Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Giriraj Singh suggested 11 ways to ameliorate the lot of dairy farmers through new business models with the NDDB and dairy cooperatives, reports PTI.
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), representatives of GCMMF and Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union attended the meeting held at Anand, Gujarat.
The minister said dairying is important as it provides millions of people with jobs. Gijiraj Singh described milk as the country’s largest agricultural commodity.