AGREE, Aspetic packaging multilayer brix is a waste of money and environment and not necessary for school milk program.
Visith
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Hi Nancy,
For the sake of discussion & comprehension, Iīd like to understand your position regarding:
1. "Sterilisation is surprisingly difficult to achieve, even in a high-tech plant"
2. "sterilised milk is not the best"
3. Recycling of package (pouch vs carton)
4. "would be wonderful if all the middlemen in value chains could be eliminated. City dwellers would all buy directly from farmers, or farmers would operate high-tech industries and sell directly to urban consumers": even though this could be achieved, donīt you think that the in the end, village consumers en the end would pay for the the "same" costs? (Instead of a middleman, the costs would be absorved by the farmer, and the farmer would translate them to consumer price?)
Thanks in advance for your comments.
Rosario Mateo Carrio
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In 2000 I wrote an article for Hoard's Dairyman titled 'School milk struggles around the world'. Over and over again I heard children are turned off from milk drinking if it arrives warm and spoiling. No matter whether the milk's in sterile jugs, pouches or bricks, it must be fresh.
Bruce Scholten
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Asunto: India - brick packaging not appropriate .... school milk project
Sterilisation at village level???
Sterilisation is surprisingly difficult to achieve, even in a high-tech plant. Realism and technical knowledge are helpful when it comes to achieving practical things, such as getting milk from cows to schoolchildren.
From an ideological standpoint it would be wonderful if all the middlemen in value chains could be eliminated. City dwellers would all buy directly from farmers, or farmers would operate high-tech industries and sell directly to urban consumers. Unfortunately the real world is much more complicated and unsatisfactory.
I do agree that pouches are more reasonable than bricks for school children, but pouches must be kept chilled. Bricks are expensive, and sterilised milk is not the best.
Best regards,
Nancy Abeiderrahmane
Tiviski
Mauritania
On Jun 24, 2013, at 2:03 PM, FAO-Dairy-Outlook wrote:
If sterilisation can be ensured at village level, supplying of milk by producers directly to schools can minimise cost and increase milk demand at the village level.
Samson
Director
GRAM (NGO)
Nizamabad, AP, India
On Friday, June 21, 2013, FAO-Dairy-Outlook wrote:
In gujarat some of our dairies are supplying flavoured milk in 200 ml plastic pouches under milk Sanjeevni scheme of Govt. of Gujarat. This cost 40 % lower than other expensive packaging.
(R S Sodhi)
Managing Director
GCMMF Ltd (AMUL)
On 20-Jun-2013, at 1:35 PM, FAO-Dairy-Outlook <[log in to unmask]<javascript:_e(%7b%7d,%20'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote:
The good news is that school milk feeding program is a great investment in our children. The boxing of milk through brick milk packaging systems can be a waste of the limited resources for a country like India. The multi layered packs with aluminum foil are difficult to recycle. In Ontario these types of packs are expected to be put in landfills and not in the recycling bins( apparently because of the many layers of different plastics and aluminum foil).
Also historically the cost of these packs and the packaging process can be more than the cost of milk. That will lead to bulk of the subsidies on school feeding program will be spent on packaging and not on milk. This needs careful attention. Please do not forget that Mrs. Indira Gandhi the then Prime Minister of India who was very conscious of the limited resources that India has, did not approve of the use of brick packing for such projects. Karnataka should tread this path carefully
Ram Aneja
Former Managing Director, NDDB Anand.
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 5:18 AM, FAO-Dairy-Outlook <[log in to unmask]<javascript:_e(%7b%7d,%20'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote:
KMF moots brick packs for school milk project
Sharath S. Srivatsa / The Hindu
BANGALORE (KARNATAKA) -- Nearly 6 million students across the State could be receiving their quota of milk in a brick pack, as the Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) - tasked to supply milk to the youngsters - fears supplying loose milk could result in adulteration. Happily for the children, flavoured milk could be a part of the scheme which will take off on July 1.
KMF will initially supply loose milk as setting up its plants for the purpose will take at least three months. Four plants will be set up with State funding at a cost of about Rs. 80 to Rs. 100 crore from where the brick packs will be supplied, a source told The Hindu. "However, the State Government has to take a final call as it entails huge amount of investment, which the federation may not be able to make," the official said. The milk will be supplied for some 200 days a year to the children.
The brick packs will enable KMF to not only supply hygienic milk but also manage its logistics well. Storage also becomes easy, the official pointed out, adding that the cost of investment on plant and packing is quite high.
The State Government, under the School Milk Scheme, intends to supply schoolchildren 150 ml of milk daily as part of the mid-day meal programme.
This would entail supply of about 700,000 litres of milk by the KMF, which is currently procuring milk in excess. While the demand for milk is about 3.1 million litres a day, it is procuring on an average 5 million kilograms a day.
Taxation issues
There are hitches though. Milk supplied in brick packs could be mired in taxation problems as it attracts VAT. The government has to take a call on waiving it as it is for a humanitarian cause. "Even the government's indicated price for a litre of milk is falling short of our expectations. Currently a litre of toned milk is being sold at Rs. 27 in the retail market and we are hoping the government's price comes close to it. The supply through brick packs and tax could be an additional burden," the official said.
On Monday (June 17th), the KMF board discussed these issues and in principle agreed to participate in the School Milk Scheme, which now awaits the final government approval.
Senior KMF federation officials also apprised the Karnataka State Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Cooperation Minister H.S. Mahadev Prasad on the issue.
Source: The Hindu, June 18, 2013.
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