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With a view to promoting the dairy sector and rural livelihoods in Arunachal Pradesh, the border state has signed a MoU with National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) during the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2017.
A State Government delegation led by Chief Minister Pema Khandu, and including Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, Parliamentary Secretary P D Sona, and Chief Secretary Shakuntala Gamlin participated in the Summit. It also met NDDB Chairman Dilip Rath at Anand on Tuesday in this regard, NDDB said in a release here.
The Arunachal Pradesh Government showed keenness to take urgent steps for the development of dairying for the benefit of milk producers in particular and the cooperative movement in general.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to this effect between the State Government and NDDB with the aim to boost dairying there. Rath said that NDDB will provide managerial and technical support to cooperative institutions so as to enable them better serve their members and promote a plurality of new producer institutions that remain true to cooperative values.
NDDB will conduct a study related to milk production and consumption to identify areas of intervention, based on which it will prepare a road map in consultation with the State Government. A breeding policy will be prepared to enhance milch animal productivity.
Rath said that NDDB will help strengthen dairying and make it more meaningful and sustainable occupation for the milk producers of Arunachal Pradesh.
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