Global Dairy Industry Expands, Processes 50,000 Liters of Milk Daily
Summary
Global Dairy Industry in Kapilvastu processes 50,000 liters of milk a day from thousands of farmers across Lumbini, Karnali, and Sudurpaschim provinces. The company is expanding into exports, with its churpi reaching Japan, while also citing tax, power, and policy challenges.
Key Points
- Global Dairy Industry, based in Butwal and Kapilvastu, processes and markets 50,000 liters of milk daily through 40 cooperatives.
- The business, founded by Thaneswor Neupane after returning from South Korea, now employs 280 people and sells milk, yogurt, ghee, paneer, and lassi.
- Its churpi is already reaching Japan through third-party firms, and the company plans to begin direct exports to Japan and other countries.
- Neupane says the dairy sector faces challenges from cheap imports, higher customs duty on machinery, tax inequality, power outages, and limited government support.
