PM Modi Inaugurates ‘World Dairy Summit 2022’ in Greater Noida

PM Modi Inaugurates ‘World Dairy Summit 2022’ in Greater Noida

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Category : National Published on: September 14 2022

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  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS) 2022 at India Expo Centre and Mart in Greater Noida.
  • The four-day long summit is a congregation of global and Indian dairy stakeholders including industry leaders, experts, farmers and policy planners centring around the theme of ‘Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood’.
  • The last such Summit was held in India about half a century ago in 1974.
  • The Indian dairy industry is unique in that it is based on a cooperative model that empowers small and marginalized dairy farmers, especially women.
  • The International Dairy Agreement (IDA) changed the International Dairy Arrangement, which were set up in 1980.
  • The inaugural function was also attended by the minister of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying Parshottam Rupala and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
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