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.
Thiruvananthapuram: Lots of milk in the house is traditionally considered auspicious and a sign of prosperity in Indian homes. Right now, though, Kerala is experiencing a strange situation – it has an excess of milk, which has dealt a body blow to dairy farmers even as it lights up the faces of COVID-19 affected and some others in dire need, who are being nourished with the excess milk.
The problem of plenty is particularly acute in Kerala’s northern Malabar region, while the central and southern regions have managed to mop up all the milk that dairy farmers have been producing.
Milma launches milk challenge to boost sagging sales
May 21, 2021
Milk sales have reduced by half due to lockdown
The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation, Milma, has launched a ‘Milk Challenge’ campaign to encourage people to consume more milk to boost immunity.
Through this initiative, the milk cooperative is seeking to lift the sagging levels of milk procurement and sales due to the pandemic-induced lockdown and help the hard-hit dairy farmers by increasing sales.
‘Have a little more milk, save our dairy farmers’ is the basic theme of the drive which exhorts people to boost their immunity by consuming more milk. This would also help dairy farmers in the state who find it increasingly difficult to move the commodity for procurement and sales.
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May 21, 2021 23:22 IST
Farmers in distress as distribution networks are disrupted due to lockdown and milk cooperatives are unable to procure the entire quantity of milk
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The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (or Milma), which procures 16 lakh litres of milk in three regions of the State, has reduced procurement up to 40%.
Farmers in distress as distribution networks are disrupted due to lockdown and milk cooperatives are unable to procure the entire quantity of milk As the dairy sector has been severely hit by the restrictions during COVID-19 lockdown, the farmers need to think of market-led production for a sustainable dairying system in the State, says expert.
Milma suspends evening milk collection in Kerala
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May 18, 2021 14:28 IST
More than three lakh litres of milk excess every day in Malabar Region alone due to the COVID-19 lockdown
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With fewer restaurants and other commercial ventures functioning and the public unable to go out and purchase milk as usual, Milma is facing a crisis as never before. (file photo)
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More than three lakh litres of milk excess every day in Malabar Region alone due to the COVID-19 lockdown
The Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) has suspended the evening collection of milk from the milk societies in its Malabar region from Tuesday onwards and has restricted the daily collection to 60% of what it is now.