After 48 Years, India To Host World Dairy Summit On Sept 12
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After 48 years, India to host world dairy summit on Sept 12
Noida, Sept 9 (KNN) The IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 organised by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying will be held in Greater Noida from September 12-15.
The four-day event will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the presence of Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka and Gujarat.
India is all set to host this event after 48 years. Last time India hosted the International Dairy Congress was in the year 1974.
As per reports, over than 1,500 delegates from 50 countries are scheduled to participate in the summit.
The summit will have 24 sessions centred on the theme 'Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood' covering different aspects of dairying.
Speaking about the event, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Parshottam Rupala said“India is number one in milk production and accounts for 23 per cent of the global output. Foreign delegates would be sharing their experience and talk about latest technologies in the dairy sector. We would tell them about our experience.”
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Chairman Meenesh Shah said that more than 700 farmers are expected to take part in the event.
“During the event, India will showcase its transformational journey through a unique smallholder dairying primarily based on cooperative strategy,” he said.
The dairy summit is a congregation of global and Indian dairy industry leaders, experts, farmers, and policy planners. (KNN Bureau)
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