histone Elephant milk ghee is astringent in nature.
acetylation at the molecular level, taste. It brings about the suppression
suppresses expression of proto-oncogenes of stool and urine, which is helpful in Despite its numerous health benefits,
and stimulates expression of tumour the treatment of poisoning, worms, and over the past few years, ghee has
suppressing genes to induce DNA repair. cutaneous affections. Human milk ghee received negative publicity due to its
is easily digestible, antitoxic, appetizing, high cholesterol and saturated fatty acid
Apart from these, butyric acid can induce and helpful in eye treatment. content. But we must not forget that
apoptosis and may prevent metastasis to cholesterol is also necessary for our
the liver, and is able to regulate oestrogen Ghee, which is made from sweet milk, health. It is essential for the formation
receptors in breast cancer cells. provides coolness, prevents diarrhoea, of male and female sex hormones and
protects the eyes from diseases and steroids.
Medicinal properties eliminates blood impurities, while
In Ayurveda, ghee is given a pivotal place fermented milk ghee is known for its Cholesterol is the material from which the
due to its medicinal value, used in various good appetising effect, ability to protect body makes vitamin D. It is also necessary
internal and external disorders. It helps in the eyes, provides strength, virility and for the production of bile acids. However,
the absorption and assimilation of other eliminates some fevers. excessive intake of any food is not good
food components in the body. Ghee is for our bodies. It is always advisable to
able to make the body more flexible by According to the age, ghee can be consume a balanced diet.
lubricating the connective tissue. The classified into Puran ghee (one-year-
lipophilic action of ghee facilitates easy old), Kumbha ghee (eleven to a hundred On the whole, in view of these facts and
transportation of molecules to the target years old) and Maha ghee (more than a figures, it may be said that ghee is a super
organs and delivers them inside the cell. hundred years old). Puran ghee is used in healthy food.
the treatment of urinary tract infections,
In many Ayurvedic preparations, ghee comas, eye problems, ear diseases, and
is made with various therapeutic agents wound healing.

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Use of Surplus Milk Quantity and quality of food intake are

intensely related to the role medicine will

Solids in Foods
play in maintaining normalcy in human
health. It is widely recognised that unique
bioprotective factors present in milk, such
as immunoglobulin, lactoperoxidase,
lactoferrin, lysozyme, vitamin-binding

N
utritionally, milk has been defined proteins, etc., play an important extra-
as “the most nearly perfect nutritional role.
food”. It provides more essential
nutrients in significant amounts than any Dairy foods that have pharmaceutical
other single food. As a food, milk serves attributes would be the harbinger of new
the following broad purposes: (a) growth, trends in the medical world to help people
(b) reproduction, (c) supply of energy, (d) live a healthier and better life. The scope
maintenance and repair, and (e) appetite of the collaborative initiatives between
satisfaction. The requirements of these the dairy and pharmaceutical industries
categories vary by individual, and in to design new concepts for improving
some cases, not all of the stated functions life quality is indicated.In the new health
of the food must be fulfilled; for example, age, services need to be restructured to
adults no longer require food for growth, Dr. J. V. Parekh create a new holistic health system that
Senior Dairy Consultant
whereas infants do.The functions of accommodates the consumer individual.
a food are served specifically through
the various nutritionally important Availability: With growing health consciousness,
components, which include proteins, Availability is generally not a problem, people are demanding dairy foods with
carbohydrates, lipids, minerals, vitamins, and this is especially so with dairy more nutrition without sacrificing taste
and water. products. As a result, milk gives rise to and enjoyment. New product development
a wide variety of products as a result of has assumed special significance and
India’s food ingredients market is different processing techniques. Such demands the concerted efforts of flavour
expanding at a 9 per cent growth rate year- techniques include condensing, drying, chemists, technologists, and nutritionists.
on-year. The factors aiding this growth separating, culturing, clotting by rennets, For orchestrating further growth of the
include changing lifestyle and eating and some of the newer processes now dairy industry in the liberalised global
habits, increased per capita income, and being applied, like reverse osmosis, economy, strategic planning is required
growing nutritional awareness, which ultrafiltration, and electrodialysis. for product diversification at competitive
have led to the demand for healthy, prices for the domestic and export
nutritious, and cost-effective convenience Suitability: markets.
foods. Suitability presents no problems as far as
dairy products are concerned. They have Dairy Products As Healthy Foods
Milk and dairy products have a long many attractive physical, chemical, and It’s dairy products and dairy ingredients
history of use by food manufacturers; microbiological properties and are used that define the fast-growing medical
the baking, soft drinks, confectionery, ice in the food industry for four main reasons: nutrition market and dairy technologies
cream, and dessert industries are major that are opening up a wealth of new
users. Milk is widely regarded as the 1. To increase the nutritive value of opportunities. And while the medical
perfect food, containing all the essential products, particularly cheaper foods of nutritious market may seem to be
nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, plant origin. dominated by a few giant players, few
proteins, minerals, and vitamins, required people realise just how much they rely
to maintain the metabolic functions in the 2. To impart advantageous structural and on innovative dairy companies to develop
human body. rheological properties such as creaminess, new products for them and make the
smoothness, water and fat binding, products that appear under their brands.
Let us now consider why the food viscosity, thickening, stabilizing, gelling,
manufacturer should give consideration and emulsifying The opportunities for innovation can
to the use of milk and its products in his be found in:
own products and how the dairy industry • To improve the flavour of a product, 1. Ingredients that provide better nutrition
can meet his manufacturing needs. e.g., cheesy, buttery, caramelised etc. and/or solve problems
2. Ingredients and technologies that make
Selection and choice of dairy products 1. To give the manufacturer a plus healthy eating more accessible
In selecting ingredients for compounded over competitors in advertising and 3. New formats, tastes, and textures that
foods, the manufacturer considers three merchandising by capitalising on the improve patient compliance
major parameters: availability, suitability, consumer image of the quality of milk as 4. New benefit platforms
and price. While these are inter-related an ideal food. 5. New ways of branding and positioning
and normally given equal weighting by
the manufacturer in today’s inflationary Milk-Based Functional Foods Specific Dairy Products Used In Foods
world, cost is probably regarded as the Recent years have evinced a paradigm Cream
prime factor. shift from treatment to prevention. Whipped cream is probably the most

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important product in the food industry, have accepted lactase-based products as a of whole milk, they are said to provide
especially for caterers and bakers who use sustainable solution that enables everyone the required nourishment for an instant
it for cakes and confectionery. 38–40% to enjoy and benefit from these products. breakfast. A wide variety of flavours are
fat content creams are commonly used A variety of products are available on the used, such as cocoa or vanilla.
since this gives a cream which is more market, ranging from low-lactose yoghurt
easily whipped, gives a firmer whip and to cheese, butter, and chocolates. Butter-milk powder
one which does not so readily suffer from Buttermilk powder has a very similar
syneresis. Cheese composition to skimmed milk powder
Cheeses are widely used in the food but is slightly higher in fat content and
Butter industry, being essential constituents also contains a relatively high proportion
There are several developments, of products like pizzas, spaghetti, and of phospholipids. These arise from the
particularly in Australia, Scandinavia and cheesecakes, etc. Most of the advancement breakage of the fat globule membrane
the United States, which could, in the long in this area, however, has come in the during the butter making process. It is
term, make butter a growth market again field of fresh soft cheeses, such as cottage therefore the preferred powder for use as
by turning it into a product with enhanced and other low-fat soft cheeses as a base a whipping aid.
appeal both to the manufacturers and the for cheesecakes, dairy desserts, and low-
consumer. The fractionation of butter fat calorie spreads. High-fat Powder
into different components according to In this powder, the usual fat ranges from
their solidicfication point may prove to There is development of new profitable 70 to 90%. It can be stored at room
be a valuable tool in the modification of options for Cheese Foods customers by temperature without microbiological
butter characteristics and is described as new product development via traditional spoilage and it is dry blended, which
achieving this. and novel processing technologies. New makes it very convenient for use in food
ingredient and formulation developments industries. This powder can be used in the
Various possibilities arise, notably the are taking place, such as natural cheese, manufacture of ready-to-use dry mixes
manufacture of butter comparatively processed cheese, analogue and imitation such as cake mixes, in the ice-cream
rich in cleic and linoleic acids for use cheese, cheese sauces and spreads, cheese industry, and as a shortening in the bakery
in dietetic foods, low-melting butter for desserts, etc. and confectionery industries.
use in the production of readily wettable
dried whole milk or for producing butter Cheese Powders Yoghurt
of increased hardness for marketing to Cheese powder is available in almost as Growing at a compound annual growth
consumers or food manufacturers in hot many varieties as there are cheeses. It rate (CAGR) of about 40 percent to 45
climates. is normally produced by spray drying a percent annually, the organised yoghurt
slurry made by heating the cheese with industry is likely to touch Rs. 1200
The shortening area is seen as another a sequestering and pH modifying agent crore by 2015 from the current level of
potentially valuable market. Plasticised such as phosphate or citrate. The resultant Rs. 750 crores as a low-fat or even no-
butter fat shortenings are already powder has wide application in the baking fat alternative, according to a report
being produced in Australia and used industry as a protein and flavour source titled ‘Yoghurt Market in India’ by the
in commercial cake manufacture. It is in biscuits, as a garnish for pizzas, as a Associated Chambers of Commerce and
possible to envisage a range of shortenings flavour for snacks, particularly crisps, and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM), the
with different melting points and variable as a base for cheesecake mix. country’s apex trade bodies.
physical characteristics. As yet, none has
emerged, but such a development would Ice Cream The report revealed that yoghurt, which
enable the bakery trade to provide a range This is the most important food based made its foray into the Indian market
of cakes, pastries, and creams all based on on dairy products. Ice-cream contains just a few years ago, has taken over the
butterfat. approximately 10% fat and 11% SNF. decades-old dahi in metros and semi-
Some 4000 tonnes of butterfat and 5000 metros due to health consciousness, rising
Advances in techniques for butterfat tonnes of skimmed milk powder are used disposable incomes, quality dependence
fractionation are likely to offer high annually in its production. and more awareness about the product
and low melting point oils to achieve and has given a tremendous boost to the
shortening range extension. Likewise, Skimmed Milk Powder food processing sector.
developments arising from the production Skimmed milk powder is widely used by
of milk rich in polyunsaturated fats are the dairy industry itself as a medium for In India, yoghurt has been positioned as a
likely to open up new possibilities for the propagation starters in cheese-making to healthy dessert option, so the increasing
manufacturer. boost solids in yoghurts and dairy desserts health and wellness awareness will help
and in products like cheese spreads. High yoghurt gain popularity with the same
Lactose-treated Milk heat skimmed milk power has a high water momentum. Consumers are becoming
Worldwide, there is growing awareness of absorptivity and its main use is in baking, increasingly concerned about hygiene,
lactose intolerance as consumers become soups, confectionery and re-combined fat and nutritional content, so the demand
more conscious about their diet. Milk products. In the USA, a large market has for packaged yoghurt is expected to rise
is considered an important ingredient been developed for powders consisting robustly in coming years.
in the regular diet, and having realised of mixtures of skimmed milk powder,
lactose intolerance as a critical problem, sweeteners, thickeners, flavours, vitamins Utilisation Of Whey
individuals and governments globally and minerals. When dissolved in a glass Whey is the largest byproduct of the

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dairy industry. It is obtained during the that when consumed by humans benefit
manufacture of casein, cheese, paneer, the host by improving the properties
chhana, and shrikhand. In whey, lactose of intestinal microflora by selectively
is the major product, and whey proteins, stimulating the growth and/or activity
water-soluble vitamins, and minerals of one or a limited number of naturally
are secondary products. In India, milk present or introduced bacterial species
products like paneer, Shrikhand, and in the colon, leading to improved host
chhana are very popular and in great health.
market demand.
The use of probiotics, prebiotics, and
With the increase in their production synbiotics is a promising area for the
levels, there is a corresponding increase development of functional foods. Dairy
in the amount of whey as a by-product. foods appear to be the preferred medium the probiotic in the intestinal tract. In
To overcome this pollution problem, for introducing probiotic bacteria such laboratory rats treated with a carcinogen,
ultra-filtration of whey is carried out to as human-derived species of lactic acid the combination of bifidobacteria (i.e.,
concentrate the native whey proteins in bacteria (e.g., L. acidophilus, L. casei, a probiotic) and oligofructose (i.e., a
order to obtain a whey protein concentrate L. gasseri, L. rhamnosus, L. reuteri, prebiotic) has been demonstrated to
with varying protein contents, i.e., 35 Bifidobacterium bifidum, B. breve, B. reduce colon cancer risk. Most functional
to 90% protein on DMB. Whey is the infantis, and B. longum). Lactobacillus foods containing synbiotics are currently
liquid remaining after the recovery of spp. (naturally found in the human small yoghurt products, found primarily
curds. The whey contains more than half intestine) and various Bifidobacterium in Europe.The possible commercial
the solids present in the original whole spp. (a major organism in the human large utilization of individual milk components
milk, including 20% of the protein (whey intestine) are the most commonly used is given in Table No. 1
protein) and most of the lactose, minerals, probiotic cultures.
and water-soluble vitamins. Bioactive Peptides
A synbiotic is a product in which both a Bioactive peptides derived from milk
Probiotics, Prebiotics, and Synbiotics probiotic and a prebiotic are combined proteins have generated a lot of interest
When consumed by humans, probiotic to have an additive or synergistically among researchers across the world.
foods are those foods that carry live mono beneficial effect on the host by improving Besides their disease-preventing ability in
or mixed cultures of microorganisms the survival and/or implantation of foods, these peptides may also be utilised
as dietary supplements. L. helveticus
Table 1 : Possible Commercial Utilization of Individual Milk Components NCDC-288 was used for the fermentation
of buffalo skim milk under standardised
conditions. Gel fractions showing the
highest bioactivity were purified by RP-
HPLC.

Amino acid analysis of the peptide

fraction revealed that praline, glutamic
acid, leucine, valine, serine, aspartic
acid, and isoleucine were present
as major components. These amino
acids were reported to be responsible
for the bioactivities. Whey and whey
supplemented with WPC were fermented
with Lactobacillus helveticus NCDC 292.

The antioxidative as well as ACE-

inhibitory activity of whey proteins was
increased nearly fivefold on fermentation
with L. helveticus. Feeding fermented
whey hydrolysates to allergy-induced
mice resulted in a significant decrease
in total IgE and ova-specific IgE levels
by increasing Th-1 cytokine (IL-2)
production and decreasing Th-2 cytokine
(IL-4) levels.

Lactoperoxidase and lactoferrin

Generally speaking, the use of natural
bioactive agents is of very great interest
in products like infant formulas, health
foods, skin creams, and toothpaste.

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Examples of such components are the Composite Dairy Foods Mango and Banana Milkshake Powder:
bioactive proteins lactoperoxidase (LP) Interesting combinations of milk and Consumption of fruits together with milk
and lactoferrin (LF) existing at low dairy products with cereals, vegetables, has for long been considered an important
concentrations in whey, typically 20 mg/l fruits, and other ingredients are opening health giving diet. In India, mango and
of LP and 35 mg/l of LF. the doors to large-scale opportunities and banana are grown in large quantities
indefinite possibilities of novel foods. In and are also consumed in the form of
Indigenous dairy products for diet India, there are a few traditional dairy milk shakes, especially in urban areas.
Khoya chhana-based confections like products that contain significant quantities Powder milkshakes containing fruit pulp
Burfi, kalakand, and Rasogolla are of non-dairy components, e.g., Gajar-Pak can be manufactured. Both the fruit milk
among the most popular traditional dairy (carrot halwa), Giya-ka-halwa (bottle powders maintain their flavour, colour,
products and have their own distinguished gourd halwa), Doda burfi, and Kaju-burfi. and reconstituability during the shortage.
niche in Indian diets during the festive
season as well as day-to-day life. Since Traditionally made desserts like kheer Miscellaneous Powders
these products contain high amounts of and dalia-dessert are the most appropriate Many new products, such as chocolate
fat (20–25%) and sugar (30–55%), obese examples of composite dairy foods where crumbs, measured calorie products,
and diabetic people cannot relish the taste the addition of non-dairy solids enhances sports shake, high energy foods, mango
of this delicacy. Several low-fat and low- the nutritional quality by providing and banana milk powder, hot cocoa
sugar delicacies have been developed by calories, micronutrients, and fibre. The mixes, dietetic and slimmer products,
using fat and sugar replacers and bulking technologies for the manufacture of swell the growing number of dairy
agents. Bajra, sorghum, wheat, and barley lassi powders in response to the demands of
food processors.

Conclusion
Recently, there has been a problem with
the economic disposal of milk and milk
products. There is scope to use surplus
milk solids as an ingredient in foods.

Current food processing trends as well as

the inflow of new foods into the market are
driven by consumers’ choices and novel
technologies. Within the next twenty
years, the world population is expected to
increase by two billion people, with the
majority of them being young and urban.

Furthermore, worldwide non-

communicable diseases such as obesity,
diabetes, cardiovascular diseases,
Gulab Jamun is a khoya-based sweet and at our institute could be utilised for and cancer have become major health
its preparation involves the blending of the diversification of product profiles. problems due to the changing lifestyle
khoya, refined wheat flour, and baking Similarly, fruit dahi and fruit lassi are and dietary patterns of people. As a
powder into a homogenous mass so as to other added attractions for industry consequence, interesting changes can
obtain a smooth dough along with a small personnel. Several innovative products, be expected in the way dairy and food
amount of water. such as whey protein-enriched millet products are processed, packaged, and
biscuits, snacks, and fermented foods, are marketed.
The balls of the dough are deep-fat becoming popular among people.
fried in ghee or refined vegetable oil to In general, the functional attributes of
a golden brown colour and subsequently Malted-Food Beverages: foods are enhanced by incorporating into
transferred to sugar syrup. Gulab Jamun Malted powders are preferable for them certain ingredients of milk solids
without sugar could be prepared without beverages in homes and restaurants. that possess health-promoting benefits.
affecting the quality of the product by The confection industry is also malted.
soaking fried Gulab Jamun balls in It is also a popular food for invalids. Thus, the idea of fractionating milk into its
sorbitol syrup. Malted food beverages are a rich source individual components and recombining
of readily available carbohydrates. The them in different ways, or combining
Rasogolla is the most popular chhana- cereal proteins that were originally them with non-dairy ingredients to
based Indian sweetmeat. Because of its present are partially digested during produce new foods, has gained ground
pleasant and delightful taste, the fame of the malting process. It is also a good and could be translated into reality with
this sweet has not only spread throughout source of mineral salts and vitamins A the emergence of food products.
India but is becoming popular abroad as and B-complex. It can be flavoured with
well. Quite a considerable quantity of cocoa or vanilla. Milk food beverages can
this sweet is now being exported to the also be developed using vegetable protein
Middle East and European countries. sources.

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packed, providing a 4 to 6-times increase

in shelf life. Our traditional sweets were,
after all, developed mainly to preserve
the nutritional goodness of milk and to
extend its shelf life under high ambient
temperatures. Khoya & Peda are very
good and rich in nutrients. Currently, 99%
of all Khoya is produced on a very small
scale in rural areas and brought to urban
centres for making Khoya-based sweets.

Branded Khoya could eliminate fears

of adulteration and stimulate demand
for mithai, which is good for our milk
producers as well. Peda has the biggest
market share in the mithai market. It is the
most commonly available and well-known

Value Added Dairy Products

mithai throughout India. However, due to
the lack of shelf life, these sweets cannot
cover a larger distribution network.

By Eka Global Our Technology Solutions:

Using Modified Atmospheric Packaging

M
ilk is a naturally sourced nutrient vegetable products worth INR 35,000 cr (MAP) Technology to pack ethnic sweets
powerhouse that contains the go to waste. This waste accounts for over in high barrier rigid (PP/EVOH/PP)
nine essential nutrients for good 40% to 50% of the total production. In packaging containers can contribute to
nutrition. There is no other natural food the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, increasing shelf life by up to 3 months at
that’s as versatile as milk, which can be India has been witness to crippling supply ambient temperature (image1 & image2).
used for a variety of foods. The dairy chains since it opted for a nationwide
industry is one of the most regulated lockdown on March 24, 2020. The Other commonly consumed sweets,
industries in agriculture. Farmers take disrupted transport services initially had such as Gulabjamun and Rasgulla (other
many steps to protect the land, water, and an impact on the dairy industry too. syrup-based sweets), can achieve a shelf
air around them. life of 3–4 months using In-package
The closing of restaurants, hotels, and pasteurisation and up to 6 months using
They do this for the well-being of their schools has left some farmers with no Retort Technology in high barrier rigid
communities, their cows, and their own buyers for more than half their produce. (PP/EVOH/PP) packaging containers
families. Many farmers go above and As thousands of sweet shops remain (images 3, 4, 5, and 6).Paneer has great
beyond the regulations because they want closed during the lockdown, small and value, especially in the Indian vegetarian
to sustain their farm for generations to medium-sized dairies suffer massive context, because it contains a high level
come. losses, and gallons of milk are wasted of fats, proteins, and some minerals.
every day.
Concern for Dairies in India
Food loss and waste is a major concern However, milk sales increased by 1.30
in India, with dairy products representing percent in the last two weeks of April
one of the top categories of food lost across the country.The market in terms
and wasted. India is the largest producer of procurement and sale of milk is
of milk in the world. Currently, India seeing steady growth. There are so many
produces 165 million tonnes of milk exciting initiatives across the entire dairy
annually. However, over 5%, or close to chain that are helping to reduce waste and
8.5 million tonnes of milk, gets discarded increase efficiency.
for various reasons.
Converting this problem into an
Estimates indicate that in India, opportunity
approximately a quarter of dairy products Innovation, technology, and proper The current shelf-life of paneer in loose is
are lost at the production level or wasted planning play a very huge role here. limited to 1–2 days at room temperature
at the retail or consumer level each year. Excess milk can be converted into rich and 5–6 days at refrigerator temperature.
Premature microbial spoilage of dairy dairy-based products like ethnic sweets, With the help of retort technology
products is a primary contributor to dairy paneer, kheer (dessert), shrikhand/ and high barrier rigid (PP/EVOH/PP)
food waste. matho, cheese, creams and spreads. Milk packaging containers, the shelf life of
is usually highly perishable because it paneer can be improved by up to 6 months
Microbial contamination may occur at is an excellent medium for the growth in ambient conditions (image 7). Another
various points throughout the production of microorganisms. Dairy based other big opportunity is the huge return that
and processing. Every year, dairy and products can also be processed and the dairies will gain after converting the

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excess milk into value-added products. many dairy players acknowledge that only continue to rise, strengthening the
While the surplus milk is already food safety has fuelled a growing trend in value-added product market. Moreover,
available, with a basic investment, the consumer preference towards packaged the dairy industry, which was facing
returns could be higher than expected. and branded products. headwinds during the onset of the
The outlook for the dairy sector in India COVID-19 pandemic, has turned this
Future Trends continues to be positive on the back crisis into an opportunity as the supply
As the end of the pandemic remains of government support, an increasing and consumption of value-added dairy
uncertain and the best option for survival population, per capita consumption, and products has risen and only continues to
remains hygiene and health, people have expenditure on value-added products witness an upward trajectory. India has
realised that it’s important to improve such as paneer, cheese, and every other taken a lead in the direction of reducing
one’s immunity. Hence, consumption of dairy product. food loss and food wastage.
dairy-based ingredients continues to be a
favoured option for many. Furthermore, In the long run, the domestic demand Together we can work to feed people, not
COVID-19 has brought about a shift in for value-added products such as paneer, landfills.
the buying pattern of consumers, and ethnic sweets, and dairy desserts will

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ustainability in industries has Factory” for VAM (Vapour Absorption
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DSM receives authorizations for looking forward to collaborating with the

Brazilian and Chilean farming sectors to
methane-reducing feed additive further lower their carbon footprint.”

Bovaer® for beef and dairy Mark van Nieuwland, Program Director
at DSM, continues: “The recent IPCC

R
oyal DSM, a global science-based approval, DSM can now start introducing climate change report is a massive wake-
company active in nutrition, its breakthrough innovation to the market. up call for us all about the irreversible
health, and sustainable living, has Mauricio Adade, president of DSM Latin power of global warming. In it, the IPCC
received full regulatory approval from America, comments: “We are excited that (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
the Brazilian and Chilean governments we got these authorizations in Brazil and Change) also stated that a rapid reduction
to commercialise Bovaer®, its novel Chile, which makes Latin America the first of methane emissions could reduce the
methane-reducing ruminant feed additive. continent to get approvals for Bovaer®. spread of global warming in the near term
These first market authorizations, We are delighted that the Brazilian and and have a positive effect on air quality.
covering beef, dairy, sheep, and goats, Chilean regulatory authorities evaluated
mark a significant milestone for DSM. Bovaer® carefully and efficiently at the We know the agricultural and livestock
same time and included all ruminants and sectors recognize this opportunity for
Intense collaboration among scientists both beef and dairy in their approval. change and are eager to act. We are very
and external partners across the globe excited to now gradually scale up our
has made Bovaer® a reality. That A beef trial with Bovaer® at Sao Paolo commercialization activities and prepare
endeavor, known as Project Clean Cow, State University (UNESP) in Brazil, our supply chain with a special focus
encompassed over 10 years, 45 on-farm conducted in 2016-2017, showed enteric on Brazil and Chile, and finalize new
trials in 13 countries across 4 continents, methane emission reductions of up to business models to bring this unique
and more than 48 peer-reviewed studies 55%, which highlights the potential of product to market while recognizing
published in independent scientific Bovaer® for radically more sustainable the farmers for their efforts in reducing
journals. Following the first regulatory cattle farming in Latin America. We are methane emissions.”

‘Game-changing’ technology to
A
ccording to the Lactose Global
Market Report 2021, its market
size is expected to grow from $1.14 take raw milk straight from Aussie
billion in 2020 to $1.20 billion in 2021 at
a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) cows to export to Asia
of 5.6%. The change in the growth trend
of the lactose market is mainly due to “We searched the world looking at ways about,” Mr. Askew said. But there is a
the companies resuming their operations to fulfil the opportunities for exports and hurdle to jump because, in Australia,
and adapting to the new normal while we weren’t able to find anything that has raw milk is unable to be sold directly to
recovering from the COVID-19 impact, the capability of what we’ve developed consumers.
which became restrictive due to social here,” he said. Mr. Askew said the world-
distancing, remote working, and the first technology had been patented. “We’re right in the middle of finalising
closure of commercial activities that negotiations with the Australian
resulted in operational challenges. The “It suspends the degradation of the raw government to allow us to export it,” Mr.
lactose market is expected to reach $1.37 milk whilst it’s inside our technology, so Askew said.
billion in 2025 at a CAGR of 3.3%. in our testing we’ve been able to achieve

World-first technology to extend the

an extended shelf life of 23 days,” he said.
“Effectively, we pick it up in a 23,000
High Growth for
life of raw milk by exporting it straight litre [pressurised] tank... we put it on the Sports Nutrition
from the cow to South-East Asia is being
pitched as an exciting opportunity for
boat, we ship it up to various locations
across Asia, and we then process it and
to Fuel the
Australian dairy farmers. Currently, value-adjust it in those countries.” Lactose Demand
dairy farmers have a 36-hour window to

T
get their milk processed before it spoils. Mr. Askew said the higher prices being he rising demand for sports
And that short time frame has prevented paid in Asian countries for Australian nutrition products is expected to
farmers in Victoria from tapping into milk would be passed directly back to fuel the lactose market’s growth.
export markets overseas. Victorian farmers who had already signed Due to its clinically proven benefits and
up to supply the milk. physical properties, lactose is an essential
The White Tide project trial will export ingredient in sports drinks.
tanks of dairy milk straight from farms in “The current application that we have
northern Victoria to South-East Asia for is backed by a forward contract of 80 The global sports nutrition retail value
processing. AgriGate managing director million litres into a major Asian country, reached $21.6 billion in 2019. Therefore,
Peter Askew said the technology was and we’re currently negotiating other the increasing demand for sports nutrition
game-changing for the Victorian dairy major forward contracts as well, so it is products propels the growth of the lactose
industry. a significant volume that we are talking market.

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A Changing Hald further noted that back when

Climate in Copenhagen Denmark last hosted the IDF annual event

in 1998, there were no smart phones,
email was new, and sustainability was
an unknown word. “Cars were driven by
gas or diesel. There were also no virtual
meetings, ecommerce was unknown, and
no one knew that a small virus could shut
down the whole world.

What we know now is that change is here

to come and to stay, plant-based products
are on the rise, R&D is going on to
artificially produce dairy ingredients, but
the backbone of our industry has been,
Jørgen Hald, CEO of the Danish Dairy
Board, said change is one of the constants and will be in the future, the cow.”
Minfang (Jeffrey) Lu, CEO of Mengniu
in life, as these past months had proved detailed China’s dynamic dairy market and
its plans for the future Steen Nørgaard Madsen, chair of the
Danish Dairy Board, concurred, saying
that Denmark was “proud that we have
managed to organise this conference for
the IDF community.” Further back, no
doubt since the beginning of mankind,
food, milk, and dairy have been basic
needs.

At an early stage, we started trading

with each other, and that’s why cheese
and butter were invented. Back in 1903,
Arla CEO Peder Tuborgh, right, discusses
dairy’s place in the global arena with centre, Rick Smith, president and CEO of Dairy they saw the need for an organisation
Amul’s managing director, R.S. Sodhi, and Farmers of America, stated that farmers are so dairymen could meet to discuss and
right, Piercristiano Brazzale, president of going to be the key in terms of getting dairy facilitate trade – the foundation of the
the IDF to net zero
IDF. Today, 1,200 international experts
are carrying on that heritage for the

T
he International Dairy Federation’s benefit of our community. “
Global Dairy Conference was held
both virtually and in-person in As the President of the IDF, Piercristiano
Denmark. Brazzale, pointed out, “Covid-19 has
changed our lives and work habits. Chile
Suzanne Christiansen reports will host the IDF world dairy summit in
Change is one of the constants in life, and 2025, and the Danish government has
especially in the dairy industry, Jørgen joined to help host this event in 2021.
Hald, CEO of the Danish Dairy Board, It is essential for us to connect to work
noted in his opening remarks at the IDF’s together.” In his video greeting, Rasmus
Global Dairy Conference. This issue is set Prehn, the Danish minister for food,
Lactalis CEO Philippe Palazzi discussed
how his company and others are keepers of to continue, he said. “There are a lot of agriculture and fisheries, emphasised
dairy traditions worldwide changes happening in the coming years. that dairy farms have proud traditions
Already, the format of this conference is of cross-collaboration and of delivering
a sign of change. We’re at a stage in the solutions when they are needed. And that
pandemic where we’re able to hold events time is “bound for change”. This was
of this nature, but other parts of the world confirmed by EU Commissioner Stella
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EU’s Farm to Fork strategy. This strategy global average) to 0.8 per kg of milk by The government and industry have a
aims to make the European food sector 2030”. commitment to meet the nutritional needs
more sustainable (including the dairy of the population, and we now have two
sector). “We know the path towards 2030 and hope dairies among the global top 10, and
that many others are getting their minds China’s middle-income group is 400
The dairy leaders unite! around it as well.” Science is needed in million strong.
This warmed the politicians up for the the long term by 2050, and there is plenty
Dairy Leaders Panel, in which CEOs of need to prove to consumers that we “We are now offering nutritional and
from some of the world’s largest dairy can make things happen by 2030, while flavour needs for various consumer
companies—Arla, Lactalis, Mengniu, farmers need help from all segments. If groups. We are bringing digital
and Dairy Farmers of America—were there was ever a time to create the future, intelligence to the industry and making
to discuss the current challenges.The it’s right now – together with our farmers. the supply chain more efficient. On our
four international dairy industry CEOs, pathway to net zero, we are making
coming from Europe, China, and the US, Philippe Palazzi, CEO of Lactalis in farming more environmentally friendly.
debated the future of the dairy business. France, said, “There are opportunities for There is a lot of technology happening on
the dairy sector, but we are at the moment the farming side where we can improve,
Brazzale said the dairy industry is “asked where we have to prove that dairy is part to reduce waste and carbon emissions. We
to produce food that is safe, healthy, of the solution for years to come. We need see a brighter future for the dairy industry,
nutritious, and affordable.” This is a to accelerate. We have a mandatory need not only in China but everywhere in the
great challenge. The world’s population to change, transform, promote, and defend world.”
is growing and is expected to reach 9.8 dairy. We need to champion dairy”.
billion by 2050. Meanwhile, around 77 per Rick Smith, president and CEO of Dairy
cent of climate change is already a reality. Lactalis, for its part, has 75,000 associates Farmers of America (DFA), was also
The global dairy sector wants to build on worldwide and 270 production sites in remotely in the room. “Farmers are going
carbon reduction. We are farming-led, 52 countries. “At Lactalis, we are local to be the key in terms of getting dairy to
and we are facing challenges. The last everywhere. Dairy is our origin, dairy is net zero. It’s going to be a challenge, “
18 months have shown the importance our destiny, and dairy is our destination. he said. “Things they need to do, some of
of a resilient food chain. It is crucial We feel it has a special mission about it. those are going to carry a cost, and it’s
that governmental policies are based on It’s key to us. We keep dairy traditional not obvious in every situation as to how
science-based facts, and we are here as by producing and protecting 38 PDO we’re going to get there.
the IDF to provide them.” cheeses in Europe.
The US is very diverse in size and
Arla’s CEO, Peder Tuborgh, started by We have revived local products and now structure but committed to net zero. DFA
pointing out that the dairy sector must export Spanish and Italian cheeses to 69 is the largest supplier of raw milk in the
be converted into climate-neutral and countries. We work hard to preserve this world and is owned by dairy farmers.
sustainable production. He observed, unique dairy diversity. We offer 100,000 One-fifth of our milk comes from smaller
“There will be challenges, but dairy SKUs to serve the needs of every country. farms (average number of cows, 51). We
will be part of the solution.” No doubt, “The world faces challenges, and dairy have an opportunity to do a better job of
demand for dairy products is growing, has a mission to feed the world affordably. connecting with the communities where
and there are still people who discover At Lactalis, we want the consumer to we are and explaining how we support
the delights of dairy for the first time make informed choices with transparent those communities. We need to tell the
every day. However, it is a sector that information. However, nutritional scoring story.”
has climate challenges. Policy makers systems hide the true values of dairy. We
are making policies around us with their are asking for an adaptation of systems to Question time
views of how the climate should develop. average consumed portions, not just 100g. R.S. Sodhi, managing director of Amul,
“Meanwhile, there is a need for high “Finally, Lactalis is first and foremost a then asked the leaders, “What are the
quality nutrition for 9.8 billion people by dairy company. No, instead of vegetal learnings you obtained from COVID-19?”
2050, with 600 million obese now and nutrition, these are complementary Tuborgh said they realised how everything
800 million suffering from hunger today. products, and in no way a substitute for was disrupted overnight, and the company
This is a wonderful superfood we are dairy. It is a changing climate for dairy, lost 50 percent of its foodservice business.
part of, and dairy farmers hold the key to and we, as dairy leaders, have the power “We had to swing around, and it became
sustainable dairy. Our challenge is to help to make a better climate for the planet and clear we could find a way, as the home
our farmers on their climate and carbon for our industry as well.” cooking demand for dairy grew, but we
reduction journeys. Getting the science had to change the way we operated from
right is the star, and we are working Minfang (Jeffrey) Lu, CEO of Mengniu an organisational point of view.”
on the world’s biggest science-based Dairy in China, spoke remotely about his
database. All the activities on the farm are company’s slightly different perspective, As Palazzi noted, “Every country had a
in there, and we are discovering through compared to other dairies. “China’s dairy lockdown and everything stopped, except
data points some of the solutions to help industry’s growth is higher than its pre- the cows. They were still producing milk,
farmers achieve their goals. The aim is Covid-19 growth rate. Our industry is so we had to collect it and couldn’t miss
to move their average quite significantly compressed into 20 years, starting from one day. Everyone was collecting milk
lower, from the current 1.15 per kg of zero to the current size of US $13 billion. every day. We did not close one plant,
milk carbon output (already half of the we had employees sleeping in the plant,

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and no one knew about that. I was really Delivering on SDGs and systems needs to be tackled, and this happens in
impressed by how people were brave the poorest regions of the world. “The role
in doing their jobs. It’s about intensity, of livestock was recognised within the
and we managed to create emotional summit, and it is important. In following
proximity with our people even while up, there is an incredibly complicated
being apart.” process involving multiple UN agencies
and others. I hope you find the need to be
Lu of Mengniu stated, “The biggest engaged with all of this because it will all
challenge was the continuity of our impact our futures.”
industry’s milk production, but on the
demand side, we had to manage consumer “Dairy opportunities play a role in child
habits to match exactly what our supply Dr Judith Bryans, president of Dairy UK feeding and nutrition is a positive space.
chain was. For a more flexible supply and former IDF president, updated the School milk programmes continued to
chain, by going through this process, audience on the UN Food Systems Sum- deliver even as school meal programmes
gave us an opportunity to react to every mit stopped during the pandemic. Even in the
single demand from different categories Dr. Judith Bryans, president of Dairy UK, most difficult of circumstances, dairy was
and cities.” was on hand to update the audience about feeding the children of the world.
the UN Food Systems Summit, which
Plant-based issues was held at various points during the year. “As for food safety and security, no food
In response to a question on whether The Rome pre-summit saw over 51,000 is good unless it’s safe to eat. We can
plant-based products were permanent people tuned in from 193 countries, show leadership. The ambition of the
or a fad, Tuborgh responded: “There are the organisers say. Delivering on the dairy sector is net zero. Many sectors
times we have to be very careful in our UN’s Sustainability Development Goals are behind where we are on this, but we
industry that we don’t say somebody is (SDGs) has been more of a challenge than won’t rest on our laurels.
trying to steal something from us. There expected, she notes. Over the year, there
is room for dairy and room for plant- have been “many twists and turns, and it “However, watch out: a lot of people
based products and drinks, for innovating has become quite interesting. engaged in the summit and trying to
in that area and marketing it.” influence it, have particular ideologies –
There have been stakeholder events, they don’t want facts to get in the way of
He added, “We are a dairy company. This independent dialogues, UN events, non- opinion. There were some very hostile
is where we invest our time and resources. sanctioned events, scientific papers, moments for dairy that we had to work
We are also trying to understand, and the rise of the food hero, clusters, and a through. We need to bring balance to the
innovate on what consumers like, which pre-summit in Rome. Rome was about table, but we can’t expect the world to
are not two things clashing up against gathering ingredients, but nobody was understand us if we don’t engage.
each other. Our core mission is as a sure whether you’d get a cake, or just
dairy farmer’s co-operative. It would be ingredients in a bowl. “We looked at the true cost of food, where
suicidal to invest more in plants than in people believe food is far too cheap, but
dairy.” Palazzi was firmer on this: “There “The original goals certainly got people the consumer shouldn’t pay more – who’s
is no vegetable substitute for dairy. We talking. Or talking to people who don’t going to decide that? We also tried to get
need to keep on developing dairy, as agree with you or don’t understand away from the idea that it’s plant versus
dairy products have a strong advantage food production. From various groups, animal. A healthy diet is based on plants
in the future versus others in nutrition there were nearly 300 commitments to but includes other foods such as grains,
and taste as well. We need to champion take forward for civil society, farmers, fruit and vegetables, dairy and meat. The
our dairy industry first. “ That being youth, and indigenous peoples. “The key nutritional concept has been taken and
said, Lactalis does offer plant-based areas were around nourishing all people. used by anti-livestock groups to mean
products in different countries, “even if People having quality food in quantities purely plants and nothing else.
our destination is dairy.” Meanwhile, Lu to nourish them is a laudable goal. There
added, “What we need to do is work on were actions around school meals, health “The IDF multi-disciplinary task force
better, innovative products for consumers. and education for every child, and school engaged with national committees.
If plants contribute to that, then it is OK.” feeding is now the largest social safety net Piercristiano Brazzale was the only one
in the world. who managed to get to Rome to talk
Smith of DFA was of the opinion: “dairy about school milk and reinforce the
should give customers what they want—if Not just for their own health and ability importance of dairy for nutrition. He was
we don’t respond to customers, someone to perform within education, but to be the only representative speaking in that
else will.” They are here to stay, but there productive members of society when context. “Had we not been involved in
is a place for dairy companies like us they’re grown. “The idea that food is never rebutting some of the myths, we may not
to play a part. It should embolden us to to be wasted is tremendously important. have seen the positive outcome, where
communicate, to educate, and to tell the In many countries, it means food the the summit recognised the benefits of
world about the benefits of real dairy. Our consumer puts in a bin and never eats. In livestock agriculture and how it fits into
nutrition story is a valid one. We can’t other countries, it’s about crops dying in the ecosystems.”
close our eyes to alternatives, but we need the ground or animals dying. More than
to preserve our space in the store and our just the consumer side, the other side of Source: www.dairyindustries.com
stomach.” food loss before reaching the consumer

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data companies, academics, and trade

associations. We’ve already made big
strides in reducing the environmental
footprint of the entire dairy supply chain,
and we must not be shy about telling that
story. However, the opportunities for more
sharing of best practises and innovations
are huge, and we can accelerate these
through collaborations like the Dairy
Roadmap.”

Climate ambitions Dr. Judith Bryans, chief executive of Dairy

UK, adds, “We’re proud to be launching

for UK Dairy
our net zero climate ambition. This work
builds on the extensive commitments
and efforts our processors and farmers
have already made and brings the sector

T
he UK Dairy Roadmap initiative It outlines the industry’s intent to support together to move forward as one on this
has launched its latest plans for the the globally recognised goal of limiting journey.
sector, announcing commitments global temperature rise to 1.5ºC, and the
to improve sustainability and support net UK government’s commitment to net “We are dedicated and committed to the
zero goals. zero by setting a minimum standard for sustainability of the sector and in our drive
improvement across the industry. While to continually improve. Together we can
In the United Kingdom, agricultural not every farm or company within the rise to the challenge, and we’re excited
emissions are placed at 10% of the nation’s UK dairy sector will be able to deliver to get started in building the sustainable
greenhouse gas footprint, with dairy net zero, as a whole, the UK dairy sector dairy sector of the future.”
farming emissions estimated to account must play its role in supporting delivery
for less than 3% of the total footprint, a and the industry must work together Source: www.dairyindustries.com
small fraction compared to other sectors to secure a sustainable and low-carbon
such as transport (27%), energy (21%), future for the sector. Event Calendar 2022
business (17%), and residential (15%).
Globally speaking, dairy contributes A detailed delivery programme has
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and evidence-led targets and sets out Cologne, Germany
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achievement. Specifically, the climate AHDB, says, “The strength of the Dairy
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Colin Wellbeloved, Chairman

MPO, Board of directors

Struggling in production was also lost due to disruptions

South Africa to feed supplies, which prompted farmers

to temporarily cut the daily four kg of feed
per cow. “We may have lost another one
to two million litres,” says Wellbeloved.
Colin Well beloved, chairman of the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) He notes that “We are also now stuck with
South Africa and dairy farmer in Boston, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. half the stores to sell to,”

T
he South African dairy sector is were looted and destroyed, according to Kraamwinkel played down the
reeling from Zuma’s unrest after the Consumer Goods Council of South operational impact on the sector. “For
fighting the impacts of COVID-19 Africa (CGCSA), while distribution was sure, some channels were heavily hit, and
and economic stagnation, Paul Cochrane impacted by the closure of the country’s some will take time to get going again,
in Pietermaritzburg reports. main motorway, which runs from the port so there has been some harm on the
of Durban to Johannesburg. Two dairy production side, but that is not the major
South Africa’s dairy sector has been distribution centres were destroyed in effect. It is on consumer demand, which is
dealing with a triple whammy of low the Durban area of KZN, according to still unfolding,” he says.
economic growth, the COVID-19 Sampro.
pandemic, and a spate of unrest in July That is because South Africa’s economy
in parts of the country that caused major “We were badly impacted in KZN. has been in a downturn since 2019,
damage to retail outlets and the spoilage Farmers poured away just over one exacerbated by the pandemic last year,
and wastage of up to one million litres of million litres as we were pretty much with the government imposing a two-
milk. confined to our farms for two to three month lockdown from late March to late
days, and up to five days in some cases, May and other restrictions since then.
Alwyn Kraamwinkel, CEO of the South depending on the buyers and processors. This has led to the country’s highest
African Milk Processors Organisation The average period was two days, with unemployment rate since 2008, at 32.6
(Sampro), said economic growth in farmers losing between 5,000 and 50,000 percent.
South Africa before COVID-19 had litres of milk. One farmer in Mooi River
been “disappointing,” with GDP rising threw away 60,000 litres, “says Colin The unrest, which caused damage
just 0.2 per cent in 2019. Then came Wellbeloved, chairman of the SA Milk estimated at US $5 billion (€4.3bn),
the impact of the pandemic, which has Producers Organisation (MPO), and is likely to put 150,000 jobs at risk,
many dimensions, and the impact of the owner of Melrose Farm, in Boston, KZN. according to South African research
unrest. “The net effect means you cannot consultancy firm Intellidex, impacting
take an optimistic view about consumer Around 75 per cent of the country’s 3.4 some 1.5 million households.
demand,” says Kraamwinkel. billion litres of milk produced per year
is sourced from Kwa-Zulu-Natal, with Demand for dairy products has slid this
Looting and lockdowns the lush areas from Mooi River and year, following an unexpected uptick in
In the week of July 12–16, there was Durban in KZN to Port Elizabeth in the 2020.
widespread looting in the country’s Eastern Cape being particularly strong
two most populous provinces, Kwa- dairy producing areas. The remaining Each quarter in 2020 was a surprise. We
Zulu Natal (KZN) and Gauteng, which production is close to Johannesburg and expected something bad to happen, but in
includes Johannesburg, sparked by the in the Free State province, according to each quarter it didn’t disappoint. While
arrest of former President Jacob Zuma the MPO. there were fewer frequent visits to shops,
over corruption charges. with more people staying at home in
On top of the milk poured away due to general, it was beneficial to sales of dairy
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crops like oranges, macadamia nuts, and of [sales of] many dairy products that
avocados, “Wellbeloved says. were previously not on the menu.”
South Africa’s dairy sector, however,
While the country has 1,053 dairies, is not in a position to be able to handle
according to the MPO, only around 18 increased demand. Even if we increased
percent are large, highly mechanised per capita consumption by 10 litres per
dairies. Farms producing more than 5,000 year, we couldn’t produce enough milk,
litres per day account for 80 percent of Wellbeloved adds.
the country’s milk production, with larger
companies such as Clover, Woodlands, While South Africa is both an importer and
and Lactalis dominating the market, while exporter of dairy products, constrained
changes, “says Kraamwinkel. The uptick smaller producers have strong regional supply is limiting the potential for
did not last into 2021, however, with the sales. heightened exports to the 16-country
consumer behavioural change “a one- member South African Development
off,” he adds. Wellbeloved states, “South Africa has Community (SADC), particularly to
some of the biggest herds worldwide, South Africa’s immediate north, notably
While the sector grew by two to three per with an average of 330 cows,” There are exports to Botswana, Zimbabwe,
cent a year over the past 15 years, the last some 1.2 million dairy cows, primarily Mozambique, and Namibia.
three years have seen marginal growth Holstein, Jersey, Guernsey, and Ayrshire,
due to higher prices, notably because producing an average of 18.65 kg a day, “On paper, there are huge potential export
dairy retailers have increased them (dairy according to the MPO. There are 132 milk possibilities, but they are undermined
producers are price takers in South Africa processors. “We’ve got the space and lots by restrictive policies, income levels,
rather than setters generally). According of availability of labour, which is crucial logistics systems, and civil unrest, “ says.
to the MPO, the market fell 4% year on to big dairies,” Well beloved notes.
year in the first six months of 2021. The African Continental Free Trade Area
According to Sampro, around half of (AfCTA), which went into effect this
Segments affected the milk produced is for drinking milk, year, supported by 54 member states,
As for segments, during the pandemic, with the remainder for butter, cheese, should also, in theory, help, but there is
sales of longer shelf-life products such sour milk, and yogurt, according to much work on implementation to come:
as UHT milk increased, while more Sampro. Euromonitor International, a According to Kraamwinkel, there is a long
perishable products declined, including market research firm based in the United list of issues to be resolved. “Standards,
cheese, in part due to the closure of Kingdom, estimated South African dairy labelling regulations, (product) class
restaurants and hotels. retail value in 2020 in UK pounds sterling designations, and language issues need to
at GBP3.7 billion (€4.37 billion), with be resolved, so there is a long list.”
This year, production costs have risen forecasts of GBP3.9 billion (€4.6 billion)
due to international factors, with higher in 2021 and GBP4.1 billion (€4.8 billion) South African dairy standards are in
prices of fuel, maize, and soya inputs. In in 2022. line with international standards, but
KZN, this has been partly offset by farms’ the AfCTA could drive adoption of ISO
growing their own rye grass and maize, The sector has struggled to increase certification standards if there is an
but some price pressures remain. “In consumption of dairy products, estimated increase in European dairy exports to
KZN it is about 50 percent grass, with the at 69 litres per capita per year by the MPO, Southern Africa.
rest supplemented by maize silage,” says in part due to the varied demographics,
Wellbeloved. diets, geographies and income levels of “There has been a push in the last
South Africa’s 60 million population. few years to have ISO compliance for
The truth is that South Africa’s dairy premium end products, and that is where
sector has been struggling for a number The country’s sharp income inequalities it’s going. The time will come when EU
of years. In the 2000s, the sector was do not help. According to the International exports to SADC, which doesn’t use the
finally deregulated, with compulsory Monetary Fund (IMF), the top 20% of the same standards, will use ISO standards as
levies being abolished in a sector that population earns more than 68 percent of a stick for us to get certification, “ says
had been subjected to price controls. the country’s income, while the bottom Wellbeloved. In the meantime, the dairy
Free markets saw more than half of dairy 40% earn less than 7%, making it the sector is bracing itself for the tougher
farms close between 2008 and 2018. On world’s most unequal country. economic environment.
the other hand, according to the industry
association Milk SA, this increased Sales of sour milk are high in low- Kraamwinkel adds, “There are clear
competitiveness and productivity by 273 income groups, for instance, while “at the signals that dairy sales are under pressure,
percent per producer. extreme end, demand for mature cheese and there is no indication we will recover
is only from the rich. It is a problem for the economic activity of 2019 in the near
Tougher market conditions, higher the dairy industry to deal with all dairy future, so we cannot accept any optimistic
production costs, and climatic change products as if they were a homogeneous view about consumer demand,” adds
have caused farmers to turn away from market,” says Kraamwinkel. Kraamwinkel.
dairy. “We are starting to run out of dairy
farming land, as it needs a lot of water. “When the growth of the middle class Source: www. dairyindustries.com
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