Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Greater Noida on Monday to participate in the World Dairy Summit. After almost 48 years, India has got a chance to host this summit.
Many programs related to milk production will be organized in the four-day program. 156 experts from India and abroad will address this conference. This will enable farmers to get the latest information.
The summit was initially addressed by Animal Husbandry Minister Purushottam Rupala. After his inaugural address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the summit. He told from the global forum that India has prepared an indigenous anti-lumpy vaccine to deal with lumpy disease. At the same time, he told that the central and state governments are working together to deal with it. Testing will be increased in the coming time.
Addressing the World Dairy Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi mentioned India’s dominance in this sector. Earlier, Animal Husbandry Minister Purushottam Rupala told that there will be a total of 24 sessions in this 4-day global conference and which will be addressed by 156 experts. PM Modi said in his address on the first day of the summit that the dairy sector is growing at a rate of 2 percent worldwide, while in India this sector is growing at a rate of 6 percent. He also gave information about the role of women in this sector. He said that out of the total workforce working in the dairy sector, 74 percent are women.
Addressing the gathering, the prime minister said, “The potential of the dairy sector not only gives impetus to the rural economy, but is also a major source of livelihood for crores of people across the world”, the prime minister said.
“The Prime Minister underlined the centrality of ‘Pashu Dhan’ and milk-related business in the cultural landscape of India,” the PMO statement said.
“The success story of the Indian dairy industry, accounting for about 23% of global milk, producing around 210 million tonnes annually, and empowering more than 8 crore dairy farmers, will be showcased at the IDF WDS 2022,” it added.
“Women are the real leaders of India’s dairy sector… In 2014, India produced 146 million tonnes of milk. Now it has increased to 210 million tonnes. That means an increase of about 44 percent,” he said.
“India’s dairy sector is recognised for production by masses rather than mass production. Today 8 crore families are getting employment in dairy sector. India has become the largest producer of dairy products in the world due to collective efforts of small-scale dairy farmers,” PM Modi said.
“We are also emphasising on universal vaccination of animals. We have resolved that by 2025, we will vaccinate 100% of the animals against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis,” he added.
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