Vadodara: A three-day international symposium on sustainable livestock transformation under Agriculture Working Group (AWG) of G20 will be held on NDDB campus in Anand from Tuesday.
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt of India, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations are jointly organising the symposium.
G20 delegates, agriculture attaché, delegates from embassies, representatives of national and international organisations like WHO, FAO, WOAH, IDF, ILRI, World Bank, central and state government officials, scientists, veterinarians, progressive farmers, members of dairy cooperatives and sector leaders are expected to attend the symposium.
NDDB chairman Dr Meenesh Shah said that the event, as part of G20, will be organised by NDDB in collaboration with GCMMF.
The W20 event themed ‘Jan Bhagidari — women-led sustainable development through dairy cooperatives’ — will showcase the contribution of women in cooperative dairying.
“It is a moment of privilege for us at Amul to be the institutional partner of W20 event with NDDB and DAHD at Anand in the presence of hundreds of women milk producers of India,” said GCMMF’s managing director Jayen Mehta.
The sessions will celebrate and highlight the remarkable contribution of women. The discussions will focus on women empowerment and further give fillip to representation of women in every sector.
The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Govt of India, the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations are jointly organising the symposium.
G20 delegates, agriculture attaché, delegates from embassies, representatives of national and international organisations like WHO, FAO, WOAH, IDF, ILRI, World Bank, central and state government officials, scientists, veterinarians, progressive farmers, members of dairy cooperatives and sector leaders are expected to attend the symposium.
NDDB chairman Dr Meenesh Shah said that the event, as part of G20, will be organised by NDDB in collaboration with GCMMF.
The W20 event themed ‘Jan Bhagidari — women-led sustainable development through dairy cooperatives’ — will showcase the contribution of women in cooperative dairying.
“It is a moment of privilege for us at Amul to be the institutional partner of W20 event with NDDB and DAHD at Anand in the presence of hundreds of women milk producers of India,” said GCMMF’s managing director Jayen Mehta.
The sessions will celebrate and highlight the remarkable contribution of women. The discussions will focus on women empowerment and further give fillip to representation of women in every sector.
