Lauding National Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) role in bringing nutritional security to the country Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan said NDDB has adopted a scientific approach and systematic processes to create a favourable environment for the growth of the dairy sector.
Singh said this at the launch of Coffee Table Book titled “50 Years – The Great Indian Milk Revolution” commemorating National Dairy Development Board’s (NDDB) Golden Jubilee year.
This book encapsulates NDDB’s remarkable 50-year journey and the value it has created for millions of dairy farmers in this country. The book highlights NDDB’s belief that cooperative principles are as relevant today as they were in the past and the institutions which follow these will form the structural framework for the growth of the dairy sector in the future.
Singh said that it is our collective responsibility to create awareness about the merits of cooperative dairy business. We should strive to reach out to the smallest and farthest milk producer so that they become self-sufficient.
About 1.7 lakh dairy cooperatives are serving almost 15.8 million milk producers, one-third of them being women, across the country by providing them market access and input services, thereby strengthening their livelihoods.
Singh also said that India’s milk production has crossed 155 million tonnes mark. This has resulted in the rise of per capita milk availability to about 337 gm/day. In the last two years, milk production grew at 6.5 % annually as against 4.5 % per annum in the previous 10 years, which is almost double as compared to the growth in milk production in the world.
