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College of Dairy Science & Technology, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana organized a five day’s training programme for dairy farmers and entrepreneurs. During the concluding function, Dr Amandeep Sharma, co-coordinator of the training apprised that 19 trainees including 3 women, 5 SC and 3 OBC farmers and entrepreneurs underwent training. The training was as per the vision of Dr Inderjeet Singh, Vice- Chancellor who is tirelessly working for the welfare of livestock farmers. Dr. JPS GIll, Director Research, GADVASU was Chief Guest of the valedictory function. He said that dairy processing with value addition could help to enhance the economic well-being of the large number of farmers in Punjab. He appreciated the faculty for excellent training to the farmers which will be of great help to the dairy farmers who are interested to start their own dairy processing business. He said the university will keep hand holding of farmers even after the training.
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Dr. Ramneek, Dean, College of Dairy Science and Technology, emphasized that the need of the hour is to shift the small milk producers to milk processors through value addition. He also emphasised the need for better marketing of products manufactured by small dairy processors through selection of good market places. It will help in obtaining value price through improvement of quality by value addition. The coordinator of the training programme provided an overview of the activities carried out for the participants during the training course. He informed that the five day training programme was technically designed and provided practical training on manufacture of seven milk products viz. Milk cake, Paneer, Whey drink, Flavoured dahi, Lassi, Mozzarella cheese and sterilized flavoured milk. The training also covered the microbiological, chemical and economic aspects for proper handling of milk and milk products. Farmers also shared their experiences about the technical sessions of the training and mentioned that they had excellent practical experience of manufacturing the milk products and other technical know-how from learned faculty. Valedictory session was concluded with distribution of certificates to the participants. College plans to conduct more specialized trainings to benefit more dairy farmers and entrepreneurs in the future.
