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It provides an immediate identification of the most likely disease threats and nutrient deficiencies. 

 

 

Pioneer released a major update to its Pioneer Seeds App with a new tool: Threat ID. This technology delivers farmers access to cutting-edge pest, disease and deficiency identification technology for their crops in the palm of their hands. 

Threat ID, powered by Plantix, allows farmers to detect issues impacting their fields by simply taking one crop photo. It then recognizes the specific patterns left behind by pests and provides an immediate identification of the most likely pest or disease threats and nutrient deficiencies. Threat ID boosts the efficiency of scouting and allows farmers to schedule follow-up consultations with their local Pioneer agronomist. 

“Threat ID, as part of the Pioneer Seeds App, empowers growers to make more rapid and informed decisions regarding issues they see while walking their fields,” says Jeremy Groeteke, U.S. Pioneer Digital Ag lead. “With the ability to effectively identify crop issues, growers can more easily leverage the Pioneer agronomy team to its full capacity to get treatment recommendations that help maximize seed investment and protect yield potential.” 

Threat ID uses modeling technology that covers 30 crops, including corn, soybeans, wheat and sorghum.With an ever-growing catalog of 20 million photos spanning the entire life cycle of crops, Threat ID provides accurate results throughout the entire growing season. Farmers can get instant results by taking a photo using Threat ID while in the field or by uploading it later when an internet connection is available. With the threat identified, farmers can then access the extensive agronomic expertise of international crop scientists and local Pioneer agronomists for treatment recommendations. 

“Adding Threat ID to the Pioneer Seeds App is a result of a strong collaboration between Corteva Agriscience and Plantix,” Groeteke says. “We’re excited to add this new tool to our already comprehensive package of digital solutions for farmers.”

 

It provides an immediate identification of the

Agro chems – Pesticides, E-commerce

It has multiple benefits such as control resistant hopper, death from drowning & predation 

Sulphur Mills known for its advanced products that yield better results for farmers has launched three new products focusing on BPH and Whitefly to help growers reduce the losses caused due to these insects.

 “Sulphur Mills is a pioneer in introducing high technology formulations. We introduced many advanced formulas one such as an advanced formulation of Zinc in the name of TECHNO-Z and Zinda. Zinc content in the farm produce went high after using the products. Nowadays people are talking about taking zinc nutrients for immunity boost in humans,” said Veerabhadram CEO of Sulphur Mills Ltd.

The first produced launched was Java Super, with Pymetrozine 50 WG as an active ingredient. The dose suggested per acre is 120 grams with proper water coverage and the label claim is paddy.

Java Super kills all the stags of BPH from Nymph to Adult. It will stop the damage immediately with a unique mode of action. The key features of the product are Inhibition of feeding, Paralysis of plant hopper, Prevention of egg-laying adults, Translaminar & systemic, Low toxic to the mammal, fish. 

BULTON, a novel spray-dried water dispersible granule (WG) formulation technology of Thiophanate Methyl is the second product. It offers benefits such as smaller particle size (2-4 micron), Uniform dispersion in water, Better surface coverage, Superior and Prolong efficacy, and High rain fastness.

The product serves as a cost-effective, protective, curative, and eradicative multipurpose fungicide. It delivers superior performance due to its finer, particle size, dispersion, and provides excellent coverage.

It has water dispersing property and quickly disperse into the water onto mixing in water. It is compatible with most fungicides except strongly alkaline materials such as Bordeaux mixture. BULTON can be used in a quantity of 300g to 400 per acres, 1.5 to 2g/l water.

PYROFEN PLUS is the third product, best in class solution for whitefly. The product is a juvenile hormone analogue and an insect growth regulator. It prevents larvae from developing into adulthood and thus rendering them unable to produce.

The product is India’s 1st pro insecticide, also a novel and improved SE formulation. It is a combination of SC and EW technology with multiple active ingredients that can be formulated together. The Ease of Tank mix eliminates incompatibility problems.

It has multiple benefits such as control

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Agrotech, Organic

Government calls for higher focus on organic farming at launch of Association of Indian Organic Industry website 

 

The government plans to increase coverage of land under organic farming to 0.7 million hectares which will be associated with more than 1.5 million farmers.

Speaking at the launch of the website of Association of Indian Organic Industry (AIOI) along with its first newsletter, Minister of State, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare Parshottambhai Rupala said that this is a timely and much needed initiative to bring together stakeholder, industry experts, commodity boards and farmers together. 

He added that this will take India forward as the main organic products hub for the global market. He informed that a scientific research institution had been set in Sikkim to encourage work in the organic foods sector.

In his keynote address, Dr M H Mehta, Chairman, National Working Group on Eco-Agriculture highlighted the fact that product Integrity, consumer trust and branding will further elevate the potential of organic output. Alongside the launch, there was also an insightful panel discussion with eminent experts.

The panelists noted that there was a need for associating farmers in the policy making process to ensure fair income for farmers and growth in the organic sector.

Dr S K Malhotra, Agriculture Commissioner of India, stressed on the implementation of Good Agriculture Practices as enunciated by the QCI under the acronym of INDGAP to support organic farming and added that its benchmarking with Global GAP should be expedited.

 

 

Government calls for higher focus on organic

E-commerce, Machinery – Post-harvesting, R&D

It brings together outstanding Twin Rotor® separation technology with the renowned conventional threshing technology. 

New Crossover Harvesting concept integrates outstanding Twin Rotor separation technology with the gentle threshing that is the hallmark of New Holland conventional combines to offer the best of both worlds. Excellent grain and straw quality, outstanding crop-to-crop flexibility and proven reliability.

New Holland Agriculture is launching the CH7.70 combine, which introduces a brand-new, Crossover Harvesting™ concept that brings together outstanding Twin Rotor® separation technology with the brand’s proven and renowned conventional threshing technology.

The new Crossover Combine sets a new benchmark in capacity for mid-range combines, delivering outstanding grain and straw quality, and is equally at home in all crops and conditions. The highly fuel-efficient engine with patented HI-eSCR 2 technology for Stage V compliance, delivers high productivity with extremely low operating costs. This performance comes with the superior comfort of the Harvest Suite™ Deluxe cab.  

Lars Skjoldager Sørensen, Crop Harvesting Product Management Global, commented: “We designed the CH7.70 for professional arable farmers and contractors looking for a combine that delivers consistent, high performance in all conditions together with low cost of ownership. The new CH7.70 combine brings to our customers all the benefits of 45 years of Twin Rotor separation excellence combined with our best threshing technology – best-in-class productivity, top grain and straw quality, crop-to-crop versatility and reliability with low operating costs. This unique concept heralds the new era of Crossover Harvesting by New Holland.” 

Crossover Harvesting delivers best-in-class throughput with high grain and straw quality. This new Crossover technology delivers up to 25% higher throughput than a conventional combine in this segment. The two-drum threshing system features a 600mm diameter drum – the largest in the segment – with reinforced, heavy-duty design to deliver outstanding threshing performance. The large drum combined with the user-friendly sectional concave, offers the best match in terms of versatility, enabling fast adaptation to different crops, in less than 20 minutes. 

The CH7.70 combines this high-capacity two-drum system with New Holland’s proven Twin Rotor concept to deliver the Crossover Harvesting experience. Over 45 years since it was first introduced, it delivers the most efficient and gentle threshing system on the market while reducing broken grains. The specially designed 21-inch, 3.45-metre-long Twin Rotor system provides the largest separation area in the segment, at some 2.9 m2, and is a perfect match to the CH7.70’s mission. The system requires minimal changes to the settings when switching between crops, resulting in outstanding crop-to-crop versatility.

For sustained performance in hilly conditions, a Laterale version, which uses a robust automatic levelling system, provides transversal slope correction of up to 18% on both sides. The Laterale system is in addition to the standard Triple-Clean and self-levelling Smart Sieve™ systems with the result of optimised cleaning efficiency over difficult terrain.

 

 

It brings together outstanding Twin Rotor® separation

Agrotech, Dairy

Elections were held in the presence of chairmen of the state’s 18 dairy co- operatives who are members of the GCMMF board. 

 

 

Shamalbhai Patel, chairman of the Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union, was unanimously elected as chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited, the marketing body of the ’Amul’ brand of milk and other dairy products. 

Valamji Humbal, chairman of the Kutch District Co- operative Milk Producers’ Union, also known as Sarhad Dairy, was elected as vice chairman of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), which has its headquarters in Anand.

Elections to the two posts were held in the presence of chairmen of the state’s 18 dairy co- operatives who are also members of the GCMMF board. 

BJP leader I K Jadeja, who was appointed as the election observer by the state government, announced that the federation members unanimously accepted the proposal to appoint Patel as GCMMF’s chairman and Humbal as vice chairman.

 The election was necessitated as the two-and-a-half- year term of the outgoing chairman Ramsinh Parmar and vice chairman Jetha Bharwad ended this month.

 After his election to the top post, Patel said his priority will be to ensure better procurement prices for milk producers. “I will also try to work as per the Amul pattern to develop the dairy and animal husbandry sector,” said Patel, who heads the Sabarkantha District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union, also known as Sabar Dairy. 

GCMMF Vice Chairman Humbal said the need was to ensure consumers get milk and its products at reasonable prices.

“The Sarhad Dairy was set up when (Prime Minister) Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat. I believe we should not neglect milk consumers. We need to ensure that people get good quality milk and its products at an affordable price,” Humbal said.

Elections were held in the presence of

AgroPolicy, Dairy

AMUL will give exposure to world class infrastructure and technology to dairy farming in cooperative sector

Andhra Pradesh Government has signed an MoU with the milk cooperative giant AMUL (Anand Milk Union Limited) to provide fillip to the empowerment of women self-help groups and by encouraging the milk cooperatives in government sector.

Terming Andhra Pradesh as the gateway to the South, State Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, said, “AMUL will help the women groups and give dairy farming in cooperative sector an opportunity and exposure to world class infrastructure, technology and marketing opportunities which would improve their standard of living and in self-reliance of women.” 

The MoU was signed by Special Chief Secretary Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Poonam Malkondaiah and AMUL Chennai Zonal Head Rajan on behalf of AMUL. 

The Chief Minister spoke with Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Managing Director RS Sodi, and Chairman of Sabarkant District Cooperative Milk Producers Union Limited, Sambalbhai Patel through a video conference.

The Chief Minister said that IRMA (Institute of Rural Management) should be started in the State and Pulivendula has all the facilities that can host the unit for research and training, he said.

 Sodi said the State has been producing 4 crore litres of milk per day and appreciated the State Government initiatives towards women self-reliance. The MoU will be mutually beneficial. 

Though the State stands fourth in milk production, only 24 per cent was going to the organised sector. The partnership with AMUL is seen to help farmers and SHGs get good price. 

Under YSR Cheyutha and YSR Aasara, the State is providing 90 lakh women SHGs ₹11,000 crore per year.

 

The State sees itself as a gateway to the South with Ananthapur, Chittoor, Visakhapatnam being closer to the neighbouring States and Telangana being close, it has the potential of being a marketing hub.

AMUL will give exposure to world class

Agrotech, Machinery – Post-harvesting

The award indicated CNH Industrial commitment towards manufacturing and its achievements in the field of Total Quality. 

 

 

 The New Holland Agriculture plan in Greater Noida that comes under the CNH Industrial has been declared the winner of the ‘Golden Peacock National Quality Award for 2020. The jury of the award headed by Justice M. N. Venkatachaliah, former Chief Justice of India, Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India, and National Commission for Constitution of India Reforms. 

The selection was based on stringent three-tier evaluation process by the grand jury. The award indicated CNH Industrial commitment towards manufacturing and its achievements in the field of total quality.

 In 1991, the Institute of Directors (IOD) established the Golden Peacock Awards, the award is regarded as a benchmark of Corporate Excellence in India. The award is seen as a challenge among competitors to raise their performance stands and distinguish the achievements of best organizations. 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was helped virtually on July 15 during which the awards were announced. 

“I extend my gratitude to the jury for bestowing us with this prestigious award. This is indeed a testimony to the overall performance, dedication, and hard work put in by each and every employee of CNH Industrial India,” said Narinder Mittal, Executive Director at the New Holland facility in Greater Noida.

 “Our brand equity and worldwide recognition have been on a steady rise not only in terms of increasing our customer base but also in being recognized for our work by reputed industry bodies and associations. This adds to our motivation as we continue to scale to greater heights,” he added. 

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, CNH Industrial has continued to support its global dealer network and to maintain aftermarket services. Today, the majority of CNH Industrial’s 67 global plants have reopened. 

The award indicated CNH Industrial commitment towards

Agro chems – Pesticides, E-commerce, Finance, Seeds

Sales of $7.1 billion were 5 percent above 2019, 10 percent higher at constant exchange rates driven by increased volumes. 

Syngeanta AG has recently announced thehalf year financial reports 2020.Sales of $7.1 billion were 5 percent above 2019, 10 percent higher at constant exchange rates driven by increased volumes. Crop Protection sales of $5.5 billion were 6 percent higher, 12 percent at constant exchange rates, with a strong performance across all markets and segments, particularly in Brazil. Seeds sales of $1.6 billion were 2 percent up on 2019, 4 percent at constant exchange rates, and 9 percent higher at constant exchange rates adjusted for change of control royalties.

Net income $855 million

Net income of $855 million (2019: $798 million) included $145 million related to the capitalized development costs. Excluding this, net income was 11 percent lower than 2019, which included a one-off deferred tax revaluation gain from Swiss tax reform of $195 million; adjusted for this one-off tax, net income was 18 percent higher than 2019. 

Crop Protection regional sales performance

Sales in Europe, Africa and the Middle East were 5 percent higher at constant exchange rates compared with 2019. Performance was solid, particularly in South Europe, despite COVID19 and dry weather in North-West Europe. Reported sales also reflected significant unfavourable foreign exchange impacts. 

In North America, sales for the half year were up 4 percent at constant exchange rates. However, sales were impacted by cold weather and excessive rain in Q2.

In Latin America, positive momentum from 2019 continued in the first half of 2020, with strong pest pressure in Brazil and higher volumes in Argentina despite difficult economic conditions. Growth was partially offset by the impact of volatile foreign exchange rates, particularly the Brazilian real. 

Asia Pacific

In Asia Pacific, sales were up by 12 percent (CER), with strong growth in Australia due to improved weather conditions, and continued momentum from 2019 in India. Significant foreign exchange movements reduced reported sales.

China showed continued positive momentum, with Crop Protection sales increasing by 18 percent (CER).

Seeds regional sales performance

Seeds sales in Europe, Africa and the Middle East were 2 percent higher at constant exchange rates (CER) against 2019. Reported sales reflect weaker exchange rates relative to the US dollar.

In North America seeds sales were 12 percent higher with corn and soybean recovering from 2019 flooding.

In Latin America, sales rose by 25 percent (CER) with volume gains, and sunflower area recovery. A weaker Brazilian real reduced reported sales.

Sales in Asia Pacific, including China increased by 22 percent (CER) compared to 2019, driven by continued strong momentum in Indonesia and other key markets. Reported sales were impacted by adverse currency movements.

Sales of $7.1 billion were 5 percent

Finance, North America

Funding to help revitalize Paraguay’s agricultural sector affected due to Covid-19

The director of the Sarabia Group, Antonio Ivar Sarabia has announced that Agrofértil, a business unit of the group has signed financing agreements with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group and the Netherlands Development Bank (FMO) to strengthen the mission of re-promoting the agricultural sector and the growth strategy during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The business unit will receive funding of US $ 28 million, of which US $ 10 million will be from the IFC and US $ 18 million from the FMO. The funding will be used to to finance inputs to farmers so that they can develop crops and receive technical assistance throughout the production process and to strengthen the value chain.

Paulo Sergio Sarabia , director of Agrofértil said that the funding will help Agrofértil to maintain its levels of financing and attention to rural producers for the next harvest, even in the difficult times the world economy is going through.

IFC has stated that the loan will inject liquidity into the Paraguayan market to meet the capital needs of thousands of small agricultural producers which will help to ensure the continuity of operations in the agro-industrial sector.

Funding to help revitalize Paraguay’s agricultural sector

Acts & Schemes – Centre, Agro chems – Fertilizers

Union Minister updated status of FCIL units’ revival and FACT modernization

Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers Sadananda Gowda detailed the various initiatives undertaken by the government to boost the fertilizer sector to meet fertilizer requirements of farmers during the sowing season.

The minister said that Chambal Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited, CFCL has set up a Brownfield project at Gadepan, Rajasthan with a production capacity of 12.7 LMT of urea per annum which has helped in the production of 244.55 LMT of urea in the country during 2019-20.

He spoke about the government’s initiative of reviving the closed fertilizer units of FCIL at Ramagundam, Talcher, Gorakhpur and Sindri and the HFCL unit at Barauni which is a Joint Venture of nominated PSUs to set up gas based fertilizer plants each of 1.27 MMTPA capacity. The Ramagundam project is 99.58 percent complete and is in pre-commissioning / commissioning stage.

The Talcher project will be commissioned by 2023 and the Gorakhpur, Sindri and Barauni projects by 2021. He further stated that as per the Modified New Pricing Scheme (NPS-III), all units which are using naphtha as feedstock are to be converted to natural gas. He also said that Rs.900 crore will be invested in Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (FACT) for its modernization.

Union Minister updated status of FCIL

Agro chems – Fertilizers, AgroPolicy

Minister exhorts FPCs to switch to agricultural waste  

Addressing a webinar on ‘Cluster Development in the Agricultural MSME sector’, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari laid emphasis on increasing production along with reducing the cost of production and transportation and labour costs.

He told the representatives of Farmer Producer Company (FPC) who attended the webinar that products should be made available in the domestic market without compromising on their quality and the surplus produce can be exported outside the country.

He also appealed to the farmers to reduce the cost of production by using organic fertilizers from agricultural waste instead of using chemical fertilizers and pesticides. He spoke about the availability of natural resources in each district of Vidarbha which can be utilized by Khadi and Village Industries (KVIC) Department.

He suggested that the FPCs can manufacture products from honey and silk available in Chandrapur and cluster for agarbatti can be established in bamboo cultivation belts of Chandrapur and Gadchiroli district. He also spoke about the ‘Equipment Bank’ scheme of Agricultural Department under which FPCs can rent equipment. More than 20,000 farmers are connected with 55 FPCs and agreements have been made with companies like Tata International and Walmart for marketing their produce.

Minister exhorts FPCs to switch to agricultural

Environment, Europe

As further step into the green future, My Green Lab, a global non-profit organization promoting sustainability in the Life Science Industry through Green Lab Certification and validation of sustainable and energy efficient equipment has certified several Eppendorf ULT freezers (-80°C) to ACT, the Environmental Impact Factor label.

The Eppendorf ULT freezers are the first freezers worldwide being validated by My Green Lab: 

The CryoCube® F570h, CryoCube FC660h, CryoCube F740hi, and CryoCube F740hiw are now validated and certified based on the ACT label in the US, UK and EU market. The holistic scoring evaluates a number of environmental factors across the lifecycle of an instrument. Power consumption is based on external testing at ENERGY STAR® with US-voltages. These ULT freezers are also certified by the ENERGY STAR regarding their sustainability footprint.

As further step into the green future,

Acquaculture

By Debabrata Satpathy, Snowman Logistics, Regional Business Manager, East 

 

 

 The nationwide lockdown to counter the deadly contagion of Coronavirus demanded closure of offices with no or fewer people working. As such, the repercussions of the lockdown were felt by the aquaculture sector as well. According to a report from the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology, the sector has been incurring a daily loss of Rs 224 crore. With a coastline of 8118 km spanning over nine states and four union territories, India’s aquaculture sector contributes to 5.3 per cent of the agricultural GDP. Here are some facts which talk about the impact of lockdown on the aquaculture sector.

Shortage of manpower

Around 90 per cent of the shrimp produced in India is exported and is the single most exported product in the aquaculture business, with its major markets being the US, China, and the European Union. The lockdown had started mid-March, which is a conducive period for shrimps harvesting. The aquaculture farming is a labour-intensive farm practice and since more than 50 per cent of the marine farmers are migrants, the nationwide closure caused them to move to their respective hometowns hence giving a massive shortage of labour.

 A slump in exports

The rapid coronavirus deaths in all the major markets have stalled the exports of fisheries in India. Plus, the reduced spending of countries on imports has put a pause on the exports. Before the lockdown, the containers had already set sail with shrimp in early March but now they are stranded either at sea or at the port of arrival.  

Lack of Meat cold chain storage

Since the demands are low, there will be an accumulation of seafood inventory. India lacks EIA approved meat and fisheries cold storages, hence leaving the exporters with limited options of storage. To prevent the wastage of seafood produce, the exporters are forced to sell it at 10% less than the original price. The current number of cold storages in India is 7640 with a capacity of 34.9 million tonnes, out of which 68 percent of the cold storages can store only potatoes and the rest 30 percent is for multi-product storage, out of which only 1% is reserved for meat, dairy, and seafood storage. 

Scarcity of fish food

West Bengal is the largest fish seed supplier in the country. . Fish seed supply is under stress due to irregularities in transportation. This is eventually causing a spike in the prices of seafood. Fish seed food like corn, soya, de-oiled rice bran, and mustard cake is not available in the market easily due to closures of mandis. Farmers may have stocked only 10% to 15% of fish seeds before lockdown. With less fish seeds in stock the current year will see a drop in fish production resulting in a   wide gap in demand and supply. 

Damage due to Cyclone Amphan

West Bengal is one of the largest producers of shrimp in the country. According to MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) in 2017-18, the state had produced 76,534 tonnes of shrimp with 55,211 hectares of land. The fierce winds of Cyclone Amphan destroyed the embankments of the freshwater ponds causing the extreme saline water of Sunderban Mangroves to move in. The ideal amount of salinity required in shrimp cultivation is 12-20 ppm, but the salinity has risen to 35-40 ppm after the cyclone, causing the death of many shrimp larvae.

The government should give aquaculture the same benefits and incentives it gives to crop farming. This would further strengthen the   shrimp production and encourage investment in creating our breeding facilities. In turn, it would also reduce our dependence on imports for the primary input.

Going forward it is necessary  to stabilize the current conditions especially availability of cold storage combined with logistics support, which remains a key challenge in the perishables sector. Government has to come forward and support the farming community in terms of finance and security. In regards to the market, increasing awareness of shrimp farming in the domestic side will aid the industry with strong demands. This will insulate the industry in dealing with the potential risks and fluctuations of the international market in near future.

By Debabrata Satpathy, Snowman Logistics, Regional Business

Dairy

A FICCI paper on ‘Development of Dairy Sector in India’ was released during the webinar. 

 

 

 Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Dept. of Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt of India today said that India’s dairy industry is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world and has set the goal to double its processing capacity from 53.5 MMT to 108 MMT by 2025. The government in its roadmap for 2025 for the dairy sector also aims to increase value added products from 23 per cent to 40 per cent and India’s exports share in the world from 0.36 per cent to 10 per cent, he added.

Addressing a FICCI webinar on ‘Development of Indian Dairy Sector’, Chaturvedi said that the dairy sector was facing a crisis before the onset of the pandemic. However, the industry was able to turn the COVID crisis into an opportunity. There was an improvement in supply of milk substantially by cooperatives and the average liquid milk consumption by cooperatives was higher during the period. He added that average procurement price of milk also increased, which helped 1.7 crore farmers.   

 Chaturvedi said that the Indian dairy is Rs 10 lakh crore industry with significant growth potential and highlighted the five key investment opportunities for the private sector. It included production and supply of affordable compound cattle feed; enhancing chilling infrastructure by setting up new BMCs; setting up processing infrastructure; enhancing processed milk distribution capacity; and enhancement of D2C milk supply across top consumption hubs.  

 Siraj Hussain, Former Secretary, MOFPI & Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of India said that the share of eastern India in milk processing is very less and urged the government to look at ways to correct this situation. He added that FSSAI should engage the private sector to compile data as there is no information available on milk processing capacity of the dairy sector. 

 Hussain pointed out the urgent need to spread awareness about the use of processed milk. Owing to several myths related to the use of processed milk, there is no demand for it in certain parts of the country leading to closure of private diaries. He added that augmenting domestic demand for processed milk by organizing campaigns is crucial. 

In his presentation on Indian dairy sector, Mohit Bhasin, Partner, KPMG India said that despite being the largest producer, India lags behind in per capita consumption of milk, share of processed milk products and yield per animal. However, the dairy sector is all set to move to next level in processed food segment driven by quality and product innovation. He added that processed milk, value added milk products both traditional and non-traditional and healthy beverages can become the growth segments. 

 Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director, GCMMF (AMUL) said that dairy sector provides not only nutrition but also sustainable source of livelihood to 70 million plus farmers involved directly in dairying.  Dairy sector is all set to move to the next level by improvement in productivity, building brand India in milk segment, product innovation and increasing penetration of organized segment. He added that efforts should be made so that dairy can become an attractive profession for future generations. 

Dr Prashant Shinde, Commercial Director-Dairy Feed Business, Cargill India said that for future growth of the milk output, it is important to ensure availability of feed and fodder, expand creation of silage preparation, promote use of compound cattle feed and educate farmers on good dairy farming practices. He added that use of compound feed can not only increase milk yield but also enhance net profitability of dairy farmers.

 Ranjith Mukundan, CEO & Co-Founder, Stellapps Technologies said that the dairy sector holds immense potential to bring the rural economy back on track. High-end technologies can transform the dairy value chain by unlocking access to relevant insights, products and services at the right time to small holder farmers. He added that quality and traceability solutions can make India an export hub in dairy and data driven decisions in dairy farming can lead to building smart dairy value chain.

 Dilip Chenoy, Secretary General, FICCI said that the objective of the session was to develop the roadmap for transforming the initiatives into well directed efforts for development of Indian dairy sector to enhance milk production for doubling farmers’ income, promoting entrepreneurship and value creation along with dairy value chain to mitigate effects of COVID on dairy sector while establishing national milk brands globally.

 

 

 

A FICCI paper on ‘Development of Dairy