THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), one of country’s leading dairy co-operative networks known by its brand name Milma, has come out strongly against the Union Government’s move to impose Income Tax on the Anand model primary milk co-operative societies with an annual turnover of over Rs 50 lakh. Demanding roll-back of this move that […]
KOCHI:To commemorate the foundation day of the International Coconut Community (ICC), an intergovernmental organization of coconut producing countries under the aegis of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN- ESCAP),World Coconut Day Celebration was addressed by Narendra Singh Tomar, Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Government of India. The […]
KOCHI:Coconut Development Board is celebrating 23 rd World Coconut Day on the theme Building a safe, inclusive, resilient and sustainable coconut community amid covid 19 pandemic and beyond on 2 nd September in association with MIDH Division of Ministry of Agriculture &Farmers Welfare, Government of India. This year’s World Coconut Day celebration is included in […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala Feeds Ltd (KFL) today launched Athulyam Grower poultry-feed that aims for chicken aged between eight and 20 weeks, benefiting small-time farmers in raising hen at the domestic level. Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Minister J Chinchu Rani released the product at a function in her official chamber amid online attendance by the PSU’s brand […]
KOCHI:In an impressive milestone in India’s aquaculture sector, MPEDA-RGCA’s mud crab hatchery technology, the only one of its kind in the country, has been granted patent by the Controller General of Patent, Design and Trade Marks, Govt. of India, for 20 years from 2011 to 2030. The hatchery technology for mud crab (scientific name – […]
KOCHI:The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India has certified M/s.SVR Hatcheries, East Godavari District, AP, as the first shrimp hatchery in the country to get SHAPHARI certification for the production of antibiotic free seed after successfully completing the mandatory audits. In this connection, K S Srinivas, Chairman, […]
KOCHI:The ‘Kera Suraksha Insurance Scheme’ being implemented by Coconut Development Board for coconut tree climbers and Neera technicians had been modified with enhanced benefits from November 2020. Sum assured under the revised policy is five lakhs. This is an accident insurance policy which covers hospitalization charges upto one lakh rupees and is implemented through M/s […]
KOCHI:As part of the National Science day, Centre for Science in Society, CUSAT, is organizing an online interaction programme, ‘Science Day with Farmer’ for school and college students. Sulfath Moideen, winner of the State Farmers’ Award, will interact with students who will get the opportunity to have first-hand information about the lessons of farming practices, […]
MUMBAI:Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has announced its earnest commitment to the nation by providing refrigerated trucks for smooth movement of the countrywide COVID-19 vaccination drive. Equipped with best-in-class technology and highly specialised transportation requirement, Tata Motors offers the widest range of trucks for end-to-end transportation of the vaccine. These vaccine trucks and […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Minister for Dairy Development K Raju today said that the state government will take necessary steps to safeguard the interests of the youngsters and NRIS, who enter the dairy sector for the first time. Raju was speaking while distributing the benefits from Thiruvananthapuram Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union (TRCMPU) of Milma to dairy farmers in […]