Milk powder plant to boost farmers’ confidence

Facility to be commissioned at Moorkanad in Malappuram district in 2023

The Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union has welcomed the move to commission a milk powder unit at Moorkanad in Malappuram district in early 2023.

The unit, with capacity to process around one lakh litres of milk a day, will address the issue of increasing procurement, especially in the Malabar region. It is being set up with financial support from the State Government and the Malabar Regional Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union.

Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) Chairman K.S. Mani said on Monday that the plant would be established at an estimated cost of ₹54 crore, with possibly a slight cost overrun owing to the rise in prices of building materials. Milma is also working to accommodate other facilities like storage and packing wings within the same complex. It will help reduce the cost of the project, Mr. Mani said.