The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has been adjudged the most innovative organization in the world with the best R&D Application as it led the global awards list at the IDF Dairy Innovation Awards given during the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022 being held at Expo Centre, Greater Noida in Delhi NCR.
Of the 12 awards, Indian entities bagged half, taking home 6 trophies. The apex dairying institution known for its innovation and transforming the milk production in the country received awards in three categories – Innovation in Research & Development – Collection & Processing, Innovation in Research & Development – Farming and Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices – Environment.
Apart from NDDB, Amul (GCMMF) also won the award in Innovation & Research Consumer Nutrition for its range of Protein Butter Milk and Lassi, which was shared with Societe des Produits Nestle SA.
The dairy industry organizations from participating countries which won the awards were Dairycs (Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices – Animal Care), Mooofarm (Innovation in Sustainable Farming Practices – Socio Economic), Brazzale SpA (Sustainable Processing),
The Summit, which is being held 48 years after India hosted the International Dairy Congress in 1974, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi who was flanked by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath.
While India is showcasing its transformational journey through a unique small-holder dairying primarily based on cooperative strategy, some of the Cabinet ministers are presiding over the technical sessions organised during the event.
The four-day long IDF WDS 22 assumes significance as a dominant majority of over 8 crore dairy farmers in India are small and marginal (having on average 2 bovines) making it the world’s numero uno dairying nation with an output of over 210 MT annually.