India to join global efforts to curb impact of dairy farming on environment: Goyal

New Delhi: Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that India will be part of global efforts to reduce the adverse environmental impact of farming, dairy or global emissions, given the fact that the country accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world’s milk production. Is part of. ,

Addressing a session titled ‘Sustainable Dairy for Low Environmental Impact’ at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, Goyal said that as a country, India seeks greater connectivity between nations, and is the largest producer of dairy in the world. is a big producer, and given the initiatives the cooperative sector is taking, farmers are taking, “I also believe there will be a significant increase in the global share of production over the years. Which bodes well for the small and marginal farmers who have access to India. We have about 300 moving stocks in the U.S., which provide supplemental income and nutrition.”

“While India wants to engage with the world when it comes to quality standards and sustainability, we want to be a part of this global effort to reduce the impact of farming, dairy or global emissions.” Dairy Federation (IDF) will deploy a team in India to study the climate of different parts of the country to find practical solutions to climate change that are relevant and applicable to small farmers.

Goyal said, “In the next 25 years, as we move from 75 years to 100 years, our collective commitment as a nation to become a developed nation, a country that serves 1.3 billion people across the country. bestows prosperity. Out of 1.3 billion people we have about 70 million families, especially among very small and marginal farmers, some with 2 or 3 acres of farmland and 2 or 3 cattle milk producers.”

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