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Press Trust of India

Greater Noida

Uttar Pradesh is India’s largest milk producer and nine new greenfield dairy plants will get functional in the state in the next two years, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Monday.

He sought the National Dairy Development Board’s further support for the dairy sector in the state and assured all cooperation from his government.

Adityanath said UP now has 319 lakh metric tonnes of annual milk production and contributes 16% of India’s dairy production and is the top milk-producing state in the country.

He made the appeal and shared the figures during his speech at the inaugural session of the International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit 2022, being held in Greater Noida.

The four-day summit, last held in India in 1974, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“UP is the largest state in India in terms of population. It is also at the top in the country in milk production, having 16% of the country’s dairy production.

“Today UP produces 319 lakh metric tonne per annum (MTPA) milk and is top in the country. This makes the organization of the World Dairy Summit in UP even more relevant,??? Adityanath said.

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala, his deputy minister Sanjeev Balyan, IDF president Piercristiano Brazzale, among others, were present during the address.

Adityanath noted that the theme of the Summit Dairy for Nutrition and Livelihood focuses on the income of farmers and animal keepers.

“Besides this, it focuses on job creation and nutrition also. These are relevant issues,??? he said.

Adityanath said a majority of people engaged in animal keeping comprises those who have taken it up as a traditional occupation.

“But when we link it with technology and modern approach, then it will help in increasing their income manifold. This is why India’s traditional approach, where a large number of small and marginal farmers keep animals with the same importance with which they take up farming,??? he said.

“UP and India have become top milk producers because of these animal keepers and farmers,??? the Chief Minister said.

In the organised sector, Uttar Pradesh has 110 functional dairies and it includes those from the cooperative sector, he said.

There are also 8,600 milk committees through which more than four lakh members engaged in milk production are active in the state, he added.

“At present, Uttar Pradesh is working on a war footing to start nine new Greenfield dairy plants. These plants will become functional in the next one to two years.