Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Inaugurate IDF WDS 2022 on Sept 12

Prime Minister of India will inaugurate the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, a congregation of global and Indian dairy industry leaders, experts, farmers and policy planners centering around the theme of ‘Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood’ on Monday, September 12 in Greater Noida.

Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation and Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying will be prominent among those to address the Summit, which is being held 48 years after India hosted the International Dairy Congress in 1974.

Piercristiano Brazzale, President, International Dairy Federation (IDF), Caroline Emond, Director General, IDF, Jatinder Nath Swain, President of the Indian National Committee of IDF (INC-IDF) & Secretary, DAHD and Meenesh Shah, Secretary, INC-IDF & Chairman, NDDB will coordinate this event.

Today, Minister Parshottam Rupala also attended a Press Conference held to discuss about the summit at the Constitution Club of India, New Delhi.

NDDB chairman, Meenesh Shah, and IDF President Piercristiano Brazzale briefed the minister about the preparations for the world’s biggest dairy summit which will be held from 12-15 September at Greater Noida. Rupala also visited the event site to check the preparations for the upcoming summit today.

Speaking about the upcoming summit, Rupala said, “It is an honor for India to hold this summit after 48 years. We consider this event an important one and we are happy to announce that Indian PM Narendra Modi will be inaugurating it where over 50 countries are participating, and over 15000 delegates will be attending. It highlights our dedication to the dairy industry and the summit. India is currently producing 20% of the world’s crops and for this summit to happen in India is a great coincidence. I welcome all the participants and speakers who will be attending the summit wholeheartedly.”

Speaking with the Krishi Jagran team about what the IDF is looking to take away from the summit, Caroline Emond, Director General of the International Dairy Federation said, “Since the last time the summit was organized in India 48 years ago, the dairy sector has grown immensely and helped Indian economy get stronger. What we want is for the participants of the summit to watch and learn from the Indian dairy sector. In most countries, dairy is a part of another industry but in India, it is at the core of the country and not just economically. It is part of the culture of India and that’s why it is going to be a great summit.”

Pierchristiano Brazzale, IDF President and Chair of the Board of Directors said, “India is the right country to organize this summit right now. The dairy industry makes a huge part of the Indian economy and its development and resilience during the Covid-19 pandemic are remarkable. A huge issue of the dairy industry currently is the economical sustainability with the inflation and the product prices, not just for the farmers but also for the processing companies. The focus is on sustainability and we will present the new ICI methodology next Thursday during the session on the environment.”

The summit is sponsored by the Indian dairy sector's biggest names such as Amul and Nandini and Nestle and powered by Mother Dairy. The event will be conducted in a hybrid mode which means those who cannot physically join the event can join virtually.

About IDF World Dairy Summit 

The IDF World Dairy Summit is an annual gathering of the dairy industry that attracts about 1500 delegates from around the globe. CEOs and staff members of dairy processing companies, dairy farmers, suppliers to the dairy sector, academics, government representatives, etc. are all included in the participant profile. A Welcome Reception, Farmers' Dinner, Gala Dinner, as well as Technical and Social Tours are just a few of the social events that make up the summit's schedule of scientific and technical conferences.