Rajkot: A debt-ridden farmer from Kalyanpur village of Jamjodhpur taluka in Jamnagar district was conned by five persons of Rs 10 lakh with the lure o.
Goat milk has caught fancy of health freaks for whom it is light on stomach, easy to digest and has high-quality protein.
VADODARA: For nearly two decades, Bhoja Saniya, a sixth generation ‘maldhari’ was selling his goats’ milk either to small time tea vendors or as ‘mawa’ and ghee to unbranded local dairies. This loose trade would earn Saniya, who owns 100 goats and 200 sheep, a paltry Rs 15 per litre of milk. But was in the past.
Now, the tribal maldhari herdsman is getting his money’s worth after organised players have started buying his goats’ milk for Rs 35 a litre to produce frozen goat milk, goat milk powder and even goat milk soaps to be sold in both national and international markets.