<p>KMF chairman G Somasekara Reddy in a press release has stated that it has been proposed to set up the Rs 80-crore cheese unit on a 10-acre land. The Federation will spend Rs 40 crore for the project.<br /><br />The KMF will provide milk and other infrastructure for the unit. The Fonterra group will bring in the technical knowhow and help in producing world-class milk products, which would be marketed across the globe. Cheese has high demand and hence the proposed project will be a success, Reddy has said.<br /><br />A 25-member team, including the 11 directors, managing director and Reddy, visited Fonterra installations during its seven-day New Zealand tour. The Fonterra group has a large base of about 10,650 farmers and the unit produces 85 varieties of milk products.<br />New Zealand farmers have set an example in harnessing technology for dairy farming. Five persons manage 1,000 cows, which yield 50,000 litres of milk a day. <br /><br />As many as 60 cows are milked in just eight minutes with the help of machines. The cattle are allowed to graze on a 900-acre land and no shelters have been constructed for them, the press release said.<br /><br />Reddy has said that the KMF has set a target to produce 50 lakh litres of milk a day against the current production of 38.40 lakh litres. The Federation has registered a 12 per cent growth with the profit going up to Rs 30 crore in 2010-11 compared to Rs 14 crore in 2009-10.<br /></p>
<p>KMF chairman G Somasekara Reddy in a press release has stated that it has been proposed to set up the Rs 80-crore cheese unit on a 10-acre land. The Federation will spend Rs 40 crore for the project.<br /><br />The KMF will provide milk and other infrastructure for the unit. The Fonterra group will bring in the technical knowhow and help in producing world-class milk products, which would be marketed across the globe. Cheese has high demand and hence the proposed project will be a success, Reddy has said.<br /><br />A 25-member team, including the 11 directors, managing director and Reddy, visited Fonterra installations during its seven-day New Zealand tour. The Fonterra group has a large base of about 10,650 farmers and the unit produces 85 varieties of milk products.<br />New Zealand farmers have set an example in harnessing technology for dairy farming. Five persons manage 1,000 cows, which yield 50,000 litres of milk a day. <br /><br />As many as 60 cows are milked in just eight minutes with the help of machines. The cattle are allowed to graze on a 900-acre land and no shelters have been constructed for them, the press release said.<br /><br />Reddy has said that the KMF has set a target to produce 50 lakh litres of milk a day against the current production of 38.40 lakh litres. The Federation has registered a 12 per cent growth with the profit going up to Rs 30 crore in 2010-11 compared to Rs 14 crore in 2009-10.<br /></p>
