NE NEWS SERVICE
AHMEDABAD, OCT 6
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Ladakh administration signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Tuesday for conducting a benchmark survey to promote dairying and rural livelihood in the region.
NDDB’s dairy potential survey will help prepare a road map to boost dairying in the union territory (UT) and will help in enhancing the income of the rural population in the mountainous border areas, NDDB said in a release.
“NDDB is happy to support the efforts of the UT Administration who have taken initiative for dairy development in the interest of milk producers in particular and the cooperative movement in general in Ladakh region,” NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath was quoted as saying in the release.
Chairman, NDDB dedicated Pashu Mitra – NDDB’s Call Centre to the dairy farmers of India on 2 October 2020. This will facilitate awareness creation on scientific dairying. pic.twitter.com/tRWON3twhL
— National Dairy Development Board (@NDDB_Coop) October 2, 2020
He further said NDDB has also offered managerial and technical support to promote producer-owned institutions that remain true to cooperative values.
NDDB proposes to enumerate all households present in the identified villages, irrespective of their dairy animal holding status.
NDDB officials would train the nominated coordinators in Leh and Kargil districts, the release said.
These coordinators will, in turn, identify village investigators to be involved in the survey, monitoring, and supervision of fieldwork.
After completion of fieldwork over the next two months, NDDB will prepare a roadmap for dairy development in the region, taking into consideration crucial aspects like climatic conditions, the suitability of breeds, animal health & AI support, feed & fodder availability, impediments in logistics & supply chain and marketing arrangements, it said.
