Dairy Activites

Dairy Activities

Milk Procurement:

During the year 2023-24, the company procured an average of 3.15 Lakh Kgs of Milk per day. Company is operating mainly in 13 districts of Punjab to cover 1107 villages with 1200 MPPs (Milk Pooling Points) under 12 MCCs (Milk Chilling Centres).

At the end of the financial year 2023-24, a total of 67,190 were approved members which indicates the high degree of loyalty and patronage towards the functioning and principles of Baani as a Milk Producer Company. The ethos of Transparency, Honesty, Passion and Timeliness of the company’s Value, Mission and Vision has built the confidence and trust of the members in functioning of the Baani MPC. The company has ensured that a competitive milk price is paid in a transparent manner to the members in every 10 day cycle. The Company took transparency in milk procurement to another level by introducing Member Mobile App for anytime access to members’ data.

During the year 2023-24, company further worked extensively to improve efficiency of the field staff by day to day monitoring and planning at MCC level. Designated meeting rooms marked with updated visual displays, boards, literature and posters. Teams are conducting daily meetings at these designated meeting rooms. New parameters were introduced for field level monitoring through these channels.

This activity has further improved coordination between different departments like Procurement, PIB, PES, Logistics and Quality at MCC level.

Way Forward:

Our Company is planning to consolidate milk procurement operations further by increasing active membership in the existing MPPs. Along with this, the company is also working to take Member Mobile App access to all the active members.

PES (Productivity Enhancement Services):

Baani Feed and Baani Min offer complete nutrition and a balanced diet to the cattle, filled with natural ingredients and area specific essential nutrients required to improve their health, reproduction, milk yield and quality. Baani feed and Baani Min sales volume for the year 2023-24 was in the tune of 3742 MT and 75 MT respectively. The company is planning to further strengthen the coverage of a maximum number of members under PES.

Subclinical Mastitis Screening:

Mastitis and Subclinical Mastitis are major issues in dairy farming as the company is committed to reducing the cost of milk production and delivering high quality of milk to its customers, screening of cattle for Subclinical Mastitis with CMT (California Mastitis Test) was taken to another level by screening 89,338 animals during 2023-24.

MCPP (Mastitis Control Popularization Project):

Mastitis and Subclinical Mastitis are major issues in dairy farming as the company is committed to reduce the cost of milk production and delivering high quality of milk to its customers, screening cattle for Subclinical Mastitis with CMT (California Mastitis Test) was taken to another level by screening 46,091 animals during 2023-24.

FDP (Farm Development Project):

Subscription based Farm Development Project (FDP) covered 133 members to provide advisory services on efficient dairy farming was undertaken during the year.

Fodder Development Program

To mitigate the fodder scarcity in India, the Government has sanctioned a central scheme for the Formation and Promotion of 10,000 new Farmer Producer Organizations (FPOs). The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been appointed by the Government as the executing body for the establishment of 100 fodder-focused FPOs. Pursuant to NDDB’s directive dated February 6, 2024, Baani Milk Producer Company Limited (Baani MPC) has been nominated as the Cluster Based Business Organization (CBBO) for the inception and establishment of an FPO in the Sangrur District, Punjab. Baani MPC’s responsibilities as a CBBO encompass a range of activities including, but not limited to, the registration of the FPO, training of Board of Directors (BODs) and farmer groups, formulation and implementation of business plans for FPOs, and mobilization of equity capital and grants. In alignment with the aforementioned, Baani MPC has successfully established a Fodder Plus FPO named Sanjh Fodder and Agri Producer Company Limited (Sanjh FPO), incorporated on April 5, 2023, under the Companies Act, 2013. As of March 31, 2024, Sanjh FPO boasts a membership of 300 shareholders, with a total subscribed/paid-up share capital amounting to ₹150,000 (One Lakh Fifty Thousand Rupees only).
In the fiscal year 2023-24, Baani MPC has rendered support in organizing and conducting: