Doodhvale Farms Raises $1 Million to Expand D2C Dairy Business and Strengthen Technology Capabilities
Doodhvale Farms has raised $1 million in fresh funding from existing investor Atomic Capital Fund I, strengthening its expansion plans as the direct-to-consumer dairy and daily essentials company looks to widen its market presence, improve distribution density and invest further in technology-led operations. The latest investment follows the company’s $3 million Series A funding round […]
India’s Dairy Opportunity: From Feeding a Nation to Nourishing the World
The 19th Global Dairy Congress, held in Barcelona on 17–18 June 2026, brought together senior executives, scientists, innovators and policymakers from across the global dairy value chain. Representatives from Yili, Morinaga, Nestlé, Fonterra, Lactalis, Bel, Roquette, Sidel, Vinamilk and many other leading companies joined delegates from Europe, Asia, Oceania and the Americas to discuss the […]
The Dairy Profitability Crisis: Are Milk Prices Keeping Pace with Rising Rearing Costs?
Dairy farming is a lifeline for millions of Indian families and a key pillar of agricultural growth. Yet, rising costs and low productivity continue to limit farmer profitability. As India strives to double farmers’ income, we must ask: Are we truly increasing dairy farmers’ incomes, or merely sustaining their survival? True progress begins when every […]
Cooling Milk Without Burning Diesel How thermal-storage refrigeration is changing the economics of rural milk chilling
A Field Story At a milk collection centre in rural Maharashtra, the diesel generator used to start twice each day to keep freshly collected milk chilled until the tanker arrived. During the summer months, it often ran for several hours—not to power machinery, but simply to maintain the required storage temperature. Over time, diesel became […]
From Scarcity to Abundance: Reimagining the Future of Dairy Nutrition in India
The White Revolution’s Greatest Success—and Its Biggest Challenge Few sectors have contributed as profoundly to rural India’s economic transformation as dairy. The success of the White Revolution not only made India the world’s largest milk producer but also demonstrated how millions of smallholder farmers, operating with just a handful of animals, could collectively create one […]
India’s Dairy Export Moment: Why the Next Decade Belongs to Value, Quality and Resilience
As India’s dairy industry steadily expands its global footprint, the conversation is no longer centred on whether India can export dairy; it is now about how the country can build a sustainable, high-value export ecosystem. In this exclusive interview with Dairy Dimension, Bharti Singh Nagar, International Business Expert and senior leader at Paras Dairy, shares […]
Using Dairy Farm Data to Improve Efficiency and Profitability
(Adapted from the original article “Data detectives: Use your data to increase long-term efficiency and profitability” by Mark Case, published in Ag Proud (February 24, 2021). Additional commentary and recommendations have been included for the Indian dairy farming context.) Introduction Even with significant improvements in dairy productivity over the past 50 years, most farms still […]
Sabar Dairy Revises Milk Procurement Rate Chart for Maharashtra
Sabarkantha District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Ltd has issued a revised milk procurement rate chart for its Maharashtra MCC Lohara collection operations, effective from 1 July 2026. The rate chart links farmer payments directly to milk fat and solids-not-fat, or SNF, levels. It covers separate payment structures for buffalo and cow milk, along with quality-based […]
NDDB, Suzuki and Purabi Dairy Partner to Establish Compressed Biogas Plant in Assam
Guwahati, July 6: The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Suzuki R&D Centre India Pvt. Ltd. (SRDI) and North East Dairy and Foods Ltd. (NEDFL), which markets dairy products under the Purabi brand, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a compressed biogas (CBG) plant in Assam. The MoU was signed on 2 July […]
Uttar Pradesh’s New White Revolution: How Policy, Farm Investment and Women-Led Dairy Enterprises Are Reshaping the State’s Dairy Economy
From a ₹1,000-crore dairy mission and subsidies for indigenous cattle to investment incentives for processing plants and a rapidly expanding network of women-owned milk producer companies, Uttar Pradesh is attempting to build a dairy economy that goes far beyond producing more milk. Uttar Pradesh has always been a dairy giant. The state has the largest […]
