Govt preparing to hike milk price by Rs 10 per litre Just a year after raising the price of milk by Rs 14 a litre, the government is again gearing up to hike its price by Rs 10 per litre. Nepal 21 Feb, 2023
DIA 'temporarily' rolls back milk price hike Following widespread criticism, Dairy Industry Association (DIA) has finally rolled back its decision to hike the price of milk, albeit ‘temporarily’. Business 04 Jan, 2023
NDA demands COVID-19 vaccines for dairy workers The Nepal Dairy Association (NDA) has demanded the government to provide vaccine against the coronavirus to farmers, industrialists and workers engaged in dairy sector. Business 07 Apr, 2021
Milk price may go up by Rs 10 per litre Kathmandu, August 16 The government is likely to raise milk price by up to Rs 10 per litre targeting the rise in cost of milk production for farmers in recent years. Babukaji Panta, acting executive director of the National Dairy Development... 17 Aug, 2019
Agriculture ministry forms task force to fix milk price Kathmandu, August 14 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MoALD) has formed a task force to revise the milk price. The ministry has formed an eight-member task force today led by Babu Kaji Panta, acting executive director of... 15 Aug, 2019
NNDB prepares new DDP draft Kathmandu, July 9 The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has prepared a new draft for the Dairy Development Policy (DDP) 2007 with amended policies. With a target to regulate and develop the dairy industry of the country, the NDDB had... 10 Jul, 2019
NDDB recommends halting import of powdered milk Kathmandu, July 4 National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) — the regulatory body of country’s dairy industry — has stressed on the need to stop import of powdered milk (dried milk) for a certain time to address surplus production of milk within... 05 Jul, 2018
�We are looking at all viable options to avoid a milk holiday� The Ministry of Finance recently approved a grant of Rs 16.09 million to help export milk to India for the next three months to avoid a milk holiday. The grant amount will be utilised to cover the transportation and market rate adjustment costs —... 14 Sep, 2015
MoF approves Rs 16m grant for milk export Kathmandu, September 10 The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has approved grant worth Rs 16.09 million to export milk during flush season to avoid the milk holiday in the country. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) — a policy-making body for... 11 Sep, 2015
4000 litres of milk destroyed KAVRE: Farmers on Friday destroyed 4,000 litres of milk by spilling it in Banepa to protest the apathy of Dairy Development Corporation and National Dairy Development Board to give them an increased price. Agitating farmers also stopped Kathmandu-bound... Travel 29 Aug, 2009
CDCAN threatens stir phase KATHMANDU: Central Dairy Cooperatives’ Association Limited Nepal (CDCAN) has threatened a strike if its 11-point charter of demands including increment in price of dairy products by 25 per cent is not addressed. “The National Dairy... 15 Aug, 2009
BIZ BRIEFS SBL’s rights sharesKATHMANDU: The seventh annual general meeting (AGM) of Siddhartha Bank Ltd (SBL) held on Monday has decided to distribute 15 per cent bonus shares and 50 per cent rights shares. During the fiscal year 2007-08 the bank earned an... 05 Jan, 2009