Gear up to face new challenges, Milma told

By Our Staff Reporter

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, AUG. 24. The cooperative dairy sector, which has to protect the wide interests of dairy farmers as well as consumers, will have to adopt innovative strategies to meet new challenges in the market, the Agriculture Minister, Ms. K.R. Gouri, has said.

Launching the new milk sachets of Kerala Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Milma) with the mnemonic symbol of quality standard here on Friday, she pointed out that the cooperative dairy sector would have to strengthen itself to face stiff competition in the market from private dairy sector.

While paying attention to increasing milk production and distribution, attention should also be given to forming more dairy cooperatives. The Minister also stressed the need for increasing the consumption of milk.

As part of the White Revolution, the State Dairy Development Department had formulated a comprehensive scheme for dairy farming in all tribal panchayats. Milma had prepared a Rs. 136- crore project towards this, which includes plans for increasing milk storage and processing capacity and setting up more chilling plants throughout the State, Ms. Gouri said.

The chairman of KCMMF, Mr. P.T. Gopala Kurup, presided. Mr. Prayar Gopalakrishnan, MLA, the Dairy Development Secretary, Mr. C.V. Ananda Bose, the NDDB Southern region director, Mr. T.K. Sen, among others, were present on the occasion.

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