Experts shared the constraints being faced in exports and about need to promote the FPOs, dairy farmers or cooperatives to export dairy products directly to the global destinations.
For commemorating World Milk Day on June 1, 2021, APEDA in association with Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MFAHD) organised a webinar cum interactive session on the prospects of harnessing the full potential of dairy products exports from the country.
While delivering the keynote address at the webinar, Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, MFAHD said India is Atmanirbhar in the production of milk and has enough surplus produce to exports. He shared the progress made in production and export growth in dairy products.
Chaturvedi also mentioned the schemes and programs of the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying like National Program for Dairy Development, National Livestock Mission, Livestock Health and Disease Control and Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund etc.
For ensuring availability of quality fodder and feed for the cattle nutrition through Pashuaadhar for traceability for the animals. MFAHD has a scheme for developing infrastructure under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) under AtmaNirbhar Bharat Abhiyan.
Dr. M. Angamuthu, Chairman, APEDA said that time has come to promote the FPOs, dairy farmers or cooperatives to export dairy products directly to the global destinations. Shri Meenesh C Shah, Executive Director, National Dairy Development Board also shared their views on Overall scenario of Dairy sector in India.
On the behalf of the exporters Dr R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) also known as AMUL, shared the constraints being faced in exports i.e market access issues in China, EU, South Africa, and Mexico, Sodhi said that high import duty charged by SAARC and neighboring countries such as Bangladesh (35 per cent) and Pakistan (45 per cent). Sodhi also noted that major importing countries have imposed much higher import duty on dairy products from India.
