Kerala minister J Chinchurani said, "The CEO of Nandini milk contacted and informed me they have decided to stop opening Nandini outlets in Kerala. The National Dairy Development board has intervened in the issue.”
Milma likely to come to the aid of tapioca farmers
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Federation to procure tapioca to use in cattle feed production
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Federation to procure tapioca to use in cattle feed production The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma), the apex cooperative for milk procurements and sales, has in principle approved a plan to procure tapioca to be added as part of cattle feed being produced in the State.
Milma sources said the federation was open to the idea of using tapioca in cattle feed production, provided tapioca was supplied in dried form. If the produce was dried and supplied, it could be used as part of cattle feed, said Milma Chairman P.A. Balan on Monday.
Milk glut lands Milma in fresh trouble
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New restrictions make life more difficult for dairy sector
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New restrictions make life more difficult for dairy sector The State’s apex dairy cooperative Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) is in considerable trouble trying to sell all the milk it procures in the midst of tightening restrictions to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. The glut-like situation is such that the cooperative procures more than three lakh litres of milk in excess of its average sale of around 12.5 lakh litres per day.
Milk sales had plummeted because of the pandemic situation, but procurement had gone up significantly in the Malabar and Ernakulam regions, said chairman of the federation P.A. Balan on Sunday. He said the State government directive on Saturday, putting curbs on milk procurement and sale operations as some of the districts went into triple lockdown, would make things more difficult for the dairy sect