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Cafe Coffee Day unveils Chill Shakes, bottled milk with fruit, saffron 37

Government launches quality mark logo for milk, milk products The Opening Ceremony 20

Interview with Dr. Judith Bryans, IDF President

by Dr. J.V. Parekh 22

Global Dairy Leaders Call For United Approach On Consu mer Confidence NDDB Foundation for Nutrition celebrates World School Milk Day in Noida 26

Patanjali Ayurved plans to enter dairy, apparel business this year

Qatari businessman plans airlift of 4,000 cows to boost milk supply as blockade bites Aseptic bottle packaging

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Fonterra adds cream cheese capacity 52

Rs. 60 Cr cattle feed plant

by Hatsun Agro in TN 39

Keventer Agro to expand dairy business in NorthEast, strengthen presence in Bengal

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Danone India to flex muscle in adult nutrition category with Protinex

The importance of calf nutrition on future dairy cow performance

Elanpro Garbage Coolers: A fix for Foul Smelling Trash Can

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Rs. 15cr plan: State to buy 600 desi cows each for 3 centres 30

Big Push to Country's Food Testing System 31

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A Distinguished Dairyman: Animesh Banerjee

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Mother Dairy, Maharashtra tieup for processing plant

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Rs.10,881 Cr fund approved byGovt. for dairy sector Milk Procurement Prices cut up to 22 per cent 34

Food processing, retail will get $10 billion in FDI: Harsimrat Kaur Badal MANMUL to set up automated mega dairy in Gejjalagere worth Rs 227.47 cr 35

Separate norms on the cards for food packaging 36

FSSAI Requests for Proposal on Nationwide Milk Quality Surveillance

Climate Change and Dairying UK dairy set to recover in 2018

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had an opportunity to attend the IDFWDS in Belfast to learn the world dairy situation & the new technology recently developed to the benefits of the Indian dairy industry. The theme of the IDFWDS was making a difference to dairy which was well elaborated during the summit. After attending the seminar I developed a feeling that Big data and new technology will make a difference to dairy in the future.

Dairy is at the forefront of adopting new and dynamic technology that will improve efficiency while ensuring delivery of nutritious, safe and Dr. J.V. Parekh Editor in Chief sustainable foods to a growing world population.

The seminar identified eight innovative technologies – including drones, sensors, 3D printing and blockchain – that combined with the advances in big data could positively disrupt the dairy industry.

Delegates heard how big data and new technologies are becoming increasingly important and affordable and are on the brink of revolutionising the feeding of dairy cows around the world. Also under discussion was how the adoption of the latest technology and getting the most out of big data would ensure operational consistency and drive increased efficiency and productivity.

The seminar affirmed that new technology and the use of big data must add value across the dairy supply chain, especially at farm level and that on a practical level, the technology must be intuitive and allow the farmer to make better management decisions.

On the home front lot of company activities were seen in last one month. Godrej Agrovet started off first trade at Rs 615.60 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), a whopping premium of 33.82 percent over its issue price of Rs 460 per share. After having always relied on the portfolio acquired from Wockhardt, Danone India has chosen Protinex as its star brand in India. While its dairy portfolio has taken a back seat, it is the Rs.500-crore adult nutrition category which is going to be the focus area. Mondelez India, the maker of 'today', announced entry into direct online sales for its range of products as part of efforts to tap into the gifting segment. Kolkata-based Keventer Agro Ltd, a group outfit of the Rs. 1,800-crore Keventer Group, looks to expand its dairy business by entering the north-eastern markets and strengthening its footprint in West Bengal. They have also announced plans to expand its operations to Hyderabad. Prabhat Dairy plans to increase its annual turnover to Rs.2,000 crore in next two years from Rs. 1,400 crore logged in last fiscal by launching its products across India and introducing new value-added products such as cheese, paneer, Shrikhand, curd, ice-cream, flavoured and ultra heat treated milk. Heritage Foods has earmarked a capex of Rs.100 crore for enhancing its back-end processes and servicing the trade.

State Bank of India has entered into a tie-up with Tirumala Milk Products, a South- based company which was acquired by Groupe Lactalis in 2014, to provide loans to dairy farmers who supply milk to the latter. Lactalis, which also acquired Indore-based Anik Dairy in 2016, wants to double the number of dairy farmers under its fold to three lakh and ramp up the amount of milk it procures daily to 25 lakh litres by 2020 from 14 lakh litres now. Under its scheme for financing dairy units, SBI offers loans for, among others, construction of shed, and purchase of milch animals, milking machine, and chaff cutter.

Telangana State Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhara Rao Showered incentives & subsidies for the dairy sector. Accordingly, farmers will get Rs. 4 a litre of milk as incentives & 50 per cent subsidy for buying a buffalo. The subsidy will be 75 per cent if the farmers are from the SC/ST community.

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Dr. Satish Kulkarni Consultant,Bengaluru

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Dr Judith Bryans President of the IDF

The Opening Ceremony

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he World Dairy Summit was opened in style with delegates treated a musical tour of the United Kingdom, and Mike Johnston of the local organising committee officially opening the Summit.

President of the IDF Dr Judith Bryans welcomed delegates to this year’s Summit, speaking of the pivotal role the international dairy sector can play in ensuring both healthy people, and a healthy planet, through providing nutritious dairy products and environmental stewardship.

The dairy sector has a key role to play in delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, a role which it takes seriously.

Dr Bryans told delegates how the IDF would be a driving force behind continual improvement in the sector.

Dairy producing countries are striving to address inequality and lift people out of poverty. Dr Bryans said: "We believe in dairy.

We have a strong story to tell in terms of nutrition and also the progress we are making environmentally. No sector is perfect and there is always room for improvement but we have a vision, we have our goals and we will spare no effort in achieving them."

The World Political and Agricultural Leaders Forum In an unprecedented line up of speakers,

the Political Leaders Forum featured speakers as follows; UK Secretary of State for the Department of the Environment, Farming, and Rural Affairs Michael Gove MP, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development Phil Hogan, Dr. Ren Wang, Assistant Director General of UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation and Thomas Lee Bauer of the World Bank Group.

Commissioner Phil Hogan spoke of the importance of dairy in feeding a growing population, and of the strong tradition for global trade in the sector. Commissioner Hogan called the issue of free movement of people "a difficult issue for the UK and for the EU for different reasons, and will require negotiations." Mr Hogan told the Summit that EU agri exports continued to grow even though the sector was still adjusting to the post-quota environment.

He said there is need for an ongoing commitment to sustainability 'from farm to fork' in response to consumer demand. He also added that research and innovation has a vital role to play in the dairy industry, and that the transferral of research into practice would be very important.

Takashi Hiranaka of the Japanese Embassy gave an overview of the current dairy market in Japan, outlining the paradox of falling production and rising consumption that the country was seeing. Hiranaka detailed reasons for the decline in farming in Japan, with a many farms lacking any successor to take over farming operations, and others citing a lack of confidence in the future of the sector and others citing debt as reasons for closure. Despite these challenges the Japanese market is buoyant, with demand for dairy products on the long term rise the market is one of stability, with a positive future outlook.

Dr Ren Wang from the FAO told the Summit that the commitment of the dairy sector to the UN's 2030 sustainability goals was welcome, and what is now needed is for national frameworks to be developed which set out objectives and performance indicators.

Secretary of State Michael Gove told the Summit that the UK Government is committed to supporting the dairy industry and that during Brexit negotiations, the UK Government wanted to ensure that supply lines are solid, no barriers to trade are erected and labour can be accessed where it is needed. "This will be at the forefront of our minds", said Mr Gove. He added that whilst in a new phase of history, this certainly did not mean “turning our backs on our friends and neighbours” and would not mean lower environmental or animal welfare standards. The Secretary of State concluded by adding that creativity and innovation go hand in hand, and are fundamental to ensuring a vibrant farming sector.

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Dr Wang spoke of a ‘time of challenges’, with the global population expected to rise to 9.7 billion people and the issues which would arise from this. Dr Wang praised the Dairy Declaration, saying that it had shifted the focus of debate towards that of enhancing the contribution of the sector to sustainable development.

11 Thomas Lee Bauer of the World Bank Group finished the session, outlining challenges and opportunities that currently characterise the Dairy Farming sector. He also outlined the areas in which the dairy sector needed to ensure its credentials were strong; food safety protecting ‘pure’ dairy products and also entering emerging markets.

World Dairy Leaders' Forum The World Dairy Leaders Forum saw speakers from the UK, China, Japan and Australia underline the importance of communicating effectively with consumers who are looking for reassurance on the integrity and quality of dairy foods at a time when anti-dairy activism is on the rise. Leaders at the forum issued a call for the industry to unite and embrace enthusiastically the challenge of securing consumer confidence.

Paul Vernon, Chief Executive of Glambia Cheese and Chairman of Dairy UK, spoke of how the dairy sector had changed over the past 30 years, as had the way we communicate with consumers. Dairy is a superfood, and this message needs to be heard loud and clear by consumers, who are under a constant barrage of misleading and ill-informed messages about dairy.

Tomas Pietrangeli, Managing Director of Arla UK added that "At a time when there is a need around the world for more nutritious food, dairy should be a critical part of the solution. However, the myths and scare stories that are being presented about dairy does give the industry a potential crisis and in the UK and Europe we could be facing an existential threat from anti-dairy campaigning.

"We have a bright future, we have the ammunition and we need to play to our strengths. Changing the visual image of milk and focusing on young women is essential in establishing the message that one of the greatest sources of foods is still relevant and part of modern day life."

"It's time to get behind the goodness and time to debunk the anti-dairy myths and unsubstantiated claims."

Zheng Jianqiu, Executive President of Yili Dairy, China, said: "The burgeoning Chinese dairy industry is working very hard to develop solidarity across the supply chain and with consumers. Our vision is to be the most trusted supplier of nutritious dairy foods. It is important

that dairy's voice is heard by the whole of society."

Kazoo Kawamura, President of Meiji, Japan said, "It is vital that the industry fully explore the new methods of communicating with suppliers, consumers and customers going forward.

The need for greater global cooperation and planning is of paramount importance to avoid potential future crises."

Barry Irvin, Executive Chairman of Bega Cheese focused on ensuring that transparency and honesty was the cornerstone of all communications with stakeholders. Mr Irvin outlined how research and technological change will change the sector, with big data changing the way decisions are taken. These research and technological breakthroughs will help us deliver sustainability. For the consumer, authenticity and provenance are increasingly important and therefore it is vital the industry reacts accordingly.

Dr Judith Bryans concluded the session by adding: "The message from across the global sector is quite clear - the industry must be committed to highlighting the nutritional benefits of dairy and confronting the many myths that are peddled by the anti-dairy lobby. It is a major challenge but one that dairy will rise to.

Making a Difference with Dairy The global dairy industry must address the risk of protein becoming the 'next frontier' in the debate on nutrition, delegates at the Making a Difference with Dairy forum heard today.

Speaking at the forum Dr Jaap Evers, IDF Leader Global Standards, said "Dairy protein is a natural, high quality protein.

It is imperative that we get the message to consumers that it is an integral part of a sustainable diet. We do not want to reach a stage where consumers are given the message that from an environmental perspective there is 'green' i.e. good protein and 'red' i.e. bad protein and that dairy is somehow a 'red' protein.

"There is a wealth of scientific research that should strengthen dairy's role as an

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integral element of healthy consumers' diets. The IDF will soon undertake a new research project on protein."

Mary Anne Burkman, the internationally renowned nutrition expert, said "The validity of science underpinning the nutritional value of dairy has never been more comprehensive and compelling.

The challenge is to get consumers and health authorities to recognise this."

Dr Nico van Belzen, IDF Director General, said: "The IDF remains committed to playing its part in delivering high quality science that addresses many topics including nutrition, food safety and animal welfare. Another element of IDF's forthcoming work is the development on guidelines focused on the optimal use of antimicrobial agents."

Dairy Committed To Its Global Nutrition And Environmental Goals Belfast, 30th October 2017: World political and agricultural leaders were told today that dairy is committed to playing a vital dual role in feeding the world with nutritious foods - and protecting the environment.

Speaking at the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit in Belfast, Dr Judith Bryans, President of the IDF, said the global dairy community is one billion people strong and is currently feeding 6 billion consumers.

She said that 20 dairy producing countries are now signed up to a global initiative called the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam which makes a commitment to meeting the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.

Dr Bryans said that dairy producing countries believe in creating a 'healthier planet', addressing inequality and lifting

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13 people out of poverty. "We believe in dairy. We have a strong story to tell in terms of nutrition and also the progress we are making environmentally. No sector is perfect and there is always room for improvement but we have a vision, we have our goals and we will spare no effort in achieving them."

Dr Bryans was addressing a World Leaders' Forum which included Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs; Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Dr Ren Wang assistant director general of UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation.

Mr Gove told the Summit that the UK Government is committed to supporting the dairy industry.

He said that during Brexit negotiations, the UK Government wants to ensure that supply lines are solid, no barriers to trade are erected and labour can be accessed where it is needed. "This will be at the forefront of our minds", said Mr Gove.

Commissioner Hogan said the issue of free movement of people was "a difficult issue for the UK and for the EU for different reasons, and will require negotiations." Mr Hogan told the Summit that EU agri exports continued to grow even though the sector was still adjusting to the post-quota environment. He said there is need for an ongoing commitment to sustainability 'from farm to fork'.

Dr Wang told the Summit that the commitment of the dairy sector to the UN's 2030 sustainability goals was welcome, and what is now needed is for national frameworks to be developed which set out objectives and performance indicators.

Global Dairy Leaders Call For United

Approach On Consumer Confidence Belfast, 30th October 2017: World dairy leaders today issued a call for the industry to unite and embrace enthusiastically the challenge of securing consumer confidence.

Speaking at the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit in Belfast, industry leaders from the UK, China, Japan and Australia underlined the importance of communicating effectively with consumers who are looking for reassurance on the integrity and quality of dairy foods at a time anti-dairy activism is on the rise.

Zheng Jianqiu, executive president of Yili Dairy, China, said: "The burgeoning Chinese dairy industry is working very hard to develop solidarity across the supply chain and with consumers. Our vision is to be the most trusted supplier of nutritious dairy foods. It is important that dairy's voice is heard by the whole of society."

Paul Vernon, chief executive of Gambia Cheese and chairman of Dairy UK, the UK industry trade association, said: "The world and the dairy sector has changed massively over the past 30 years and the way we are communicating with consumers has changed too. Dairy is a superfood and we need to ensure that message is heard loud and clear by consumers who are under a constant barrage of misleading and ill-informed messages about dairy."

Kazuo Kawamura, president of Meiji, Japan: "It is vital that the industry fully explores the new methods of communicating with suppliers, consumers and customers going forward.

The need for greater global cooperation and planning is of paramount importance to avoid potential future crises."

Tomas Pietrangeli, managing director of Arla UK: "At a time when there is a need around the world for more nutritious food, dairy should be a critical part of the solution. However, the myths and scare stories that are being presented about dairy does give the industry a potential crisis and in the UK and Europe we could be facing an existential threat from antidairy campaigning.

"We have a bright future, we have the ammunition and we need to play to our strengths. Changing the visual image of milk and focusing on young women is essential in establishing the message that one of the greatest sources of foods is still relevant and part of modern day life.

"It's time to get behind the goodness and time to debunk the anti-dairy myths and unsubstantiated claims."

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Barry Irvin, executive chairman of Bega Cheese focused on ensuring that transparency and honesty was the cornerstone of all communications with stakeholders.

Dr Judith Bryans, president of the International Dairy Federation, said: "The message from across the global sector is quite clear - the industry must be committed to highlighting the nutritional benefits of dairy and confronting the many myths that are peddled by the antidairy lobby. It is a major challenge but one that dairy can rise to."

European And Us Sectors Lead Milk Production Recovery Belfast, 30th October 2017: The European and US dairy markets are leading international recovery in milk markets, the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit was told today.

VĂŠronique Pilet, editor in chief of the IDF report and Head of Economics at French Dairy Inter-branch Organisation CNIEL, said: "The global dairy market remains uncertain and the only thing that we can say for sure is the volatility which is a result of supply and demand issues is here to stay.

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Ms Pilet said that recovery this year had followed a year when both global production of dairy and consumption were stagnant and in some areas showed a slight decrease. She said contributing factors to this could be the Russian ban on importing dairy products from the EU, decreasing purchasing power in oil producing countries and the economic situation in some South American countries.

Dr. Nico van Belzen, IDF Director General, said: "The IDF remains committed to playing its part in delivering high quality science that addresses many topics including nutrition, food safety and animal welfare. Another element of IDF's forthcoming work is the development on guidelines focused on the optimal use of antimicrobial agents."

New Zealand remains the world's largest exporter of dairy with a 29% share of the market, closely followed by the EU at 28% and the US at 24%.

Overall production of milk rose by 0.9% in 2016 compared with growth rates of 2.0% and more in recent years.

"Historical lows are giving way to a period of recovery", said Ms Pilet. "And we are now seeing a stronger demand for dairy in 2017."

Dairy Highlighted As Key Food For Sports Nutrition Belfast, Tuesday 31st October 2017: Milk and dairy foods provide a vital source of recovery promoting nutrients for athletes and the dairy industry must communicate this more effectively with sports professionals and consumers alike.

Speaking at the International Dairy

Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit 2017, Dr Sharon Madigan, Head of Performance Nutrition at Sport Ireland Institute, told delegates that whilst every athlete requires different nutritional guidance, a good nutritional strategy before, during and after training can profoundly affect sports performance.

She said: “Milk and dairy foods can actually kill three birds in one stone when it comes to athlete nutrition – it assists in refuelling energy stores, it promotes rehydration to get the fluid balance right, and also helps to repair lean muscle mass. Research has shown that water or commercially available sports drinks aren’t as effective as milk in promoting muscle recovery.

“People are often afraid of calories but energy balance is key. We need to look at the whole food, as opposed to single nutrients, to properly understand its effect on our bodies. The protein and carbohydrates found in milk and dairy provides a good balance of micronutrients, vitamins, minerals and probiotics, all of which work together to provide an excellent nutrition source for athletes.

“Ultimately, a poor diet can make or break an elite athlete.

Incorporating milk and dairy into a training diet is one way of cutting out the sticky plaster approach of supplements and help to build a strong base to confront nutrition from the bottom up.”

The session also included a panel discussion with Olympians Jonathan Bell, Irish field hockey player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Natalya Coyle, an Irish athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Jonathan, added: “Cost is often a factor that many athletes need to be mindful of.

Milk and dairy foods are a cost effective and accessible food for athletes like me

Shree Sangram Chaudhary is Executive Director and member of the governing body of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has spoken about the challenges faced by small holders & various initiatives being taken in India help to protect & improve their sustainability during the IDFWDS.

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to incorporate into a successful nutrition regime.”

Brexit challenges Highlighted At Idf World Dairy Summit The challenges and opportunities facing the dairy industry over Brexit was at the forefront of discussion at the Policy and Economics Forum at the Summit today.

Speaking in the Forum today, Tomas Pietrangeli, UK Managing Director of Arla Foods, said the industry was facing 'the biggest seismic change in the political and financial landscape in our lifetime'.

He said: "The end of free trade is a major risk. In order to protect the health of the dairy industry in the UK we need to have tariff-free and barrier free trading conditions. We are a business and an industry that make a significant contribution to the dairy industry and the wider UK economy."

An independent economic impact assessment of Arla's UK business had

shown that the company generated £6 billion GVA to the UK and direct and indirect jobs totalled nearly 120,000. Mr Pietrangeli called on the UK Government to publish its future plans for agriculture in the UK through a parliamentary bill "at the earliest opportunity early next year", adding that any delay would be detrimental to the industry.

Mr Pietrangeli highlighted the need for access to non UK labour, citing the fact that 56% of farms had employed non-UK nationals in the last five years, 41% of processing business had employed nonUK nationals and 60-80% of third party logistics business had employed non-UK nationals.

He added: "The UK government's narrative has been bit more upbeat in this area recently but we need to see the

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Mr Pietrangeli said it was calling on the UK government to deliver a transitional period until 2022, no import/export tariffs, protection of a world leading regulatory framework on food standards, food safety and animal welfare and investment in new entrants and next generation farmers.

He said: "Don't disregard dairy. There will be opportunities from Brexit but we need time to adapt. We need assurance and we need our voice to be heard."

Dr David Walker, New Zealand's Ambassador to the World Trade Organisation, told the Summit that New Zealand had been negotiating free trade deals since 1983 and also worked through the WTO. He said New Zealand hoped to make progress on a deal with the EU and in the event of the UK leaving the EU, a deal could be arranged between New Zealand and the UK. Dr Michael Dykes, President and CEO of the International Dairy Foods Association, told the Summit that in the United States 'significant uncertainty' persisted over trade arrangements. He said that a proactive trade policy is essential for the US. However discussion in the conference today did look beyond the Brexit concerns of the UK to the wider opportunities and challenges that the international markets had to offer. Yoshinori Suzuki of J-Milk outlined the dairy market in Japan, explaining how many Japanese consumers self-classified as lactose intolerant and the challenges this brought.

However cheese sales in this market were strong despite this.

The conference also heard from Michael Hanley of Lakeland Dairies, a farmer owned coop based in both the North and the South of Ireland. Despite having concerns about the impact of Brexit and the border between the north and south of Ireland, Hanley was optimistic about the future of dairy trade, citing that despite being in ‘interesting times’ there were still plenty of opportunities. Key markets cited as growth opportunities were China, with a large consumer market willing to pay a premium for Irish products he said ‘the opportunities are endless’.

Closing the conference was Monica Ganley of Quanterra outlining the potential of the South American markets,

as the fourth largest dairy producing region in the world.

With mergers and acquisitions in the region growing at pace the South American market is gaining strength and moving towards becoming a global market player. Improving economic conditions as well as political systems

with less corruption all open the doors to opportunities in the South American markets.

Nutrition Forum The nutritional benefits of dairy for both young consumers and the elderly were discussed at today’s nutrition conference.

Experts at the conference detailed how vital sources of iodine are, and that they are of particular concern to pregnant women. Most populations get iodine from a number of sources, but milk and dairy foods are the largest source in the UK diet.

Milk produced in the UK is a richer source of iodine than is milk in most other countries.

Dr Kirsty Pourshahidi, Research Fellow, NICHE, Ulster University, also spoke during the session about the important role milk and dairy products can make to vitamin D intakes.

Dr David Luyt, Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Allergy Service, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Leicester, also spoke during the session about the advances being made to manage cow’s milk protein allergy.

The importance of the nutritional role dairy products play in older age were also discussed, with Dr Constance GayetBoyet, Nutrition and Health Researcher from Centre National Interprofessional de l’Economie Laitiere in France, presenting

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research which showed that those who consumer high levels of milk were 28% less likely to be effected by cognitive decline, associated with Dementia of Alzheimer’s Disease. Dairy plays an important role in preventing cognitive decline by helping consumers reduce metabolic risk factors, and providing key nutrients to the brain.

Dr Sandra Luliano from the department of medicine of the University of Melbourne Australia, presented research to the conference on bone health and the associated benefits increased dairy in the diets of elderly consumers can have in potentially minimising fractures and bone decline.

Marketing Forum The marketing conference today looked at the range of challenges and opportunities marketers in the industry face, sharing knowledge and best practice.

A key subject for discussion was promoting dairy in the face of the ‘negative noise’ of

anti-dairy groups. Donald Moore of the Global Dairy Platform shared his success with World Milk Day 2017 in creating a positive story for dairy, emphasising the need for the sector to control to social conversations taking place about dairy.

Reena Mistry of Edelman Research UK provided delegates with best practice on engaging with dairy detractors and the key to successful engagement. Dairy marketers must be prepared to ‘fight the war, not the battle’ looking to the long term trends in opinion and focus on what they can do well.

Later sessions looked at the role dairy can play as a vital source of recovery nutrients for athletes and the dairy industry must

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Dr Sharon Madigan, Head of Performance Nutrition at Sport Ireland Institute, told delegates that whilst every athlete requires different nutritional guidance, a good nutritional strategy before, during and after training can profoundly affect sports performance.

She said: “Milk and dairy foods can actually kill three birds in one stone when it comes to athlete nutrition – it assists in refuelling energy stores, it promotes rehydration to get the fluid balance right, and also helps to repair lean muscle mass. Research has shown that water or commercially available sports drinks aren’t as effective as milk in promoting muscle recovery.

“The protein and carbohydrates found in milk and dairy provides a good balance of micronutrients, vitamins, minerals and probiotics, all of which work together to provide an excellent nutrition source for athletes.

in Belfast today, Professor Margaret Rayman, Professor of Nutritional Medicine at the University of Surrey, said that mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency is present amongst many pregnant women in the UK. She said: “This is of considerable concern as iodine is required for the synthesis of the thyroid hormones that are crucial for brain and psychomotor development of the baby.”

The biggest sources of iodine in the diet are milk, yogurt and goat’s cheese.

Professor Rayman, added: “Milkalternative drinks tend to have very low levels of iodine. Pregnant women in particular need to be careful when switching to milk-alternatives to ensure they’re not missing out on key nutrients

“Ultimately, a poor diet can make or break an elite athlete. Incorporating milk and dairy into a training diet is one way of cutting out the sticky plaster approach of supplements and help to build a strong base to confront nutrition from the bottom up.”

The session also included a panel discussion with Olympians Jonathan Bell, Irish field hockey player who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Natalya Coyle, an Irish athlete who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Milk And Dairy Plays Key Role In Infant And Child Nutrition Belfast, Tuesday 31st October 2017: Milk and dairy foods are a vital source of iodine which is a nutrient of particular concern to pregnant women, experts were told at the International Dairy Federation’s (IDF) World Dairy Summit today.

Most populations get iodine from a number of sources, but milk and dairy foods are the largest source in the UK diet. Milk produced in the UK is a richer source of iodine than is milk in most other countries.

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that they would otherwise get from cow’s milk.”

Dr Kirsty Pourshahidi, Research Fellow, NICHE, Ulster University, also spoke during the session about the important role milk and dairy products can make to vitamin D intakes.

Dr Judith Bryans, President of the IDF and Chief Executive of Dairy UK, " Iodine is an important micronutrient that is often overlooked by consumers.

It is vital that the dairy industry fills the knowledge gap and continues to educates consumers about the nutritional benefits of dairy foods."

Dr David Luyt, Consultant Paediatrician, Children’s Allergy Service, Leicester Royal Infirmary and Honorary Senior

18 Lecturer, University of Leicester, also spoke during the session about the advances being made to manage cow’s milk protein allergy.

Farm Management Conference Delegates at the Farm Management conference today heard how the rapid development of technology and major advances in so-called ‘big data’ will have significant effects on the dairy industry.

Dairy is at the forefront of adopting new and dynamic technology that will improve efficiency while ensuring delivery of nutritious, safe and sustainable foods to a growing world population.

AMR Conference Eddie Daly, Account Manager at Alltech InTouch identified eight innovative technologies – including drones, sensors,

3D printing and blockchain – that combined with the advances in big data could positively disrupt the dairy industry.

Mr Daly said: “Big data and new technologies are becoming increasingly important and affordable and are on the brink of revolutionising the feeding of dairy cows around the world. Adopting the latest technology and getting the most out of big data will ensure operational consistency and drive increased efficiency and productivity.”

Dr Shabbir Simjee, Global regulatory and technical advisor for Elanco gave an overview of the issue of antibiotic resistance. Dr Simjee outlined how overuse has led to resistance and multi drug resistance; how vets should be prescribing in a more responsible way; how we need more work into the discovery of new antibiotics and how important joined up, global action plans were in tackling the issue.

The conference delegates then heard from Professor Nigel Gibbens, UK Chief Veterinary Officer on the UK’s five year strategy to tackle AMR, and how important it is for multiple disciplines to come together both nationally and locally to tackle AMR. Professor Ulf Magnusson, Professor at the Swedish University of Agricultural Science followed from this, stating that only 50% of antibiotics are used correctly worldwide.

To correct this there must be a medically sound and rational approach to dispensing, and trust in competent, independent and accessible animal health services.

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Other key areas of farm management such as the recruitment and retention of staff, along with attracting young people into the industry were discussed, with delegates guided on key recruitment and staff engagement strategies to use in their businesses.

The AMR conference heard from a range of speakers on the subject of resistance, what others were doing and also heard from leaders in the field about overcoming the challenges in this area.

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This conference focussed on the exciting future of food processing, and what that could mean for the dairy industry. One such technological development is the use of 3D printing in the food industry, specifically using cheese.

The conference heard from Professor Alan Kelly on the potential for 3D printing techniques to be adapted to 3D print cheese. Professor Kelly took delegates through his work to date in this area, and their results; detailing the technological issues with manipulating cheese and the effects it has on protein networks.

The potential for 3D printing of foodstuffs has caught public imagination, as well as those within the dairy industry. With uses for vulnerable groups like the elderly of those with problems masticating cited as key potential winners from this technology.

It also has potentially wider applications for consumers, allowing a new era of totally customisable dairy Products.

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Interview with Dr. Judith Bryans, IDF President by Dr. J.V. Parekh 1. Why you selected “Making a difference with dairy” as a theme of this IDF-WDS 2017?

We selected this as the theme to remind people that the dairy sector makes a difference to livelihoods, trade, nutrition and sustainability. As a sector we benefit all areas of society.

2. How IDF will play a role in helping the participants in meeting industry challenges and opportunities?

The IDF provides the expertise to help the industry create an environment which builds a positive platform for the future of the dairy industry. We share best practice, develop standards, offer guidance and information and a huge reservoir of knowledge and networking that is second to none.

3. What are the main highlights / features plan for the IDF-WDS 2017?

With multiple parallel conferences taking place across the Summit, it’s hard to pick out one or two highlights.

But the diversity of topics, ranging from the latest in dairy science and technology to sustainability, to how to talk to consumers and the role of dairy in international trade, as well as farm management and animal welfare meant there was plenty for delegates to take away and share within their own countries.

4. The consumption of dairy products has radically changed, how the industry is going to cater to this growing demand?

There’s a huge opportunity for dairy as consumers around the world increase their demand for our products. We anticipate this growth to continue into the future. However, we know that the planet has a limited number of resources.

In order for the industry to grow and meet the additional consumer demand for our products, we need to do so sustainably, so that at the end of the day we have healthy people and a healthy planet. One way to do this is through innovation in dairy technology, both at a farm and processing level.

5. How to improve the sustainability at the dairy farming, processing & in

retail levels?

There have been huge strides forward in sustainable practices from dairy processors around the world. A number of countries have improved their energy and water efficiency and reduced the amount of waste from processing going to landfill.

It’s important that processors that have made strides forward on sustainability share these practices globally; the IDF is a great forum for doing this.

At a farm level there is evidence that farmers who embrace environmental and sustainability improvements are more efficient and can be more profitable.

Finding solutions on farms is more difficult than in processing plants, but there are good examples of how this can be done.

Much of the waste from the dairy industry is at the consumer level, and so it’s more difficult for the industry to address, but different countries have initiatives in place to help.

6. European dairies are struggling with low milk price crisis. What are the reasons & solutions?

Over the last few years Europe did experience a crisis in the form of low milk prices. This was a result of global market conditions coming together to provide a perfect storm, these were in the form of; an oversupply of milk compared with demand, China importing less dairy from other countries, the Russian ban on dairy products from Europe and party due to the end of quota in the EU. At the same time Europe experienced good weather conditions, favorable for producing dairy.

However, in the last 10-12 months we’ve seen prices rise across Europe. Due to

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the volatility inherent in the dairy market it’s likely that at some point prices will decrease again, however it is hard to predict accurately when this might be.

7. As a nutritionist what role you want to play for the improvement of the health & nutrition for the people’s livelihood?

The nutritional value of dairy products is important in helping people of all ages, in all countries, to meet their nutritional needs. It’s essential for the dairy sector that we continue to remind consumers and policy makers about the benefits of our products. For those whose livelihoods depend on small farms, dairy is particularly important, providing not only a daily source of income but also providing quality nutrition every day.

8. What is the Outlook & the future trends in European dairy sectors?

The outlook for the dairy sector in Europe is good, there are a number of very strong milk producing nations. The industry in Europe will look to add value and innovation to grow into the future.

9. As an IDF president, tell us how global dairy community will be benefited?

As the IDF president, I am acutely aware that the global dairy sector needs a strong and unified voice. Representing over 75% of the global milk supply, the IDF is that voice. It’s critical that the IDF communicates the importance of the dairy sector to key intergovernmental organisations in a way that is meaningful and presents a strong case for the role of dairy products and dairying in the future.

One of my goals as president is to improve the communications of the IDF, both internally and externally and also to show the value of the IDF to countries who are not currently members. It’s so important

21 for the IDF to have new members representing parts of the world where dairy markets are developing. Having an even stronger global voice will benefit the whole dairy sector.

10. What do you feel on Consumer’s confidence in the dairy products?

Consumer confidence in dairy products differs from country to country. In most countries consumers understand the nutritional benefits and enjoy the taste, therefore dairy is desirable to them. In some countries, consumers still want to have dairy, but in some developing nations they question the quality.

It’s therefore essential that the dairy industry globally, whether in developing or developed countries, has strong standards and quality procedures to ensure that consumers know that they’re getting safe, sustainable and nutritional dairy foods.

11. Is the carbon footprint of dairy industry too high? If yes, how to reduce it?

The carbon footprint of the dairy sector equals 2.7% of global emissions. This is a lot lower than many people think.

However, the dairy industry must still push to reduce this even further. As a sector, we take the environment and sustainability seriously. Many countries have environmental roadmaps to drive improvements, as the IDF, we are committed to the sustainable development of the dairy sector and this is evidenced by the dairy declaration by Rotterdam signed by the FAO and the IDF. 12. What role India can play with IDF for dairy development in other parts of the world?

The voice of India within the IDF is extremely important, as the largest milk producing nation having input from the Indian dairy sector on a farm and processing level will add to the IDF’s work with intergovernmental organizations on a diverse range of topics.

We value India’s membership of the IDF, and we encourage the Indian delegation to get closer to the work of the IDF. 13. When do you think India should host IDF World Dairy Summit?

We would be delighted to receive a proposal from India to host a future World Dairy Summit.

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Global Dairy Leaders Call For United Approach On Consu mer Confidence milk and focusing on young women is essential in establishing the message that one of the greatest sources of foods is still relevant and part of modern day life.

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orld dairy leaders issued a call for the industry to unite and embrace enthusiastically the challenge of securing consumer confidence Speaking at the International Dairy Federation's World Dairy Summit in Belfast, industry leaders from the UK, China, Japan and Australia underlined the importance of communicating effectively with consumers who are looking for reassurance on the integrity and quality of dairy foods at a time anti-dairy activism is on the rise.

Paul Vernon, chief executive of Gambia Cheese and chairman of Dairy UK, the UK industry trade association, said: "The world and the dairy sector have changed massively over the past 30 years and the way we are communicating with consumers has changed too.

Dairy is a superfood and we need to ensure that message is heard loud and clear by consumers who are under a constant barrage of misleading and ill informed messages about dairy."

"It's time to get behind the goodness and time to debunk the anti-dairy myths and unsubstantiated claims."

Zheng Jianqiu, executive president of Yili Dairy, China, said: "The burgeoning Chinese dairy industry is working very hard to develop solidarity across the supply chain and with consumers. Our vision is to be the most trusted supplier of nutritious dairy foods. It is important that dairy's voice is heard by the whole of society. " Kazuo Kawamura, president of Meiji, Japan: "It is vital that the industry fully explores the new methods of communicating with suppliers, consumers and customers going forward.

The need for greater global cooperation and planning is of paramount importance to avoid potential future crises. " Barry Irvin, executive chairman of Bega Cheese focused on ensuring that transparency and honesty was the cornerstone of all communications with stakeholders.

Tomas Pietrangeli, managing director of Arla UK: "At a time when there is a need around the world for more nutritious food, dairy should be a critical part of the solution. However, the myths and scare stories that are being presented about dairy does give the industry a potential crisis and in the UK and Europe we could be facing an existential threat from antidairy campaigning.

"We have a bright future, we have the ammunition and we need to play to our strengths. Changing the visual image of

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Dr Judith Bryans, president of the International Dairy Federation, said: "The message from across the global sector is quite clear - the industry must be committed to highlighting the nutritional benefits of dairy and confronting the many myths that are peddled by the anti-dairy lobby. It is a major challenge but one that dairy can rise to."

Dairy Committed To Its Global Nutrition And Environmental Goals World political and agricultural leaders were told today that dairy is committed to playing a vital dual role in feeding the world with nutritious foods - and protecting the environment.

Speaking at the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit in Belfast, Dr Judith Bryans, President of the IDF, said the global dairy community is one billion people strong and is currently feeding 6 billion consumers.

She said that 20 dairy producing countries are now signed up to a global initiative called the Dairy Declaration of Rotterdam which makes a commitment to meeting the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations.

Dr Bryans said that dairy producing countries believe in creating a 'healthier planet', addressing inequality and lifting people out of poverty. "We believe in dairy. We have a strong story to tell in terms of nutrition and also the progress we are making environmentally.

No sector is perfect and there is always room for improvement but we have a

23 vision, we have our goals and we will spare no effort in achieving them. " Dr Bryans was addressing a World Leaders' Forum which included Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, Phil Hogan, EU Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development and Dr Ren Wang assistant director general of UN's Food and Agricultural Organisation.

Mr Gove told the Summit that the UK Government is committed to supporting the dairy industry. He said that during Brexit negotiations, the UK Government wants to ensure that supply lines are solid, no barriers to trade are erected and labour can be accessed where it is needed. "This will be at the forefront of our minds", said Mr Gove.

Commissioner Hogan said the issue of free movement of people was "a difficult issue for the UK and for the EU for different reasons, and will require negotiations."

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at farm level and that on a practical level, the technology must be intuitive and allow the farmer to make better management decisions.

drones, sensors, 3D printing and blockchain – that combined with the advances in big data could positively disrupt the dairy industry.

Delegates heard how big data and new technologies are becoming increasingly important and affordable and are on the brink of revolutionising the feeding of dairy cows around the world.

Also under discussion was how the adoption of the latest technology and getting the most out of big data would ensure operational consistency and drive increased efficiency and productivity.

The seminar affirmed that new technology and the use of big data must add value across the dairy supply chain, especially

EU agri exports continued to grow even though the sector was still adjusting to the post-quota environment. He said there is need for an ongoing commitment to sustainability 'from farm to fork'.

Dr Wang told the Summit that the commitment of the dairy sector to the UN's 2030 sustainability goals was welcome, and what is now needed is for national frameworks to be developed which set out objectives and performance indicators.

Big Data And New Technology Making A Difference To Dairy The rapid development of technology and major advances in so-called 'big data' will have significant effects on the dairy industry, delegates at the International Dairy Federation (IDF) World Dairy Summit were told today.

Dairy is at the forefront of adopting new and dynamic technology that will improve efficiency while ensuring delivery of nutritious, safe and sustainable foods to a growing world population.

The seminar identified eight innovative technologies – including

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The next revolution in dairy farming will see a shift from reactive to predictive management practices that will allow farmers to allocate resources more efficiently and operate in a more sustainable manner. Dr Judith Bryans, President of the International Dairy Federation and Chief Executive of Dairy UK, said: “This is a very exciting time for the dairy industry. The speed of technological advances is rapidly changing the farming landscape and we as a sector are committed to embracing the opportunities that this progress presents.

Dairy’s role in feeding a growing global population with nutritious and sustainable foods has never been more important and the creative application of new technologies will guarantee that dairy continues to make a difference for future generations.”

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NDDB Foundation for Nutrition celebrates World School Milk Day in Noida

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he National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Foundation for Nutrition (NFN) celebrated the 18th World School Milk Day with girl students at Rajiya Balika Inter College, Sector-51, Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The girls of the school were provided milk.

This was followed by an interesting awareness session on the importance of milk consumption and adequate nutrition.

World School Milk Day was started in 2000 by the United Nations’ (UN) Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and is celebrated on the last Wednesday of September every year. Countries around the world celebrate World School Milk Day to celebrate the health benefits of school milk programmes. Each year, events are held in over 25 countries.NFN is a noble initiative promoted by NDDB as a trust/society with the objective of improving the nutritional indices of school children in India.

Its mission is to provide every child a glass of milk to address malnutrition.

NFN decided to use the educational infrastructure to help target this concern by adding good quality and safe milk to the buckets of meals for school children.

Currently, NFN has been supplying 200ml flavoured/fortified milk to about 11,000 students on all working days in a total of 13 Government schools of Delhi, Noida, Gujarat and Telangana. In schools across Delhi and Noida, Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable (P) Ltd has been supplying Giftmilk under its corporate social responsibility (CSR) fund.

The celebration included an awareness session conducted by Seema Puri, honorary member, NFN board of governors, and associate professor, department of nutrition, Institute of Home Economics (University of Delhi).

She was accompanied by Mother Dairy officials and the school administration.

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The session, with an interactive presentation, saw the participation of about 400 students of the school. Puri, while conducting the school awareness programme, talked about how foodstuffs can be categorised, the benefits of various products, the food pyramid, the appropriate daily diet and the benefits of milk and milk products.

The girls were also made aware about the importance of breakfast, essential nutrients for growth and overall development, along with the general importance of food and its appropriate consumption.

The session was followed by a quiz, in which the students enthusiastically participated, with responses pouring in from everyone. A poster competition, themed Doodh Piyo, Swastha Jiyo, was conducted towards the end. The celebrations culminated in the prize distribution.

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Patanjali Ayurved plans to enter dairy, apparel business this year Patanjali Ayurved Ltd will launch products in the dairy and apparel business this calendar year, said its founder Ramdev.

“With this we will be in 11 categories,” Ramdev said on the sidelines of Globoil India 2017, an edible oil conclave. “The total market size (of these two categories) will be Rs20 lakh crore. We will enter both within this year.”

Ramdev also took aim at Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL), India’s largest consumer packaged goods firm.

“We are number one in trust and we will be No. 1 in turnover in a year,” he said.

“We have done shirshasan (laid down) of many large companies. Only Unilever is left.”

“What are foreign companies doing for India? What has Hindustan Unilever done for Hindustan, what gate has Colgate opened, and what birds has Nestlé given flight to?” Ramdev asked at the event.

HUL, the maker of iconic brands including Lux, Surf Excel, Fair & Lovely and Kissan, had an annual turnover

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Rs. 15 Cr plan: State to buy 600 desi cows each for 3 centres

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aharashtra's longtime obsession with crossbred or foreign varieties of cows is set to change to a preference for pure desi bovine varieties.

The state govt. will soon start centres to conserve and increase the number of indigenous breeds of cows.Three centres have been finalised in Amravati, Pune and Palghar where indigenous varieties like the Gir, Khillari and Goulav will be purchased and housed. Besides providing the cows best-in-class nutrition and health facilities, new techniques of insemination will be attempted to boost fertility of these animals. The move is part of the state government's cow welfare policy-it has already banned beef and is also looking to appoint NGOs to look after old and abandoned cattle in the state. Animal husbandry department officials said a desi cattle breeding project would be undertaken as part of the Rashtriya Gokul Mission, a centrally-funded scheme in which the government will be spending Rs 15 crore. In last few years the number of indigenous cows in the state has dwindled

considerably , with Holstein Friesian and Jersey varieties taking up a huge chunk of the market thanks to their capacity for producing a large volume of milk.

Officials said that even farmers engaged in animal husbandry as an allied activity to boost their incomes are interested in these high milk-producing cow varieties, pushing the count of their sturdier desi counterparts to a few thousands. “We will be buying nearly 600 cows for each centre. Gir is available in Gujarat while Khillari and Goulav varieties are available with private individuals or farms in

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Vidarbha,“ said a senior official from the animal husbandry department.He also said that the government along with the Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation is finalizing a new insemination method to boost the number of calves born. The progeny will be distributed to farmers to encourage them to rear desi breeds.

“The insemination will be done only after identifying and verifying the pedigree of a purebred male,“ said another official from the department.Officials said that they have also sent a proposal involving a technology called sorted semen for approval to the central government. In this practice, the aim is to inseminate the female cow with only such semen that has the highest chance of producing a female calf--the idea being to increase milk production in the state.Officials said that the demand for milk of desi cows or A2 milk is increasingly becoming a health fad, with small dairies and big brands like Amul entering the market.

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Big Push to Country's Food Testing System

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esting of food gives confidence to consumers that food is safe for consumption. It is an integral part of the food safety ecosystem. The number and spread of food testing labs in the country is currently inadequate. To strengthen the food testing infrastructure, Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is encouraging both public and private investment in food testing infrastructure. With the support of the Central government, the country’s apex food regulator has taken up strengthening of State food labs, provision of mobile food labs and related initiatives.

On the eve of completion of the eleventh year of the umbrella Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, FSSAI has launched five key initiatives to give a big push to food testing system in the country.

Launch of Indian Food Laboratory Network (InFoLNet) A digital solution to connect all food labs in the country to a centralised lab management system (LMS). This system would provide an end-to-end solution, where samples collected by the field units would be coded and tested in FSSAInotified labs and the results would be available in a central database. This data would be available for enforcement and food import controls in a seamless manner.

InFoLNet would become a focal point for risk analysis, standards improvement,

training and capacity-building and better surveillance.

Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with eight states/UTs.

Food Safety on Wheels Mobile units, called Food Safety on Wheels, are multi-purpose vehicles for food testing, public education and awareness and for conducting awareness programmes. Mobile units have fully-functional laboratories equipped with basic infrastructure for quick qualitative testing for detection of common adulterants in various food commodities. These mobile units would spread awareness around food safety and hygiene and be useful for conducting training and certification programs for food businesses. In addition, these mobile units would help the functionaries in the states to enhance their outreach and conduct surveillance activities even in far-flung areas. Sixty-two such units are planned, at least one for each state or Union Territory (UT) and more in respect of bigger states. Nine mobile units have recently been flagged off. This covers the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya and Nagaland.

Toolkit for rapid testing of common adulterants A compilation of simple test methods for detecting common adulterants at home such as extraneous matters deliberately added with food has been put together.

Detecting Adulterants with Rapid Testing (DART) offers a self-enforcement tool and a ready guide to the citizens to combat adulteration at home.

Strengthening of state food testing labs FSSAI is also strengthening 45 state food labs by providing state-of-art high end food testing equipment including microbiology labs. This initiative has been rolled out today with exchange of

Junior analyst examination In order to address the issue of acute shortage of food analysts in the country, FSSAI has decided to hold the junior analysts’ examination along with food analysts’ examination in late September or early October this year.

This will help to attract young talent for food analysis in the country, and, over time, build a large pool of such analysts both for the food industry and the regulatory system.

Ashish Bahuguna, chairperson, FSSAI said, “This holistic effort towards using digital solutions, strengthening food safety infrastructure, enhancing capabilities and creating a large pool of trained specialists would go a long way in ensuring that the food safety and hygiene ecosystem becomes more robust.”

Mother Dairy, Maharashtra tie-up for processing plant

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Mother Dairy has already initiated milk procurement operations in Amravati, Wardha, Nagpur, Chandrapur,Nanded, Osmanabad, Buldana and Yavatmal.

he Maharashtra government and Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt Ltd, a subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) announced the signing of a lease agreement to set up plant for the processing of milk and milk products.

At present, about 11,437 milk pourers in 573 operational Milk Pooling Points (MPPs), covering 924 villages, are collectively pouring about 70,580 litres of milk per day.

Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister, and Dilip Rath, NDDB Chairman, were among those present on the occasion in Mumbai.

According to the MoU, a dairy development initiative will begin in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions to provide milk producers access to markets in Nagpur and Mumbai. Apart from transferring the Nagpur dairy on lease and land for setting up a new dairy

at Gove Bhiwandi, Maharashtra will provide assistance, including funds, for a coordinated approach to improve productivity through animal breeding, nutrition and health.

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A total of Rs.37.1 crore has been paid to milk producers from November 2016 until August 2017.

The Nagpur dairy plant has been refurbished and liquid milk packed at the dairy is being marketed in Nagpur city, said Rath.

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Rs. 10,881 Cr fund approved by Govt. for dairy sector (NCDC) directly through end borrowers such as Milk Unions, State Dairy Federations, Multi-state Milk Cooperatives, Milk Producer Companies and NDDB subsidiaries.

An Implementation and Monitoring Cell (IMC) located at NDDB, Anand, will manage the implementation and monitoring of day-today project activities. "The implementation of DIDF scheme will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities for skilled, semiskilled and unskilled manpower.

Direct employment opportunities for about 40,000 people will be created under the scheme through project activities", said the statement.

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modernization/ expansio of processing infrastructure and manufacturing faculties for value added products for milk unions and milk producer companies.

Projects under the fund called Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) will focus on building an efficient milk procurement system by setting up of chilling infrastructure & installation of electronic milk adulteration testing equipment, creation/

"With this investment, 95 lakh farmers in about 50,000 villages will be benefited", said the government through an official statement after the Union cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the DIDF. The project will be implemented by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and National Dairy Development Cooperation

he government approved Rs 10,881 crore fund to give a boost to the country's dairy sector. The fund will be spent on creating necessary infrastructure and supporting dairy farmers over a period of 12 years during 2017-29.

The project activities under the scheme will include setting up of 28,000 Bulk Milk Coolers (BMCs) at village level. Under the scheme, additional milk processing capacity of 126 lakh litre per day and milk chilling capacity of 140 lakh litre per day will also be created.

Initially, 39 profit making milk unions of 12 states will get assistance under the scheme.

But, other milk cooperatives, once become eligible on the basis of their net worth and profit levels, can also apply for loan under the DIDF in subsequent years.

Milk procurement prices cut up to 22 per cent

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ndian dairy companies have taken a hit on their margins due to the fall in international prices of skimmed milk powder ( SMP) and doubling of domestic tax on ghee. Dairies have cut milk procurement prices 10-22% in the past few months.

“SMP price has declined from Rs. 260 per kg to Rs. 120 per kg in the international market in the last 3-4 months,” said Prakash Kutwal, secretary, Doodh Utpadak Va Prakriya Vyavasayik Kalyankari Sangh (milk producers and processors’ welfare federation).

According to the federation, Maharashtra produces about 30 million litres of milk every day, of which only about eight million is used as liquid pouched milk.

The bulk of milk procured is used for making various dairy products such

as butter, SMP, ghee, cheese, curd, etc. Maharashtra’s milk farmers are more vulnerable to international price fluctuations since the state has good share in export of milk products.

The tax on ghee increased to12% under GST from 6% before the implementation of the GST regime.

“Sale of ghee has fallen substantially as the price has increased by Rs. 30 per kg of smaller brands and by Rs. 55 per kg in case of national brands,” said Kutwal. The Maharashtra government increased the procurement price of cow’s milk to Rs. 27 per litre for 3.5% fat and 8.5% SNF (solid not fat), up about 12%. However, private dairies have been paying only about Rs. 21-23 per litre, while cooperative dairies have been paying Rs. 22-25 per litre.

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notices to cooperative dairies asking why action should not be taken against them for not paying the government set rate of Rs. 27 per litre.

The dairies in the state are preparing to stop milk procurement if the state government takes action against any of the dairies.

Dairies have started reducing consumer prices too, by Rs. 2-4 per litre, in order to increase sales. “More price cuts are in the offing,” said Kutwal.

Cow milk prices are set to decline from Rs. 44 per litre to Rs. 40 per litre in the state. Cooperative dairies have demanded that if the government wants farmers to get higher rate, it should extend subsidy like Karnataka Milk Federation’s Nandini milk brand.

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Food processing retail will get $10 billion in FDI: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

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nion minister for food processing industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the government is still considering the inclusion of 25% home care and personal care products in multibrand food retail outlets owned by foreign companies.

She said global companies have committed a $10 billion investment in food processing, technology, cold chain and retail in the next two years in the runup to the World Food India event, a mega show of the Indian government scheduled for November 3-5 to attract foreign investment and create 1million jobs.

Badal said foreign companies such as Metro, Mountain Trail and Amazon, among others, have committed investment in food retail and that 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in multibrand retail of nonfood items was never under consideration.

“As a policy, the BJP has been against multi-brand retail. But when I asked them to allow FDI in food retail, they agreed,” she said. “There’s a lot of global interest in India, in sourcing from here. There’s been a 40% increase in FDI from last year to this year. There’s already $200 million

that has come in this year.”

The government allowed foreign companies to set up made-in-India food stores to boost the agro-processing industry but most large global companies have said that they would also want to sell some non-food items to make the business viable.

Badal said one of the reasons for the slow progress of the food industry is that it is more capital intensive than many other sectors. “Farmers don’t have storage facilities and on top of that this industry is seasonal,” she said.

Speaking about the upcoming event, she said, “I have envisioned the World Food India event to double farmers’ income, among other objectives. They need to move from just farming towards agroprocessing, which is where the real future lies. This sector happens to be one of the highest generators of employment... India had not realised to what extent the world was looking at this country. The market that we offer is not available anywhere else on the globe… (it) has a $600 billion retail sector, of which 70% is food retail, which is set to treble by 2020.”

The government has taken a number

of policy decisions to create the infrastructure and the environment where this might flourish over the past three years, she said, setting the context for the event. India needs to partner with the best in the world as its processing capabilities surge. “No one can afford to ignore this market. After Amazon has taken the lead, there is so much market potential— the early bird will catch the worm,” she said.

On the response of food and beverage companies to health issues, she said, “Globally, companies are being forced to move towards health. The market trends are moving that way, and almost all firms are stepping up in that direction.” The food processing ministry, which works closely with the ministry of health, has made several progressive changes in the sector along with the Food Standards and Safety Authority of India (FSSAI), she said. “What happened was unfortunate for NestleBSE 0.39 % (when Maggi noodles was banned two years back), but the episode served a larger purpose — it acted as a trigger to improve systems at large. Individual ingredient approval was choking the market, for example. It highlighted a lot of discrepancies. The FSSAI has harmonised itself to global."

MANMUL to set up automated mega dairy in Gejjalagere worth Rs 227.47 cr

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andya Milk Union Limited (MANMUL) is setting up an automated mega dairy at Gejjalagere, near Maddur, at an outlay of Rs 227.47 crore.

It is envisaged that the proposed project will be energy-efficient, requires a limited workforce and would reduce the role of middlemen.

(NDDB) for the project. It will chip in the balance amount from its infrastructure fund.

The option to apply for a bank loan is also open to seek financial assistance.” Suresh Babu, Managing Director, MANMUL.

Siddaramaiah, chief minister, Karnataka, laid the foundation stone of the dairy, which will have a processing capacity of 12 lakh litre of milk per day.

The dairy will increase the milk procurement and production capacity in Mandya, a district of the southern state, which has been registering an annual growth of 10 per cent.

Expected to be completed in 15 to 20 months, the dairy will also help improve farm incomes.

It will help MANMUL to get sophisticated chilling plants and other advanced infrastructure for preserving, processing and packaging.

Specifically, Mandya district procures 8.67 lakh litre of milk per day. The observation is that annually, the production in the district is increasing by about 10 per cent.

“We have financial assistance of Rs 100 crore from the National Dairy Development Board

The present milk processing capacity is 4.5 lakh litre a day. Between four and five lakh

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litre of milk are converted into milk powder and other milk products.

Said Babu, “The key objective of the project is to enhance the milk processing capacity. The mega dairy is seen to bolster dairy farming in Mandya district. It would also improve the financial stability of farmers, as the district was facing a drought-like situation.”

The 30-year-old milk union has 1,174 milk producers’ cooperative societies across the district to collect milk. Its jurisdiction covers seven taluks.

There are 96,900 milk producers registered as members with these societies. The Product Dairy, Gejjalagere was managed by Mysore Dairy until 1988, after which it was handed over to Mandya Milk Union.

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Separate norms on the cards for food packaging

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ndia’s food regulator will soon set new norms for pouches, foil containers, bottles and boxes that are used to package food and beverages to address concerns over contamination arising from sub-standard material and the printing on them. “There will be separate regulations for packaging, for which draft regulations will be out soon,” said Pawan Kumar Agarwal, chief executive of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India.

The new standards are intended to make food companies more accountable.

Current norms, adopted from Bureau of Indian Standards, focus more on labelling than on packaging. The regulator now plans to frame its own set of benchmarks to ensure that all packaging used in food and drinks is safe and can be monitored.

India’s food packaging market is estimated to reach $18 billion in 2020 from $12 billion in 2016, led by fruits and vegetables. Apart from convenience, packaging helps to reduce food wastage by enhancing their shelf life. According to the present norms, aluminium, copper, brass, plastic and tin can be used for packaging and should conform to Indian Standards specifications. Containers that are rusty, chipped or perforated are deemed unfit.

The re-use of tin and plastic containers is disallowed, especially for packaging edible oil and fat and there are specific rules for packaging of products such as milk, milk products, edible oil, fruits and vegetables, canned meat and drinking water.

The new guidelines will be based on a study conducted by the FSSAI and the Indian Institute of Packaging, an autonomous body operating under the Ministry of Commerce & Industry, on the quality of food packaging material manufactured in the country. The study was commissioned because the regulator was of the view that there is a growing need to assess whether chemicals in food packaging pose health and safety risks and whether current regulations adequately manage them. “During the study, we found that 100% of the samples did not pass the tests. In some samples, the colour was coming out of the

packaging material.

We have submitted the report to FSSAI,” said NC Saha, director of the Indian Institute of Packaging in Mumbai. Food packaging material is also a source of heavy metals such as arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury and selenium, which may contaminate packaged food and pose a hazard in higher quantities, he added. “We are fully committed to complying with these new packaging norms once they are implemented,” said a spokesperson for Nestlé India.

“We have in place strict food quality and packaging norms, including quality checks at the different stages of our manufacturing process.” As part of the study, samples were tested from the organised and unorganised food sectors in New Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for transfer of chemical contaminants into foods. Also checked were the level of heavy metals in plastics used in packaging of food, pharmaceuticals and drinking water.

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FSSAI Requests for Proposal on Nationwide Milk Quality Surveillance

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SSAI would like to take up the nationwide milk surveillance as an on-going activity, including periodic monitoring of milk quality across all States/ UTs which can be done in a scheduled regular manner. The survey should also take into consideration the possible impact of seasonal/demand supply situation on the quality of milk and hot spot areas. FSSAI has conducted a National Milk Quality Survey during 2016-17 covering 110 cities in 32 States/ UTs in which samples (~1700) were analysed qualitatively for 14 adulterants, Fat & SNF. In this regard On 3 October, 2017 the FSSAI issued a tender request for proposal (RPF) for nationwide milk quality surveillance and to establish a robust system for milk quality monitoring.

The proposal is to undertake to carry out the following • Analyse at least 8000 samples qualitatively for 13 adulterants, along with pesticides and antibiotic residues covering each and every district of the country • Quantitative analysis of 15% of the total samples are also required to be undertaken • Sampling would be based on the result of the previous survey carried out by FSSAI, the finding of which would be shared with the successful bidders • In case the results of analysis of milk samples come out to be Non Standard and unsafe in a particular area in the previous as well as proposed survey, then more extensive analysis would be carried out in that particular areas to find out root cause of unsafe milk.

• The proposed survey also includes designing and operation of a framework for continuous monitoring of milk quality in the hotspot areas. This would lead to extensive and intensive analysis of milk.

At any time, prior to the date of submission of Bids, FSSAI may, for any reason,

whether at its own initiative or in response to clarifications requested by prospective bidders, modify bid documents by amendments. The amendments shall be notified on FSSAI website and these amendments will be binding on them.

The details of activity to be performed by the successful bidder are as follows • Sample Collection: Samples to be collected from both organized and unorganized sector i.e. Milk vendor, Local dairy shops, Local dairy farm, Large milk Mandis, etc.

• Analysis of milk sample for different parameters: Milk samples to be tested for 13 common adulterants i.e. Vegetable Oil/ Fat, Detergents/Caustic Soda, Hydrogen peroxide, Sugar, Glucose, Urea, Starch, Maltodextrin, Boric acid, Ammonium Sulphate, Nitrates, Cellulose and Neutralizer, Pesticides and Antibiotics.

• Analysis of data with online tracking: Data will be uploaded on the Milk Quality Monitoring Portal on weekly basis. A GPS & video monitoring system will be followed during sampling for online tracking.

• Submission report: Report will be prepared and finding to be submitted within the given time-line.

Cafe Coffee Day unveils Chill Shakes, bottled milk with fruit, saffron

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ndian cafe pioneer Cafe Coffee Day has launched Chill Shakes, a range of milkshakes in reusable 300ml glass bottles priced at Rs 99 plus applicable taxes. They are a blend of milk and four flavours, namely mango (Alphonso Mango), chocolate (Cocoa Cookie), saffron (Kesari Delight) and strawberry (Classic Strawberry).

Kesari Delight blends the richness of saffron and the smoothness of cream.

Alphonso Mango is for those who look for a reason to have the king of fruits in its every form and love when the summer favourite merges with milk. Cocoa Cookie has crunchy Oreo and dark hints of chocolate. Classic Strawberry, as the

name suggests, is a classic that feels soft and smooth.

The Chill Shakes, which add variety to Café Coffee Day’s coffee, food and beverage menu, act as a great liquid snack and satisfy the palate at the same time.

reasons to sip, munch and nibble their favourite beverages and meal options.”

“With Chill Shakes too, we push the envelope further and bring another reason to delight our customers with the goodness of milk in flavours they love,” he added.

They are available in Café Coffee Day outlets in six cities - Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Hyderabad, Chennai and Ahmedabad.

“From fruit to the indulgence of chocolate, every shake is a bottle full of deliciousness that is filling, flavourful and a treat to the senses,” Madhav said.

Speaking on the new Chill Shakes, Venu Madhav, chief executive officer, Café Coffee Day, said, “Since our early years, Café Coffee Day has led the coffee revolution and always offered cafe lovers

“With flavours like kesar, chocolate, strawberry and mango, there is something for every milkshake lover in town,” he added.

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Government launches quality mark logo for milk, milk products

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the entire value chain from producer to the consumers to ensure availability of quality milk and milk products.

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Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh launched National Dairy Development Board's (NDDB) quality logo, which will signify safe and quality milk and milk products from dairy cooperatives.

"This initiative does not propose any new, additional system for food safety and quality management but lays down the processes required for ensuring quality and safety," he said.

NDDB has received 55 applications from cooperatives across the country since the roll out of the initiative in January 2016.

Award of quality mark would be valid for three years subject to maintenance of quality, food safety standards and compliance with the terms and conditions of the agreement, the minister added.

"This reinforces the consumers' recognition that the quality mark is synonymous with good quality," a release quoted him as saying.

"NDDB's quality mark will provide dairy cooperatives and producer institutions the much-needed brand identity and a competitive edge.

This will also contribute to building

consumer confidence in dairy cooperative brands," the minister said.

He further said that the initiative was aimed at bringing about process improvement in

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Behind Gujarat’s dairy sector’s continued growth in recent times has been bulk milk coolers and 24-hour electricity.

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ince start of this century, milk procurement by Gujarat’s dairy cooperatives has more than trebled to over 150 lakh litres per day (LLPD), while spreading to newer areas including in Saurashtra and Kutch key to this steady rise in procurement prices, coupled with a focus on expanding the market for the state’s milk producers. The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation’s (GCMMF) sales of ‘Amul’ liquid milk in the National Capital Region alone is around 31 LLPD, half of which is transported all the way from Gujarat at Rs 2-2.5 per litre and the balance sourced from nearby states.

But equally important has been the role of bulk milk coolers (BMC), enabled by 24-hour electricity, and improved road infrastructure. The BMCs with average capacity of 3,000-5,000 litres and going up to 10,000 litres, allow the milk to be chilled either at the original procurement centre itself or a neighbouring village society.

In the pre-BMC era, milk had to be brought to a chilling centre latest by 11 in the morning to avoid spoilage. A typical truck covering 10-12 villages had to start procuring from 5:30 AM in order to cover the last village by 7:30 and bring the milk, loaded in aluminum cans of 35-40 litres, to the chilling centre that might be 150 km away. The same process had to be repeated for the evening’s milk, collected between 5:30 and 7:30 and brought to the

chilling centre before 11 pm. The rigid timelines naturally limited the options for farmers. They had to milk their buffaloes or cows by 5 AM, if not earlier, lest they missed the truck. Also, it wouldn’t have possible to milk more than a few animals.

But that has changed with the BMCs, which chill the milk “at source” to 4 degrees Celsius or less within three hours of collection. The milk procured in the evening as well as morning can be chilled for the tanker to arrive at the society only towards the afternoon. This entire milk can, then, be lifted at one go. The tankers are also insulated, so that the temperature of the milk inside remains within 5-6 degrees Celsius even after 24 hours. The milk landing at the dairy dock is, thus, fresh. The cost of the BMC (about Rs 12 lakh for 5,000-litres capacity) as well as electricity is more than offset through reduction is spoilage and better quality of milk, besides two daily truck trips being reduced to one.

For the farmer, the gains have been twofold. The first is, of course, that he/she does not have to wake up too early to start milking. Secondly, there is flexibility to now milk more animals and expand herd sizes. This has been further enabled by electricity, which makes it possible to use milking machines that have become a common sight in dairy farms across Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Mehsana and Kheda. According to RS Sodhi, managing director of GCMMF, about 8,000 or 45 per

cent of Gujarat’s 18,500 village societies currently have BMCs. And since many BMCs cater to more than one society, the actual proportion of milk that gets chilled at source is closer to 80 per cent.

The benefits of chilling technology can be seen when one travels through remote areas of Saurashtra and Kutch.

The Kutch District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union’s bulk chilling centre at Bhirandiyara – roughly 70 km from Bhuj town towards the Great Rann salt desert has five BMCs of 5,000-litre capacity each. These BMCs chill the milk brought by pick-up trucks from 27 villages within a 70-km radius. The Bhirandiyara centre also has an insulated storage tank that ensures that the milk already chilled by the BMCs is maintained within 5-6 degrees. The Kutch union operates 19 such bulk chilling centres all over district.

It has also started installing village-level BMCs; there are already two of them in villages where procurement volumes have risen significantly.

If Gujarat’s milk procurement has continued to expand even after the Operation Flood programme that formally ended in the mid-nineties, the credit probably goes to BMCs and electricity that allows these to run even in remote rural areas. Assured procurement at remunerative prices has only further helped.

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Rs. 60 Cr cattle feed plant by Hatsun Agro in

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atsun Agro Product (HAP) has commenced operations at its expanded cattle feed plant in south Tamil Nadu.

RG Chandramogan, Chairman and Managing Director, said in the release, “cattle feed is a key component of our support service to farmers.

It has established a new production line at Rs. 60 crore taking the total capacity to 1,000 tonnes a day from the existing 550 tonnes at the factory located near Palani.

Hatsun Agro listed on the NSE markets the cattle feed under the brand Santosa.

The expansion will support the growing demand from dairy farmers in Tamil

Santosa cattlefeed has the best of ingredients and essential nutrients to improve cattle health and milk yield.”

Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Maharashtra, said a press release from the company.

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Keventer Agro to expand dairy business in North-East, strengthen presence in Bengal

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olkata-based Keventer Agro Ltd, a group outfit of the Rs. 1,800-crore Keventer Group, looks to expand Mayank Jalan its dairy business by Chairman & Manging Director entering the north-eastern markets and strengthening its footprint in West Bengal.

Plans are also afoot to diversify its product basket by having value-added offerings like curd and yoghurt.According to Mayank Jalan, Chairman and Managing Director, Keventer Agro, the company is in ‘active talks’ with multiple people in Guwahati for establishing its presence in Assam.

“North East is going to be a special focus for us. We are currently studying the opportunities there,” he said.

“This apart, we have a huge pipeline of new offering for our consumers,” Jalan added without divulging further details.

company will look at satellite units (third party manufacturing) and enter into copacking agreement (for dairy products) with local entrepreneurs.

production to six-to-seven lakh litres a day over the next two years.While Bengal will continue to remain at the core of its strategy, Keventer Agro is also exploring possibilities of expansion in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha.

As a part of its expansion strategy, the

Dairy, currently accounts for nearly half of the company’s Rs.800crore turnover. Apart from dairy, food processing —frozen food and beverages — is the other major segment.

The company, which sells its pouch milk and ice cream under the ‘Metro’ brand, operates primarily in the Greater Kolkata region and has a market share of 20-22 per cent and 40 per cent respectively.

The company recently raised Rs. 170 crore from private equity firm Mandala Capital to fund expansion plans.

“We are in a position to leverage another Rs. 300 crore and deploy nearly Rs. 480-500 crore in the next 18 months towards expansion of the dairy business,” he said.

The company currently has one factory at Barasat with a capacity of producing 400,000 litres of liquid milk a day.

The aim would be to ramp up

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The company has six factories in Tamil Nadu, two in Gujarat and one in Kota running under such co-packing arrangements.

Under co-packing agreements, Keventer will look at entrepreneurs who are willing to invest in setting up a factory.

However, the raw materials will be supplied by the company and finished products will be bought back.

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Danone India to flex muscle in adult nutrition category with Protinex

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fter having always relied on the portfolio acquired from Wockhardt, dairy and nutrition major Danone India has chosen Protinex as its star brand in India.

Unlike in other markets, where Danone maintains a balance between its dairy and nutrition portfolios, in India it has tilted its business in favour of the latter.

While it entered the dairy business after breaking up with Britannia in 2010, its contribution remains at less than 20 per cent of sales turnover, while nutrition dominates the rest.

“We have a balanced portfolio in most of the other markets. But in India, the dairy portfolio contributes less than 20 per cent of our turnover.

“In India, the cold chain is complicated and we have decided to do our own distribution servicing 6,000 outlets

unlike the OTC-based distribution for our nutrition-based products which reaches two lakh outlets,’’ said Rodrigo Lima, Managing Director.Dairy and plant-based products is one of the big divisions within Danone where it also has non-dairy products like almond milk.

“Almond milk is an interesting category and we could always look at it. But it is going to be our nutrition portfolio which is the star in the Indian market and we will focus on 50-year-old brands like Protinex, which is known to Indian consumers,’’ he added.

But competition is greater in the dairy segment since Danone is pitted against both domestic and international players like Nestle.Investing heavily behind its nutrition portfolio, Danone’s portfolio currently comprises brands like Aptamil, Farex, Nusobee, Deolac and Neocate to address the needs of young infants, pregnant mothers and adults.

Here too, it faces competition from MNC giants like Abott Nutrition (PediaSure and Ensure) and even direct selling companies like Amway and Herbalife.

“Since we acquired brands like Protinex and others from Wockdhart, we have changed the strategy from a medical product to an OTC model of distribution.

Today, we have a 50 per cent share in the adult nutrition category and growing at a 20 per cent CAGR,’’ claimed Lima.

While its dairy portfolio has taken a back seat, it is the ₹500-crore adult nutrition category which is going to be the focus area for the French multinational where it has recently extended its Protinex franchise as a compressed cookie.GST has also resulted in different tax slabs for the MNC.“There are different tax slabs for Protinex alone where the malted drink variant of the brand attracts GST at 28 per cent, while the rest of the franchise is at 18 per cent,’’ he added.

Elanpro Garbage Coolers: A fix for Foul Smelling Trash Can

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In view of the ever more stringent regulations governing food safety, Elanpro Garbage Cooler is an indispensable supplement in the kitchen.

The product is HACCP and FSSAI certified conforming public health requirements set forth in India. The product is environmentally friendly as it has a composition free of CFC’s. The 40 mm thick rigid polyurethane foam core provides highly effective insulation.

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A Distinguished Dairyman: Animesh Banerjee Animesh Banerjee is one amongst a select group of people, who under the leadership of the revered Dr..

Varghese Kurien had the privilege in fostering growth of the organized dairy development, in India. Around five decades, he had functioned in different capacities and played a catalytic role in ushering the transformational changes in the landscape of the Indian dairying!

Banerjee retired as the Executive Director of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), in 1996. He, post retirement, had been associated with the several policy making cum implementing bodies. He was the elected President of Indian Dairy Association (IDA), for three consecutive terms of eleven years. Concurrently, he associated himself in dealing with public policy issues, such as: Hon Chairperson of the Dairy subgroup of the 9th, 10th & 11th plans of the Government of India ((GOI); Chairperson, of the Vision 2020 (Milk Plan) of TIFAC, Dept. of Science & Technology, GOI; Board member of APEDA, Ministry of Commerce, GOI, Member, Appellate Authority on Export Inspection of Milk Products, constituted

by GOI; Member, Food and Agriculture Division Council (FADC) of the Bureau of Indian Standards; Advisor, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), for recruitment of dairy & food specialists for the government sector’s appointments.

Member, Indian National Committee of the IDF; A founding board member in the State Cooperative Milk Federations in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar, Assam, UP, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana & Himachal Pradesh, etc. Besides a member in the management committees of the Mother Dairies in Kolkata & Delhi he became a member in the boards of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation (NCDFI), Anand & the National Cooperative Union of India (NCUI), New Delhi.

He was a member in the Policy Advisory Group (PAG), (IIM), Ahmadabad; A visiting faculty in Haryana Institute of Public Administration (HIPA); Advisor in the Vision Foundation For Development Management provided marketing support

IDA was instituted initially as the Indian Dairy Science Association (IDSA), at the NDRI Bangalore campus, in 1948 and it gradually transformed into an apex dairy institution, representing every stakeholders of the emerging dairy industry of the country. Consequently, IDSA was re-Christened as IDA, in 1975 and shifted its HQ, in New Delhi. The motivational journey of Mr. Banerjee in NDDB was a big encouragment.

As a result after becoming the elected President of the IDA, in 1996, he brought in the transformational changes, in IDA. Those initiatives boosted the institutional horizon & could position IDA as the most effective apex national and international policy making body.

During his eventful & challenging career, he was associated with the establishment of 100 dairy & allied food processing plants. He has published several articles on dairy-food policies which were highly acclaimed in India & abroad. Although Banerjee is presently an octogenarian, in his evening years, he however holds a no die attitude. Despite having faced with several challenges & sometimes better criticisms in his life, he is still a strong believer that carrying forward any vision cum mission, obstacles in life neither can’t stop it nor any problem can come in the way, till one himself gives it up!

for development of the rural sector besides presently deals with Corporate Social Responsibly (CSR); A member in the board of management of NDRI as well he had been occasionally members in different committees of NDRI/ICAR including the Quinquennial Review Committees.

Banerjee fondly recalls his “five decades career travelogue”, stating the opportunities & challenges encountered by him during propagating Dr. Kurien’s vision & mission to replicate, “Anand Model of Cooperative Dairy Development” under the Operation Flood Programme (OFP), throughout the country. He, as an emissary of Dr.Kurien wherever landed to initiate implementations of the OFP, he faced with initially resistance from the then government owned dairy development cum milk supply organisations.

Nonetheless, due to Dr Kurien & his senior colleagues’ guidance & with the support of his committed colleagues, he could circumvent all initial hiccups and thus, he successfully completed the dream of his revolutionary leader, Dr. Kurien, in ushering the transformational change from the Governmental systems to farmers' owned Anand “Money cant buy Happiness, Model of dairy but it can buy our Flavour ingredients development, and that’s much of a same thing”. in the length 2 - Acetyl Pyrazine & breadth of Acetoin the country!

Aldehyde C14 (Peach Aldehyde) Those collective Aldehyde c-18 (Coconut Aldehyde) endeavors led India to become Allyl Caproate the largest Diacetyl milk producing Ethyl Butyrate country in the Furaneol world!

L Menthol Flakes Mr. Banerjee Milk Lactone recalls his initial Vanillin stopover in the Ethyl Vanillin Indian Dairy & many more.....

Association (IDA) as its Suitable for Food & Flavours President 199496, following We Also offer Aroma chemicals & 100% Natural Essential Oils sudden Mr. Vinay S Raj +91 80 43468800 departure of his C/o Karnataka Aromas #160,KCI Chambers, www.karnatakaaromas.com predecessor.

5th Main road, Chamrajpet, Bangalore - 560018 aromas@karnatakaaromas.com Although the

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Climate Change and Dairying (CP Charles, Senior President - Dairy Division, ABT Industries Ltd., Coimbatore & Former State Director (SR), National Dairy Development Board)

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arming of climate system of the earth is an unanimously accepted reality and probably one of the most prominent

challenges for scientists, development workers, policy makers and other relevant stakeholders. Production of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4, N2O, etc) and their accumulation in the earth’s atmosphere has caused the temperature to rise continuously causing multifactorial effects on the animals.

Atmospheric warming due to global climate change resulting thermal stress is one of the greatest climatic challenges faced by dairy cattle.

Loss in production, reduced reproductive performance of the animals, increased incidence of diseases and mortality are the major issues of economic importance to dairy farmers. Impact of thermal stress ranges from simple physiological and metabolic disturbances in animals to severe heat stroke and death.

World's population as of 2016 is estimated at 7.60 billion and it needs 912 million tons of milk, against which global production stood at 818 million tons (IDF Report 2016), leaving a deficit of 100 million tons. In addition, climate change

poses a formidable challenge across the globe to the milk production.

The anticipated rise in temperature from climate change is likely to aggravate the heat stress in dairy animals, particularly hybrid/crossbred animals, adversely affecting their productive and reproductive performance. Milk is an important component of food and the demand for it is significantly increasing world wide.

However, heat stress associated with global climate change may cause distress to dairy animals and have an impact on milk production.

Source: Paper by Dr Sejian et al, NIANP (ICAR), Bangalore.

India has 76 million farms with average holding of 1.6 animals/farm (IFCN Dairy Report 2015). As backyard dairy farming, it is difficult to bring in a holistic improvements to face the effects of climate change.

However, having 70% as marginal & small farmers who are loyal to milk industry, it is necessary to work out strategies to support them in overcoming the climate changes.

While the milk production in the World is growing @ 1.8%, India's milk production is growing @ 4.3% per annum. Hence, climate changes have a significant bearing on the milk production in India (155.5 MMT - NDDB AR 2015-16) which currently has a share of about 19% in the world's total milk production of 818 MMT (IDF Report 2016).

The demand for milk in India is growing @ 4.3% equal the production growth. The per capita consumption of milk in India is estimated at 121 kg/year which is above the average per capita consumption at the world level.

Climate changes have much bearing on both the above factors and if not addressed, the availability of milk for consumption to meet the local demand might face a great risk. The major effects on heat stress and performance losses in a dairy cow are listed below:

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Effect of temperature while transporting milk in a hooded and nonhooded vehicle is given below: Source: Study conducted at ABT Foods Ltd by an external Consultant

Heat Stress - a limiting factor: 1. More than 70% of world milk production and consumption in next decades will take place in Tropical and Subtropical regions (35°N - 35°S).

2. Increase of milk production in “developing countries” (most of them located in hot regions) is expected to increase 4- 6% yearly, compared to less than 1% in “developed countries”.

3. There will be a need to increase milk production, mostly by increasing cows productivity in these regions.

4. Heat stress is considered as one of the greatest limiting factors in achieving this goal.

Milk being a perishable commodity, there should be appropriate supply chain infrastructure to safeguard it for reaching safely to the customers. The major influencing factors under climatic changes towards milk procurement are Temperature and Time/Duration. The other factors that off-shoot the climate changes are Mode of Collection/Handling, Transportation & Cooling of milk besides initial quality of milk, at Anand.

Performance losses due to heat stress: • Decrease annual milk production (1025%) • Decrease in milk fat and protein content (0.2 - 0.4% units) • Increase in milk SCC (100,000) • Decrease in conception rate (030% units) • Decrease heat detection rate.

• increase in culling rate (10-15% units) • Reduce feed efficiency (increase maintenance requirements) • Increase in general and udder health problems • Depress in foetal development which affects cow's next lactation performance • Increase in calf mortality (5-10% units) (Source: Dr Israel Flamenbaum, International Expert on Management of dairy cows in hot regions) As per the estimate by International Farm Comparison Network, Germany, the milk production and demand will be equal by 2024 (240 MMT) in India. This necessitates to produce milk equal to the demand in order to feed the general public. This demanding situation warrants for taking necessary steps to address the climate changes.

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Structured milk collection at village level is required for proper handling of milk.

This comprises: • Village Level Collection Centre (VLCC) - a good sheltered location with proper ventilation.

• Hygienic handling of milk.

• Proper cleaning and sanitisation of milk cans & milk collection vessels • Clean habits of the employees handling milk.

VLCCs Cooling of milk: Quick cooling of milk after it is drawn from the udder of the animal will retain the freshness and the bacteriological quality of milk. In Indian conditions, it takes 1'30" to 2'30" to reach the Bulk Milk Coolers (BMC) depending on the

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coverage of area. In BMC, the milk is cooled gradually to 4 Deg C. The time taken to cool the milk is highly critical to safe guard the milk.

Tips for combating climatic changes in milk procurement: • Time taken from milking to collection centre should be 30 to 45 mts.

• Collection of milk should be quick duration based on the number of pourers - collection time should be advanced during summer months.

• Can cooling system could be tried in CCs where the collection time is likely to be extended.

• Small capacity vehicles to cover contiguous area - preferably 15 to 20 KM radius • Mini BMCs (500 Lit capacity) to be installed in CCs - the capacity could be higher based on the volume collected with heat exchanger, plates or tubular.

• Can transportation to be regulated so that the time gap between the CC and Collective BMCs should be less than 2 hrs.

• Use of appropriate BMCs to cool the milk as quick as possible - with plates

Suggestions for addressing the future: • Development of breeds - that sustains heat stress • Study the relationship among the different stress elements and to address those based on the prevailing conditions development of combinations of stresses and remedial measures - simulation exercise by research institutions.

• Development of drought resistant

fodder varieties - TNAU have developed varieties of fodder suitable for drought prone areas like Kolukkattai grass, Sorghum CO 27, Bajra Napier Hybrid CO -1, Deenanath grass, etc.

• Recycling of water after treatment esp. for floor sweeping.

Appropriate breeding programme and schemes to boost indigenous breeds that sustain aberrations in climate change.

Atmospheric temperature of the earth has been increased due to

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cumulative effects of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere emitted from different industrial and agricultural activities. Dairy sector is being affected both directly and indirectly by climate changes.

While stress to animals caused by changes in temperature directly affects milk production, climate changes indirectly affects feed and water availability. As climate change is a challenge that impacts the dairy sector, it is necessary that the sector must evolve adaptation strategies so that its effect on milk production could be con-trolled. The milk produced should be handled hygienically through an appropriate cold chain facilities to make it available for human consumption either in the form of liquid milk or value added milk products. The dairy sector

should invest in establishing village level infrastructure & cold chain facilities for hygienic procurement & handling of milk.

Science and technology can play a major role in mitigating climate change. There is a general view that there are technological solutions available but at the same time, there are obstacles in getting the research knowledge from the scientists to the farmers.

Further, there should be discussion groups engaging farmers to get the knowledge disseminated on climate changes.

Colleges and Universities should play an active role in conducting Farmer Groups with the support of dairy co-operatives and corporates.

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UK dairy set to recover in 2018 to be 29p/ litre in 2017-2018 and nonmilk income pegged at 3.3p/ litre.

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ritish dairy farmers lost an average of 3.49p/litre (€0.0394) in 201617, following the extended spell of low milk prices, according to a new survey by accountant Old Mill.

However, incomes are set to increase markedly in 2017-18 amid increasing dairy demand and values. Based on Old Mill and Farm Consultancy Group clients with a March year-end, dairy farmers had an average cost of production of 29.20p/litre (€0.032) in 2016-17, well above the average milk price of 25.71p/litre.

“Efficient businesses should be able to generate a profit of around 3p/litre, with more efficient operators above 5p/ litre,” explains Phil Cooper, partner at FCG. Costs of production are set to remain unchanged at 29.19p/litre, including imputed costs of £30,000 (€33,866) for unpaid labour, with feed/fertiliser prices dropping back while other areas increase.

With current predictions showing a shortage of milk going into the winter, there are plenty of reasons to be optimistic, he adds.

When looking at non-milk income, such as calf and cow sales, but not including rent, finance or the single payment, the average farm profit was 0.28p/litre. Mike Butler, chairman of the board at Old Mill, says, “That was well below our forecast profit of 1.08p/litre this time last year. “And it is purely down to the extended period of low milk prices.

Farmers reduced their expenditure as far as possible, in areas like property repairs and variable costs, but there was only so much they could do to offset the catastrophic milk price.”

However, the outlook is now much brighter, with milk prices predicted

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“But, it is important to continue to focus on making your business more efficient.”

Analysis of the top and bottom 10% of producers shows that feed, labour and machinery costs are the main areas on which to focus.

The bottom 10% of producers received 0.77p/litre more for their milk price than the top 10%, at 25.76p/litre in 201617. The top 10% managed a farm profit of 8.94p/litre last year, against a loss of 13.06p/litre by the bottom 10%.

“It is encouraging to see top producers continue to make profits at times of low milk prices,” says Butler.

“The more producers understand that over production will destroy the market, the greater the chance of maintaining a sensible level of profitability.”

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IFCN predicts new price cycle in 2018

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he International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) is expecting a new dairy price cycle to start in

2018, beginning with a downward dip.

At its 15th annual supporter conference, 19-21 September in Lucerne, Switzerland, the IFCN presented outlooks for the future dairy markets. Since 2006, five world milk price cycles could be identified and IFCN expects a new cycle beginning early 2018.

cycles is the delay of national milk supply reaction on world market price trends.

Overall, it takes three to 12 months from a price signal on the world market to a change in milk supply growth.” The IFCN presentations at the conference showed that solid and constant information is key to navigate in such a diverse dairy world.

This new cycle is estimated to start with a downward trend first, unless a strong increase in milk demand occurs. Łukasz Wyrzykowski, data analyst at IFCN, explains, “The key driver for dairy price

Torsten Hemme, managing director of IFCN, adds, “We are living in a complex and fast changing dairy world. The milk price will remain volatile, but is not a fully unknown factor.”

Saudi Dairy Producer to Hold Talks With Danone Unit for Merger

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ational Agricultural Development Co., the Saudi dairy producer partly owned by the kingdom’s sovereign wealth fund, plans to start talks with Danone SA’s venture in the country for a potential combination.

Shareholders of the privately-held Al Safi Danone will own 38.75 percent of National Agricultural Development Co. at the completion of the proposed transaction, according to a statement to the Saudi stock exchange. The companies signed a six-month non-binding MoU to conduct financial, commercial and legal due diligence.

The merger plan follows banking and insurance companies in Saudi Arabia starting talks on potential combinations.

HSBC Holdings Plc and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc’s ventures in the kingdom are exploring a potential merger, while at least four insurance companies said earlier this year that they are studying plans for the same.

meals and chilled, plant-based burgers, while Unilever purchased Pukka Herbs, a rapidly expanding organic tea company.

The food industry has also been rife with mergers and acquisitions lately.

Last month, Danone bought a stake in Yooji, a French maker of frozen organic baby food. Also in September, Nestle SA bought Sweet Earth, a maker of frozen

National Agricultural Development shares climbed as much as 6.6 per cent in Riyadh on Sunday, taking its gain this year to 36 percent. The company has a market capitalization of about $700 million.

Paris-based Danone and Saudi Arabia’s Al Faisaliah Group Holding formed Al Safi Danone in 2000, with the French yogurt maker holding a 50.1% stake.

Chinese demand triples a2 Milk’s profits

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he fiscal year 2017 results for dairy company a2 Milk have been released for the period up to 30 June 2017. Overall, the New Zealandbased company tripled its annual net profit to €55.4 million from €18.6m through June driven by growth in demand for its infant formula in China and Australia – which generated 72% of company’s total revenue.

New product development planned for 2018 fiscal year includes the launch of a2 Platinum Stage 4 infant formula for children three years and above and an extension to the milk powder range.

Earnings of €86.3m more than doubled since the previous year, as revenue increased by 56% to €335.8m.

The firm’s focus is currently on building a broader portfolio of dairy based nutritional products including pure fresh milk to customized infant, children and adult nutrition, containing only the easy to digest a2 protein.

The UK market saw strong growth in fresh milk sales and brand awareness.

A2’s distribution with existing and new major retailers also expanded with the company’s first listing in Asda in June 2017 – total UK distribution of approximately 1,600 stores.

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Arla sets up new facility in Ghana

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n response to the growing demand for dairy products in Sub-Saharan Africa, dairy giant Arla is setting up a new sales and packaging facility in Accra, Ghana. The facility will supply products from Arla’s Dano range, which is also sold in Nigeria.

This includes its powdered milk, which is rising in popularity among the rapidly growing middle class in urban areas, and butter and cheese from value-added brands such as Arla and Lurpak.

The move by Arla supports the company’s business strategy Good Growth 2020, which aims to develop new markets

Africa, comments, “Ghana is a welldeveloped food market in West Africa, where Arla has a lot to offer consumers.

“Families in the growing middle class are increasingly demanding safe and affordable nutrition, and West Africa currently faces a milk deficit, which gives Arla an opportunity to provide dairy products in order to meet the consumers’ needs.”

for Arla’s products outside the EU to improve the milk price for the 11,200 farmer-owners who own the company.

As part of its strategy, Arla aims to triple its revenue in Sub-Saharan Africa by 2020. Steen Hadsbjerg, vice president of Arla’s business region in Sub-Saharan

The new subsidiary in Ghana will also manage a repackaging facility in Tema Industrial Park close to Accra, as well as marketing of the products. The facility is currently under construction.

one litre UHT packages. It has a ninemonth shelf life and can be drunk hot or cold. It is being sold on-line in packs of three for £6.95 (€7.59), while the 200ml units are expected to be priced at around £1.75-£2 (€1.91-€2.18) retail, and £3-£4 (€3.27- €4.37) for the one-litre size. The initial run is around 3,000 packages, with vanilla and chocolate as the first flavours.

a sleep zone, where a blog explains the secrets of sleep on flights and the ideal sleep environment, among other topics.

Watts is working on putting together a panel of sleep experts who would assess whether the products were suitable for the logo.Watts says he is now approached by people who come to him and tell him about their sleep issues.

A third flavour is planned for the first quarter of 2018. Watts notes that many versions have been considered, such as banana and even turmeric. The second run aims for 20,000 units.

“Once you start talking about sleep, it opens up a different set of doorways,” he notes. “Although it’s a drink, it’s also about helping people sleep, without putting something unnatural into it.“The sleep market is huge because of the lives we lead. We are selling milk, but we're on a much wider mission to help the world to get a better night's sleep,” he notes.

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ometimes, an idea comes after a personal event. For Allan Watts, the director of Sleep Well, it was when he and his wife Sam were at an airport and she purchased a drink that was full of synthetic ingredients that claimed to aid sleep. During the flight from Los Angeles, they wondered if they could produce a drink that was full of goodness, suitable for all the family and could help people relax and sleep.

The Watts live a stressful life, running a marketing agency and being the parents of two teenagers. After some experimentation on their two children, the couple developed a mixture of Jersey milk, honey and valerian. Valerian is a herb that has been used to aid sleep for 2,000 years, the company says. A tincture of valerian in glycerin was found at a commercial grower in the UK to avoid curdling the milk.

As a head of the PR company on the island of Jersey, Watts was already working with Jersey Dairy on a sugar-free ice cream campaign. Thus, the ingredients came together. The dairy is now producing the product on its lines.

“They have 5,000 cows and make 250,000 litres per week, of which our production run is a very small part. But they have been brilliant to work with,” he notes.The product has been launched after a year’s development, in 200ml and

The firm has hired an outside PR and marketing firm, even though that is the Watts’ current job. “We had to separate this from the other business, as it has taken a lot of time to get up and running,” he notes. Plus, the Hurricane Design team could provide some needed distance and made changes that were beneficial to the packaging and design of the product, he points out.

Missionary Watts also seems to be on a mission for sleep. The company has teamed up with Dr Neil Stanley, a sleep expert, to help with website and offline content. It is busy implementing a system under the ‘Get your 8 a night’ logo, which will offer badges to different products that help people to get a good night's sleep.

The website also offers sleep tips and

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“Milk is associated with bedtime from when we are very young and children often drink it before they go to sleep, as part of their routine.”

Fast forward Future plans are not limited to selling online. Sleep Well hopes that the products will be sold at airport and hotel vending machines, or in high-end mini bars.

Jersey Dairy exports to China from the UK, and Watts foresees the day when Sleep Well will be joining its products.

Further information is available at www.sleepwellmilk.com

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Qatari businessman plans airlift of 4,000 cows to boost milk supply as blockade bites

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resident Donald Trump, right, holds a bilateral meeting with Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Credit: AP. A Qatari businessman is planning to airlift 4,000 dairy cows to the country to tackle the acute shortage of fresh milk after several Gulf nations severed ties with Doha.

Moutaz Al Khayyat, chairman of Power International Holding, will fly the bovine in 60 flights, in what is thought to be the biggest airlift of cattle ever attempted.

Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic, economic and transport ties with Qatar on June 5, accusing Doha of supporting extremist groups. Most of the fresh milk and dairy products for Doha's more than one million population came from Saudi Arabia up until a week ago.

But the isolation that started on June 5 has forced Qatar to look at new friends to import food and other materials. On Sunday, Iran had sent five planes of vegetables to Qatar.

“So far five planes carrying... vegetables have been sent to Qatar, each carrying around 90 tonnes of cargo, while another plane will be sent on Sunday,” Iran Air spokesman Shahrokh Noushabadi said.

Three ships loaded with 350 tonnes of fruit and vegetables were also set to leave an Iranian port for Qatar. Dairy products have also been flown in from Turkey and there is a campaign to urge people to use homegrown products. Morocco said it would send plane-loads of food to Qatar to boost supplies there.

Qatar, which imported 80 percent of its food from bigger Gulf Arab neighbours before the diplomatic shutdown, has also been talking to Iran and Turkey to secure food and water.

"This decision was made in conformity with Islamic precepts that call for solidarity and mutual aid between Muslim people, notably during this holy month of Ramadan," the Moroccan foreign ministry statement said on Monday.

On Sunday, Morocco said it would remain neutral in the dispute, offering to mediate between the Gulf countries, which are all close allies to the North African kingdom.

Qatar’s rapid moves to circumvent the worst effects of the week-old blockade come in the midst of escalating diplomatic efforts by the emirate to rally

international support for its case. The country’s foreign minister has flown to Moscow, London and Germany in recent days. At the beginning of the second

week of the embargo, Qatar’s financial markets appeared to be stabilising, with shares prices bouncing back after falls last week.

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Aseptic bottle packaging Serac presents its new Aseptic Combox

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erac has accomplished its objective to combine its PET linear blower (SBL) with its rotary weight filling machine in a single unit (under the trade name Combox). By 2017 end, around fifteen Combox units will have been installed in Europe, North America, South America and Asia.

The Combox is now also available in an Aseptic version. It provides new opportunities in the dairy and beverages industry by offering a low and medium work-rate solution for applications using pH neutral and acidic products with volumes of up to 12,000 PET bottles per hour for the 1-litre format and up to 18,000 PET bottles per hour for the smaller 250 ml formats.

An accessible aseptic blowing and filling solution The aseptic filling market presently only offers a very limited choice of medium work-rate integrated filling lines: on the one hand for cardboard, and on the other hand for bottles with complete high workrate blowing-filling-capping lines. With the Aseptic Combox, Serac now offers a single-unit, blowing-filling solution for medium work-rate lines.

The ideal solution to accompany the development of dairy beverages and juices Bottles are playing an ever greater role in long conservation products market,

particularly in small and medium size formats (white, flavoured or supplemented milks, vegetable milks, baby milks, nutritional drinks, fruit juice). Packaging of beverages in small bottles outside the cold chain is perfectly adapted to the needs of nomad consumption (at school, in sport halls, in the office) with re-closable and easy-to-hold bottles.

Investing in Aseptic Combox, industrialists give themselves the possibility to get onboard this trend and take advantage of these new market opportunities. Their range of products may be expanded rapidly thanks to the use of a production tool offering both high performance and flexibility as follows: - Positive and direct transfer of containers by the neck between blower and filling machine limits the risk of container contamination; absence of container transfer via silos, then uprighters, etc thus reducing investment costs, - No open air conveyor: more compact system (reduced dimensions) and more reliable, less risk of blockages.

- A single operator for entire blowingfilling unit (both HMI control panels are on the same support improving user friendliness).

- H2O2 decontamination of containers reduces the risk of re-contamination just

before filling.

- An extremely flexible system with fast, easy and risk free change of container format. As the blower is located outside the sterile zone, there is no risk of recontamination when changing the forming mold. The change of tooling at the filling machine exit also takes place outside the sterile zone.

- Safe and easy maintenance with easier access points outside the isolator.

Aseptic filling backed up by almost 40 years of experience The Aseptic Combox solution incorporates the SAS 5 filling machine which meets the strictest requirements for sensitive products. It profits from Serac's extensive know how in the field of aseptic filling. Presently available on the market in a version where the containers (bottles & caps) are sterilized as standard with hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), Serac will soon be proposing the Aseptic Combox in a version where container decontamination is carried out by e-beam, thanks to its latest sterilization module known as βluStream.

Fonterra adds cream cheese capacity

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onterra has announced plans for two new cream cheese plants at Darfield in Canterbury, New Zealand.

“Arguably some of the most innovative dairy product development anywhere in the world is happening right now in China.

Through our food professionals team and their engagement with our customers, we’re playing an integral role.”

With cream cheese increasing in popularity in Asia, the NZ$150 million (€95.7m) two-stage project will see the first plant completed in 2018, with a second to follow in 2019 or 2020.

Grant Watson, Fonterra’s director of global foodservice, says, “In markets like China – where dairy hasn’t traditionally been a staple – there are fewer preconceived notions around how it should be eaten,

and with that we’re seeing remarkable versatility in their dairy applications.

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Robert Spurway, the chief operating officer for Fonterra’s global operations,

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says, “Projects like these are great examples of how we’re keeping pace with customer preference.

Not all cream cheese is the same, and one used in beverages will be quite different to one that is used in a cream cake.

The new technology we’re introducing at Darfield will give us flexibility to quickly change our products to suit that need – a real game changer.”

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Once the cream cheese project is complete, the Fonterra Darfield plant will become one of the largest producers of cream cheese in New Zealand, alongside the cooperative’s Te Rapa facility.

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The importance of calf nutrition on future dairy cow performance

by Kelly Vermeer MSc, Joosten – young animal nutrition, supported

by Dr Jan Hulsen, CowSignals,

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earing calves is all about creating the farm’s new dairy herd. A young heifer calf is the milking cow of the future. The impact of calf rearing on the development and performance in later life as a dairy cow is significant.

Organ and tissue development in most species is not yet completed at birth and continues in the immediate postnatal period. Nutrition during early postnatal life may effect development with lifelong consequences for the animal.

Over the last five years it has become very clear that level of milk fed and growth achieved before weaning are positively correlated with milk production during first and later lactations.

The desired pre-weaning growth can be achieved via two success factors: health and nutrition.

The impact of early life nutrition Logically, a huge impact in this is the first feeding of colostrum. Even though the dairy industry is highly aware of the importance of colostrum intake, this remains a major area for attention and improvement on farms. Meeting the standards on a daily base and with every calf born, is an ongoing management challenge.

Both science and practice are saying: feed each calf within one hour after birth four litres of good quality colostrum.

Faber et al., 2005 fed heifer calves two litres or four litres of colostrum within one hour postnatal.

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The results were impressive.Just by feeding two litres more colostrum in this very first hour of life, made a change for a lifetime. Average daily growth was higher (1003 vs 800g respectively) for calves fed four litres compared with the ones fed two litres only and those calves produced over 1,000 litres more milk in their first two lactations.

This improved milk production is most likely explained by the effect of colostrum on the calf’s overall health, and therewith the ability to grow and develop better in early life. Immediately after the calf has hit the ground, it should be fed four litres of good quality colostrum.

This includes both: quantity and quality.

As regarding quality, two aspects are most relevant:

53 • Immunoglobulin (IgG) concentration.

Many dairy farms manage this by testing the colostrum and only feeding colostrum that meets the standards of at least 50mg/ ml. Farms that aim at feeding fresh colostrum straight from the dam to her own calf, face a practical problem here.

Fig. 1. Weight of the whole mammary gland and weight of isolated parenchymal mass at 54 days of life for calves fed 2.8 Mcal of energy intake per day (610g CMR/d; control) or calves fed 0.3 Mcal of energy intake/kg BW0.75 (1300g CMR/ day; enhanced) from birth until 54 days (Soberon and Van Amburgh, 2017).

These farms should aim at managing the harvest of good quality colostrum from each dam and heifer: milk her within one hour after calving, minimise stress during the days before calving, assure sufficient intake of protein and energy by the dam during at least the last 14 days before calving, and harvest clean colostrum.

• Bacterial cleanliness of the colostrum.

Field studies indicate that around one third of all first meals of colostrum contain more than 100,000 bacteria per ml (cfu). A high number of bacteria in the colostrum reduces the effective uptake of antibodies by the calf.

The threshold is set at 100,000cfu per ml, but experts claim that they notice negative effects with bacterial counts higher than 50,000cfu/ml. The bacterial load of colostrum is largely decided by hygiene during harvesting (clean materials, milking hygiene) and during storage. Pasteurisation of colostrum helps to reduce the bacterial load including

the number of pathogenic bacteria, such as Johnes disease and salmonella.

At birth, a calf is not yet ‘finished’.

Udder tissue, for example, undergoes a tremendous development in the first eight weeks.

Research over the last 15 years shows a relation between higher calf growth in the first weeks of life and improved tissue development in organs, but more significantly in the mammary gland (Fig. 1). The latter could indicate an improved milk production.

To ensure enough immunoglobulins and energy, a calf should be fed four litres of quality colostrum (minimum 50g IgG/ litre) within one hour after birth.

To maximise this development, optimal calf nutrition is key to assure a high calf growth. Traditionally, milk intake is restricted for several management and cost-reduction reasons. However, research from several studies show that offering intensified milk feeding in early life has beneficial long-term effects on growth, health and milk production.

Increasing nutrient intake with intensified milk (replacer) feeding during the first eight weeks of life compared to restricted feeding results in an increasing milk yield (+450 until 1300kg) during first lactation.

This increase in calf growth is especially important during the first eight weeks of life. A higher feeding intensity from 8-14 weeks of life, did not show any effect on mammary gland development. So the first eight weeks of a calf’s’ life seem to be decisive for future milk yield.

Also data from nine studies combined in a meta-analysis of Gelsinger et al. (2015) concluded a synergistic relationship between pre-weaning dry matter intake and growth for improving milk yield, but also fat and protein production.

When looking at total dry matter intake (liquid and solid), feeding 100g/d extra projected 138.5kg increase in milk yield.

The data also shows an increasing effect of growth rate on 305 days milk yield as daily growth rose from 500-900g per day (Fig. 2).

During the maximum milk intake period, Dr J. Hulsen advises feeding at least 1,000g dry matter from milk (replacer) per day, to assure minimal intake of energy and nutrients.

Getting the best calf As the calf is nutritionally depending mostly on milk in the first eight weeks of life, in this phase, dry matter intake of milk has to be maximized in order to increase growth and thus optimal (udder) development.

Commonly, heifer calves are fed four, up to five litres of milk (replacer) per day.

However, when allowing calves to suckle from their mother consumption is 8-12 litres per day in the first weeks of life.

Since they suckle several times per day, the average is around 0.8- 1.5 litres per feeding. This is not without a reason. The capacity of the abomasum, and thereby the maximum quantity of milk fed per

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54 When feeding three times a day is not an option or even more growth is desired, the only option left is to increase dry matter per litre (to about 175g/l) by enriching cow milk or by using a calf milk replacer. Applying these practises, daily dry matter intake of 1kg and even up to 1.5kg is possible.

time, depends on the weight and age of the calves (ranging from 1.5 to 3-4 litres as from one month of age). When too much milk is consumed at once, the abomasum will overflow and milk will come into the rumen where it causes rumen acidosis.

Since the abomasum has a limited capacity, the only option in order to achieve an increased early calf growth, would be to either feed more times per day or to increase dry matter per litre of milk.

For optimal digestion, in the first 14 days of age, provide a maximum of 1.52.0 litres per feeding, as the capacity of theabomasum (where milk digestion takes place) is limited.

Feeding multiple times per day would be the preference. Sockett et al., 2011 showed that even when feeding same amount of powder (dry matter) per day, feeding three times per day increased calf growth.

Nutrients were used more efficiently, and milk production was increased with 500kg extra milk in later life. Logically, feeding three times per day also allows feeding more total litres per day to maximize daily growth.

Respect the calf’s (nutritional) needs Since young calf’s growth and development is directly correlated with future milk production, calf nutrition is well-worth investing in.

Cow milk as calf nutrition is an option, however breeding goals in dairy cows target high lactation levels with high levels of protein and fat.

As a result, the levels of vitamins, minerals and trace elements are suppressed and cow milk no longer fulfils the nutritional requirements of the young calf (Fig. 3).

Adequate levels of these elements are necessary to ensure that all metabolic systems are functioning properly and are essential for immunity development.

There is another important nutritional reason why rearing calves with fresh cow milk suppresses the development becoming a high-performing dairy cow. As known, a cow eats large quantities of vegetable material and for this having a well developed rumen is essential.

At birth, the rumen makes up only 25% of total stomach capacity.

In maturity, however, the rumen should be 80% of the stomach capacity, and contain trillions of microbes to supply the majority of the daily energy and microbial protein a cow needs. In other words; the rumen is the engine of the cow.

At weaning the rumen should be capable to be this engine. When, at weaning time, the rumen malfunctions, nutrition is definitely suboptimal which depresses growth and further calf development.

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In order to achieve a functioning rumen, feeding solid feeds is essential.

Functionally, starter feed enhances papillae development for nutrient absorption in the rumen, whereas hay (or other chopped roughages) stimulates the rumen muscular layer needed for rumination.

So high solid feed intake preweaning is essential for rumen development and smooth weaning and also, therefore, has a positive effect on lifetime production.

However, the high fat level in cow milk causes a rapid saturation, resulting in an undesired solid feed intake reduction, giving problems at weaning and a reduced calf development. For this reason, many dairy farmers use milk replacers to ensure high solid feed intake and easy weaning.

Conclusion In order to maximise calf growth and development, it is important to supply nutrition formulated to meet the calf’s requirements. According to Dr J. Hulsen, increasing the life-time production of dairy cows is an important goal for the dairy industry worldwide, to reduce costs and environmental impact.

This starts with excellent health and nutrition of the newborn dairy cow.

The ultimate goal is milk production.

Although the initial pre-weaning costs associated with intensive milk feeding are higher, it has a long term effect on milk production as well as calf growth, health, and development.

Intensified milk feeding in early life – mainly focusing on the first eight weeks – has been proven to improve calf development and future milk yield. For this, early life nutrition is considered as one of the best investments in dairy farming.

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Morocco has a green plan for dairy Boosting dairy is part of Morocco’s green plan to improve agri-business in the country. Jalal Bounouar in Casablanca, Poorna Rodrigo and Keith Nuthall report

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orocco is blessed with an ideal geographical position to develop a Europe-focused export-based dairy sector although its proximity to Spain (just 14km of the Straits of Gibraltar separates the two), means this emerging market is a key focus of European exporters.

This Maghreb Arab Kingdom is certainly a market worth tapping, with 34.3 million people, $3,030 (€2,577) average gross national income per person and 3.8% GDP growth projected for 2017by the World Bank. As a result, European dairy companies are almost certainly paying attention to the fact that Morocco is proactively growing its dairy sector.

production per cow was between 4,000 and 7,500kg depending on regions and farm types.

It said a network of 2,700 collection centres receive milk from small and medium sized producers (less than 20 cows), whereas large farms deliver milk directly to dairy plants.

The volume of processed milk in 2014 was approximately 1.7 billion litres, with Morocco having 82 dairy processing units, including a dozen large capacity units that processed more than 80% of the output.

A Canadian government report on the Moroccan dairy sector released last year (2016) says careful breeding increased Moroccan dairy production by an annual average of five per cent between 2010 and 2014, with 2.4 billion litres of milk being produced in 2014.

Growth These statistics are consistent with Morocco-based figures. Director of the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Milk (Fimalait), Abderrahman Benlekhal, told an industry meeting in Rabat recently that Moroccan dairy production increased by more than 38% between 2007 and 2015.

With a focus on Holstein, Montbeliarde and Fleckvieh breeds, annual milk

Improvement In Morocco, the dairy sector provides

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460,000 permanent jobs and generates an annual turnover of about Moroccan Dirham MAD13 billion (€1.1bn), according to Benlekhal.

The Moroccan government wants this production to increase steeply, having a production target of four billion litres in 2020, up 1.55 billion litres on its 2015 output figure of 2.45 billion litres, with a 2020 turnover target of MAD23 billion (€1.95bn).

The government is certainly being proactive in chasing this target, committing itself to support producers so that both domestic and export demand is met, stresses Benlekhal. This assistance has provided stability to a dairy sector that has faced a series of challenges that might otherwise have undermined its economic liability.

This includes overproduction, fluctuations in international dairy products prices, drought (a common threat in more arid parts of Morocco) and animal disease epidemics, such as foot and mouth disease outbreaks.

56 However, while milk production and consumption are increasing, “efficiency and productivity remain low and product quality issues constrain further sector development,” it notes.

One consequence of weakness at the upstream end of the supply chain is demand for imports. Morocco imported 86,640 tonnes of dairy products in 2014, mainly industrial milk (such as milk powder for the biscuit industry), butter and cheese, according to the Canadian government report. Products of French groups Bel, Lactalis, Savencia Fromage & Dairy and from Dutch group Friesland Campina are widely available in Morocco supermarkets.

The financial support has boosted the Morocco government’s Green Morocco Plan (2010-2020), a medium-term strategy for boosting the kingdom’s agribusiness. A key strand of this policy has been supporting the development of larger scale food production businesses, whether private or cooperatives.

Green Morocco Green Morocco Plan measures have reinforced this model, especially by encouraging large farm development by helping to fund investment in new equipment and in training, a “major programme of professional upgrading of producers,” Benlekhal says.

The government wants to move the dairy sector in Morocco away from its current reliance on smallholdings – it currently has nearly 300,000 dairy farmers, 90% of them on small farms with less than 10 cows.

Noureddine Belkadi, director of the Morocco Cattle Breeders’ Association and technical director of the country’s National Federation of Milk Producers (FENEPROL) noted during the Rabat meeting that the grouping of breeders into cooperatives and a subsequent creation of federations of cooperatives has generated great improvements in dairy cattle farm productivity.

To this end, the government has been encouraging the integration of small and medium sized livestock producers into value efficient larger chains, which feed into major production centres, such as dominant player Centrale Laitière, owned

by France’s Danone and the COPAG agricultural cooperative.

It processes around 80 per cent of the milk consumed in Morocco. Other Moroccan dairy processing companies include Best Milk, Colainord and Colaimo cooperatives, Domaines Douiet (a subsidiary of Domaines Agricoles) and Safilait (controlled by France’s Bel).

Building producer cooperatives has been a key strand of work aimed at ensuring these big processors receive a growing and reliable supply of raw milk, Benlekhal says. It has helped create a reliable sector based on milk collection with a strong base providing mutually beneficial services to producers. He says, “This evolution has led to the establishment of a well-organised, structured and fully integrated production and supply chain.”

This has increased from 1,250 to 2,000 litres (cow/year) for cross breeds and from 3,500 to 4,000 for pure breeds between 2010 and 2016.

However, Belkadi stresses that more work needs to be done, for instance in improving forage supplies, local breeding of highquality heifers, the distribution chain and transparent consumer information.

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development is also looking to help boost the Morocco dairy sector, and is looking for a consultant to help draft a strategy to boost quality in the country’s output.

In a note it says, “Dairy production has a major social and economic role in Morocco where small rural households alongside agribusinesses account for most of the production,” with dairy production creating five per cent of total national employment.

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That said, fresh milk imports are exceptional, happening only in times of peak demand coinciding with Ramadan.

In this case, the government reduces customs duties for a period not exceeding one month, notes the report.

Value swings Morocco’s dairy export and imports have seen significant value swings in recent years, although an analyst from Londonbased market intelligence company Euromonitor International says this was mainly due to exchange rate shifts in the Moroccan dirham.

For example, between 2011 to 2012 imports of dairy products including butter dropped from $285 million (€242m) to $269.6m (€229.2m).

However, imports increased by the end of 2013 by 14.1% or $307.8 million and in 2014 to $375m – up 21.8%. Yet by 2015 imports fell 18.4% to reach $305.9m and slipped by 3.8% to $294.2m in 2016, according to Euromonitor data.

Exports showed a similar pattern. In 2012 exports grew at a healthy 27.1% to $123.9m, then up 20.7% to $149.6m 2013. Yet in 2014 exports fell 9.3 per cent to $135.6m and by 7.8 per cent to $125.1m in 2015 – before growing 0.5% to $125.7m in 2016, according to Euromonitor data.

When compared with Morocco’s total domestic production of dairy, dairy exports are still a small portion of domestic production.

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Fra mework lau nches five new global indicators to report on sustain ability in the dairy value ch ain based on their own region’s challenges, identified through a robust materiality analysis.

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Brian Lindsay, Development Director

he Dairy Sustainability Framework (DSF) has announced the launch of five further global indicators for public reporting of the industry’s progress under its 11 sustainability criteria.

Members of the DSF, representing over 31% of global milk production, endorse the 11 Criteria and then prioritize these

Each Criteria has its own Strategic Intent – the dairy sector’s aspirational improvement goal – and sustainability target and timeline based initiatives are developed by the membership to work towards these goals at a regional, national and local level. Annual reporting of progress is a commitment of membership.

In addition to the individual member programs, the DSF worked with scientists from the University of Arkansas, members and wider stakeholder groups (including a public consultation) to identify high level Indicator metrics for the Criteria; Soil – Quality & Retention, Soil Nutrients, Water – Availability & Quality, Biodiversity and Working Conditions. These join those for Animal Care and GHG Emissions, launched in 2016.

By establishing and tracking the Indicator metrics for each Criteria, the DSF will be able to report aggregate continuous improvement performance of the global dairy sector.

Donald Moore, Chairman of the DSF says: “Consumers want to know that their food has been produced in a sustainable and responsible way.

Reporting on these indicators will allow the dairy sector to monitor and report its performance as producers of high quality and sustainable nutrition that deliver the essentials for a better life.”

Work is now underway, for completion by the end of the year, to calculate the baseline against which the annual reporting will be benchmarked.

The confirmed indicators are detailed in the table. The remaining four indicators (Product Safety & Quality, Market Development, Rural Economies and Waste) will be developed through a multistakeholder approach, starting in January 2018.

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Building a dairy farm fit for the future

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ingshay is a UK based firm of independent dairy specialists delivering onfarm advice, services, research Duncan Forbes Dairy Research Director and innovations.

We are a core member of the AgriEPI Centre, one of the four new Agri Tech Centres funded by the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy through Innovate UK

to energise innovation across all sectors of UK agriculture. The Agri EPI Centre has engineering precision innovation at its heart and covers a diverse portfolio from aquaculture to dairying.

In my presentation, I will be talking to you about the Dairy Farm of the Future that we are building with funding from UK Government and industry partners. It is in the South West region of England, which is home to 47% of dairy cows in GB. It is a state of the art dairy unit for research and development operated by Kingshay as part of the AgriEPI Centre.

We must never lose sight of the two essential elements of any future dairy farm – cows and people. To add value, all emerging new technology must recognise and serve these two key components and make life easier and more productive for both.

Cows are ruminants and whatever your production system, forage is its foundation.

It is interesting to compare figures from our costings service, Kingshay Dairy

autumn calving cows.

The building is designed to optimise cow comfort and ease of movement from lying area to milking to feeding.

Manager comparing the top 25% Milk from Forage herds v bottom 25% of herds producing 7 to 8,000 litres per cow.

The top 25% achieve over 3,000 more litres from forage giving them a saving of 3 pence per litre which is worth £42,500 for a 180 cow herd.

Milk from for forage pays!

And milk from grazing pays even better. This is a key area for many UK dairy herds to exploit.

Today’s herd manager is time challenged. A recent focus group drove this message home to me when we were talking about plate metering grazing. It takes a long time to do it properly which means shortcuts are often taken which reduces the quality of the data being collected. So automate the recording so that it is done regularly and consistently and deliver proactive decision support to the operator. But crucially – integrate data. Don’t expect the time challenged manager to open multiple programs.

I want to tell you about the state of the art dairy which we are building which is very much focussed on the future of dairying.

It is in Somerset in the south west of England – an important milk producing region of the UK. As an industry partner in the Agri-EPI Centre we have been awarded government funding through Innovate UK to build this dairy farm of the future to provide a platform to test and demonstrate new and emerging technologies.

At its heart is a 180 cow herd that will be run on a commercial basis.

The fabric roofed building is the first of its kind in the UK and measures 90 meters by 28.

Being in the heart of superb grass growing country in the South West of England we will be using technology to maximise the use of grazing for the 180

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We have installed 3 GEA Monobox robot milkers. Clusters are attached and complete a cycle of cleansing, milk letdown stimulation, fore milking and milk harvesting followed by post dipping, all while the cluster is attached. All robotic systems provide a lot of data about the cows which it is key to make use of. Robots provide a very low stress environment for the cows – stress is the hidden performance suppressor on most conventional milking systems.

It’s only when you work with a robotic herd that you appreciate what this really means.

The building is 5 meters to the eaves and open sided. Air flow is controlled by curtain walling provided by Galebreaker.

Sensors asuring wind speed, rainfall, internal humidity within the building and so on control the positioning of the curtain.

We will be working with Galebreaker to develop more sophisticated cloud based controls. We will be using sensor controlled LED lighting to achieve the optimum light levels for 16 hours a day.

The curtains will be programmed to minimise light spillage from the building.

59 Feeding is by means of a Mullerup automated feed kitchen. Silages are loaded into the moving floor feed tables which then dispense pre-programmed quantities of each, along with concentrate feeds, into the rail mounted feed dispenser which delivers the ration to the selected sections of the building. Feed storage bins are mounted on weigh cells to enable

accurate feed use and to provide the feed mill with data so that they can optimise their supply logistics.

This image shows the feed rail emerging from the feed kitchen off to the left of the

image and running the full length of the building. The system enables a range of different diets to be fed for feed trials for cows in milk, transition or dry.

We are establishing an autumn calving herd of 180 cows which will be grazed from early March to November.

The grazing platform will be divided into three zones. In every 24 hours cows will be given 8 hours access to a paddock in each zone. So they get three fresh grazings a day.

Cows gain access to the next zone by returning to the building via the network of cow tracks.

We are working with other Agri-EPI partners to bring the precision technology already being used in the

arable sector across to forage and grazing management. Challenges will include real time analysis of grazing feed quality so that feed supplementation can be matched to the grass the cows are eating.

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Measurement project has been running this year and seeks to develop a grass growth model to measure and forecast grass availability. The potential for this is massive to achieve a seismic step forward in grass utilisation.

A key element of the dairy centre will be to provide state of the art demonstration facilities with visitor access and high speed connectivity to exploit the benefits of remote access.

I would like to talk about some of the technologies we are working on. The emphasis for all is greater precision. Every dairy farmer is only too familiar with the tight margins created by the challenging prices that they have been experiencing.

A key to maintaining profitability in such circumstances is precision measurement of inputs and outputs.

It is said that if you want to know what tech will be in your car in the next 10 years, look at your tractor where precision steering, GPS positioning etc is now the norm. So agriculture is ahead of the man in the street. But maybe not so much when it comes to livestock monitoring however the sector is set to see massive growth in the next decade.

It is estimated that there are 13 million connected agricultural devices today.

This is forecast to rise to 225 million devices in the next ten years. The challenge will be choosing the tech that is right for your herd and crucially making sure it talks to your other technology.

Kingshay is fully engaged in the development and encouragement to adopt precision technology.

With Innovate UK funding and working with Bristol Robotics lab, we are making excellent progress in developing HowsMyCowTM a 3D imaging system to measure incremental changes in cow body condition, mobility and weight, all of which are key elements in optimising herd health. Crucially it does it day in day out, unobtrusively and consistently, freeing up the manager’s time to manage and not have to measure.

Measuring milk progesterone levels is a more accurate method of identifying a cow’s fertility status than activity meters (which we have seen have now

been developed to deliver other benefits beyond oestrus detection). We will be helping to test an emerging in line system called Milkalyser and this will be one of the first research trials on our new dairy unit in 2018.

On most dairy units it takes 5 litres of water to produce one litre of milk. Competition for water supplies is set to increase in future as a result of climate change and population growth so developing efficient water resource management on dairy units will be important.

On our new dairy we are planning to install rainwater harvesting, and use on farm springs and boreholes to eliminate our reliance on mains supplies.

We are working with Spinetic on a new approach to wind power generation which will have worldwide application.

Its patented modular wind panel system in combination with emerging battery technology has exciting potential for the future.

There is already a bewildering choice of technologies all claiming to be life changing. Producers will need to be clear what they want from new technology – our new dairy unit provides the platform for emerging technologies to be researched, developed and demonstrated.

We need to attract new blood to our industry and retain the brightest and the best of those already in it. Technology has the opportunity to make dairying the cool place to be for the next generation. duncan.forbes@kingshay.co.uk www.kingshay.com

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