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Lakhs of dairy farmers pledge to work for making India the ‘Dairy of the World’

The dairy farmers took the pledge and thanked the Government for outlining the way forward by giving them the cherished goal of making the country a global leader

On the occasion, the dairy farmers members of 22 Milk Producer Companies (Farmer Producer Organisations which embody principles that are similar to Cooperatives) came together and committed themselves to: ‘Make India Dairy of the World by increasing India’s share of the total world production’; ‘Provide quality milk and milk products to consumers by sourcing milk even from the remotest part of the country’; ‘Provide a competitive price to farmer members through a fair and transparent process of milk collection and making payments in their respective bank accounts’ and ‘Increase milk productivity through breed improvement programs and better animal management practices’. 

Meenesh Shah, Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and it is subsidiary NDDB Dairy Services, which is at the forefront of driving India’s efforts towards an apex global position in milk production, said, ‘The world dairying community only months’ back paid rich tributes to rural India and dairy farmers at the World Dairy Summit 2022. We are part of this proud community of milk producers and are working on numerous initiatives for enhancing production and productivity in India towards making the dream of the Prime Minister a reality.’

In colourful events from distant Tirupati to coastal Gujarat to the spreads of Rajasthan to the hinterlands of UP and Bihar, the dairy farmers took the pledge and thanked the Government for outlining the way forward by giving them a cherished goal of making the country a global leader to attain the target of 33 per cent market share in the decade to come. 

It is pertinent to note that India’s collective drive towards ‘Dairy of the World’ has women empowerment ingrained into it, as out of 22 Milk Producer Companies supported by NDS, 15 have all-women membership and all the Producer Directors on their Boards too are women. These 22 MPCs spread across 130 districts in 9 states of the country, have 8.7 Lakh members and 71 per cent of them are women. 

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