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What we Need is not Food Security but Nutritional Security

Dr JEREMY HILL

Former President, International Dairy Federation

Indian Dairy Industry

We will need to harness all dairy chains and all milk pools if we are to have any chance of meeting the growing demands for dairy and closing the nutritional security gap for all. We will need to drive improvements in the productivity and sustainability of all production systems. We need to understand all consequences of current and future nutritional policies, standards and regulations as we try to combat both the diseases of affluence such as obesity and diabetes and of poverty such as stunting.

Milk — There is No Better Alternative

Dr N R BHASIN

Former President, Indian Dairy Association, New Delhi

Indian Dairy IndustryMilk and Milk Products

Milk is one of the most consumed beverages throughout the world. A near-perfect food source packed with vital vitamins and minerals it keeps our body healthy and strong. Milk provides proteins with a wide range of amino acids. Cultured dairy products such as yogurt, buttermilk, and some cheeses have some additional advantages. So there is no reason to not enjoy milk as a part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle!

R&D Roadmap to Strengthen the Indian Dairy Sector

Dr A.K. SRIVASTAVA

Former Chairman, Agricultural Scientists Recruitment Board, New Delhi, Former Director, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal

Indian Dairy Industry

There is a growing demand for safe, nutritious, health promoting milk products calling for value addition, product diversification and complete quality assurance. This warrants formulation of policies and programmes to control cost of milk production to evolve financially viable, environment friendly and user beneficial processing technologies as well as to facilitate flow of milk to the organised sector and strengthen the legitimate interests of various stakeholders at the national and international level.

An Institutional Choice – Producer Companies

DEEPAK TIKKU

Former Chairman, NDDB Dairy Services, New Delhi

Indian Dairy Industry

True development involves the creation of Institutional Structures to enable producers become a part of the economic mainstream. New economic challenges and opportunities necessitate new institutional forms. These institutions should be producer-owned and managed by competent professionals so that they possess a degree of efficiency and skill that equals or exceeds other forms of enterprise.

Developing Indian Cattle: A Prospective Approach

RAJNI SEKHRI SIBAL

Former Joint Secretary (Cattle & Dairy Development), Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi

Indian Dairy Industry

Crossbreds are more productive but their tendency to wilt under Indian conditions of low input and harsh climate and susceptibility to tropical diseases warrants the conservation and development of indigenous breeds. To this end the Indian government has introduced the Rs 5,000-million Rashtriya Gokul Mission which aims at conserving and developing indigenous cattle breeds in a focused and scientific manner. This programme will cover genetic improvement of 13 buffalo breeds as well.

Demystifying Myths of Indian Dairying

R.G. CHANDRAMOGAN

Chairman & Managing Director, Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, Chennai

Indian Dairy Industry

There are several myths prevalent in India about the dairy sector. Some of these claim that there are huge production shortages; that FDI is the panacea; that western dairy products give higher returns and that the cooperative sector handles more milk than dairies in the private sector. One by one this article exposes these myths and calls for inclusion of private sector also in India’s ‘dairy vision’.

Time to Seize Golden Moment

B.M. VYAS

Former Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (Amul), Anand

Indian Dairy Industry

The need for investment in dairy industry, especially to boost animal productivity and milk processing capacities is urgent and essential. Today there is a huge population that is used to drinking millions of tonnes of milk at the threshold of development and on the supply side a huge number of proven breeds of milch animals along with millions of skilled rural folk to employ. Such timing is rare. This is the onset of golden period of Indian dairy industry. Let us seize this opportunity of the real white revolution with all enlightenment and excellence to make this country the land of milk and honey again.

Indexation of States on Performance of Cattle & Buffaloes

Dr R S KHANNA

International Dairy Consultant, New Delhi

Indian Dairy Industry

It is rather important that milk production is increased in the country by improving per animal productivity rather than by adding more number to the already burgeoning livestock population. More the number of animals that produce milk, more would be pressure on land and fiercer would be competition between man and animals for survival. An analyses has been attempted based on the trends in population and milk production of crossbred milch cows, indigenous milch cows and buffaloes across the States.

Opportunity for Corporate Social Responsibility

SANGEETA TALWAR

Managing Partner, Flyvision Consulting , Former Managing Director, NDDB Dairy Services, New Delhi

Indian Dairy Industry

With growing income disparity and a planet which is quickly depleting its natural resources, industry thinking is shifting. It is learning that in pursuit of economic activity, the industry must not only make effective use of financial capital, but foster and nurture human capital and environmental capital. How to do it? Dairying provides an effective and efficient answer as it is one of the most common means of livelihood for the rural poor in India. Some of the poorest families can be reached through the dairy network.

Sustainable Livelihoods through Enhanced Dairying Skills

Dr RANA KAPOOR

Former Managing Director & CEO, YES Bank Limited

Indian Dairy Industry

Dairying as a sector is far more demanding than agriculture in terms of skills. Interventions towards skill development will enhance resource productivity, boost innovation and improve decision making ability, thereby enhancing family income and providing a sustainable source of livelihood. With a paradigm shift of dairying from being a subsidiary occupation to mainstream activity, the availability of skilled manpower has become critical.