Mr Dilip Rath Unanimously elected to the Board of IDF
Shri Dilip Rath, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been unanimously elected to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF) on 2ndNovember 2020 during the General Assembly of IDF.Shri Rath said, “I see my election to the IDF Board as an opportunity to bring along valuable insights from the Indian dairy experience and foster complementarities…
NDDB supporting dairy development in east and north eastern states
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is expanding its footprint in Eastern and North-Eastern States in the country. By taking dairy development activities in some of the most backward areas of these regions together with local partners, it said in a statement on Thursday. Recently, the Jharkhand government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between…
Farmer-owned cooperatives shielded dairy farmers
Like many other sectors in India, the dairy sector faced the heat of Covid-19. But farmer-owned cooperatives shielded dairy farmers from the brunt of a drop in demand from bulk consumers by absorbing the shock at a time when small and big private players, including milk processors, left the field waiting for the market to…
NDDB to support Ladakh UT administration in dairy development
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Ladakh administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday for conducting a benchmark survey to promote dairying and rural livelihood in the region.NDDB’s dairy potential survey will help prepare a road map to boost dairying in the union territory (UT) and will help in enhancing income of rural…
Dairy players looking towards Eastern India
For India’s dairy sector, the next wave of growth is set to come from the eastern States. It is not just the dairy players that have spotted a potential market in the region, policy guidance also encourages development in these ‘dairy underdeveloped States.’ In an interview with BusinessLine, Dilip Rath, Chariman of National Dairy Development Board…
NDDB to launch National Dairy Plan-2 soon
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is gearing up to launch second phase of the National Dairy Plan (NDP) – the ambitious project to double milk production of India – which is already world’s largest milk producer. Phase two of NDP, which is being promoted as ‘Mission Milk’, will be spread over a period of…
Remembering Dr Kurien is not enough : Lets walk the talk
We all remembered Dr Kurien on his eighth death anniversary on September 9th. It is quite apt to revisit the key principles which he so fondly embeded in the DNA of of NDDB and later operation flood program. Dr Kurien shared three golden principles tin his autobiography which paved the way of dairy development in…
Self reliance is already a part of our national ethos : Dilip Rath , NDDB
The coronavirus pandemic has heavily disrupted global supply chains largely dependent on the Dragon Kingdom. Be it telecom supplies, Rare Earth minerals, Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and other key elements, disruptions in supplies have led to shortages of key items. In turn, varied sectors have had to suspend operations while prices soared due to these…
DAIRY NEWS Mission Milk has helped India make giant strides in dairying
Published on September 04, 2020 in The Hindu Businessline Next phase of National Dairy Plan aims to build and modernise milk processing infrastructure in organised sector Phase I of the National Dairy Plan (NDP-I), referred to as ‘Mission Milk —The Next Revolution’, implemented by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) during 2012-19, helped the country…
Uncontrolled use of critically important antibiotics in dairy cattle is making milk unsafe: CSE findings
CSE’s new assessment of antibiotic misuse in the dairy sector says milk is not safe. Centre for Science and Environment organised an online consultation with stakeholders on indiscriminate use of Antibiotics on milch animals . It also shared concern over inadequate attention to testing antibiotic residues in milk . A wide spectrum of experts and participants from…