In collaboration with Amul dairy, the Verghese Kurien Center of Excellence (VKCoE)
successfully conducted its second ‘National Farmers Training on Smart Dairy Farming’
Programme this month, from 16th to 18th January 2023. The management development
programme held at the Institute of Rural Management, Anand (IRMA) was attended by twenty-
seven progressive farmers, veterinary officers, dairy extension officials, and dairy officers from
dairy cooperatives around the nation. The purpose of the initiative is to raise awareness of
Smart Dairy Farming among farmers in order to improve the productivity, performance, and
profitability of dairy farms.
The three-day training programme included presentations by experts from VKCoE, Amul,
NDDB, NABARD Anand, and Bank of Baroda on themes such as animal care in changing
environments and enhancing the business’s profitability through by-products. Dr. J. B. Prajapati,
the chairperson of the VKCoE, presented an overview of the dairy industry to begin the
programme.
People like Dr Smruti Smita Mohapatra from VKCoE, Dr Preeti Shukla and Dr Gopal Shukla
from Amul, Dr Sameer Patel from Sabar Dairy, Dr Bhupendra Phondba, Dr Digvijay Singh, Shri Niranjan Karade, and Dr Sujit Saha from NDDB, Mr Hiitesh Karkar from Bank of Baroda, Mr
Amit Bhatt from NABARD (Anand) lent their expertise for the benefit of the farmers. This time
we also held a free discussion session and we invited progressive dairy farmers from the
surrounding area like Smt Gayatriben Patel for the participants to interact with. As Dr Verghese
Kurien once said, India’s place in the sun would come from the partnership between the wisdom
of its rural people and the skill of its professionals. Thus, we sought the same through our
programme.
Niranjan Karade, and Dr Sujit Saha from NDDB, Mr Hiitesh Karkar from Bank of Baroda, Mr
Amit Bhatt from NABARD (Anand) lent their expertise for the benefit of the farmers. This time
we also held a free discussion session and we invited progressive dairy farmers from the
surrounding area like Smt Gayatriben Patel for the participants to interact with. As Dr Verghese
Kurien once said, India’s place in the sun would come from the partnership between the wisdom
of its rural people and the skill of its professionals. Thus, we sought the same through our
programme.
In addition to expert sessions, numerous field trips were incorporated into the programme. They
provided participants with a hands-on perspective of innovative and alternative technologies in
dairy farming and surrounding operations, such as solar energy harvesting and biogas plants,
among others.
Source : Price Release by VKCOE IRMA campus Anand Jan 31st 2023