TAD NewsDesk, Anand: Dilip Rath who is the chairman of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was elected unanimously to the Board of International Dairy Federation (IDF). This major decision was taken in the General Assembly held on 2nd of November, 2020.
Mr Dilip Rath said,
“I see my election to the IDF Board as an opportunity to bring along valuable insights from the Indian dairy experience and foster complementarities and synergies between dairying nations. It is a privilege for me to represent the world’s largest milk producing nation and contribute to promoting Sustainable Goals of dairying and also meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I keenly look forward to furthering IDF Board’s mandate.”
Mr Rath had been connected to IDF for the last 10 years in the position of Member Secretary of Indian National Committee and as a member of the Standing Committee on Dairy policy and Economics. He has also been an active participant of the General Assembly for many years and has participated in the National Committee Secretaries.
As one of his first steps, Rath as Secretary of the Indian National Committee took the initiative to host the World Dairy Summit in India in 2022.
India will host the first post-COVID-19 IDF World Dairy Summit in 2022 too. This will be a grand oeuvre which would consist of 1000 participants. It would include a panel of experts, academicians and dairy professionals. This panel of specialists is expected to arrive from 55 countries.
The venue for the summit has been set in the capital as of yet. This will be a platform where experts from around the world will discuss and exchange ideas and knowledge on the enrichment of the sector.
Source: Agriculture Times
