KOCHI:Fisheries and biotechnology experts have emphasised the need to bust the myths associated with the use of genetically modified (GM) crops as feed ingredients in India’s aquaculture sector. They are of the view that GM crop-based products (mainly non-living genetically modified organisms) have huge scope in enhancing the supply of feed ingredients in aquaculture, thereby […]
BANGALORE:Indian Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB) is partnering with the Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR) to create an IoT-based Data Sensing System for AutoGrow, an Autonomous Green House System for Precision Agriculture. This project aims to revolutionize the agricultural industry by creating a fully automated and self-regulating farming system. The system will shortly […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan today launched an ambitious rebranding initiative of the cooperative dairy major Milma focusing on the image makeover of the brand by bringing uniformity in packaging, design and products quality to meet the challenges from domestic and global competitors while reinforcing its position as the market leader. Rolling out the ‘Repositioning […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by the brand Milma, is all set to revamp its brand image through the ‘Repositioning Milma 2023’ bringing uniformity in packaging and products, marking a major initiative to firm up its position as the market leader and equip to meet challenges from the domestic and global dairy brands. […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by the brand Milma, has voiced serious concern over the tendency of some state milk marketing federations to aggressively enter markets outside their respective states, holding that this involved total breach of co-operative spirit based on which the country’s dairy sector has been organised for the benefit of […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (KCMMF), known by the brand Milma, has launched a comprehensive insurance scheme that guarantees financial compensation for dairy farmers to offset the loss of income due to fall in milk yield during the summer. Titled ‘Saral Krishi Bima’, the heat index-based cattle insurance rolled out on Wednesday at Milma’s headquarters […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:‘Defence priming’, a system of crop protection by strengthening their immune system in a natural way without using hazardous chemicals and pesticides, has shown enormous promise for protection and better yield of pepper crop, reveals a study conducted by a team of researchers at the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB) here. Diseases and pests […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:In a technology-driven farming initiative, Kerala Startup Mission (KSUM) supported uFarms.io has extended its IoT farm automation system to Uptown Urban Farms Pvt Ltd to set up the state’s first and biggest hydroponic automated farm in the capital city. Minister for General Education V Sivankutty inaugurated the fully automated hydroponic farm developed in 16,000 sqft […]
KOZHIKODE:India’s dairy sector needs adoption of innovative ideas to achieve further growth, increase milk production and attract entrepreneurs and investors, according to K.S. Mani, Milma Chairman. Making a PPT presentation at the 49th Dairy Industry Conference and Exhibition 2023 at Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Shri Mani called for urgent steps to reduce the production cost, besides […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:India should scale up value-addition of abundantly available regional resources like rubber and coir to tap the increasing domestic and international market for such products, said experts at a thematic session at CSIR- National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST) here. Opening the session on ‘Regional Materials – rubber and coir technologies’, D Kuppuramu, […]