Question : DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY SECTOR



(a) whether the Government has signed any agreement with foreign countries and private orsanisations for development of dairy sector in the country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the results yielded so far with such agreements?

Answer given by the minister



THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (DR.CHARAN DAS MAHANT)

(a) and (b) The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries in the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India has not signed any agreement withany foreign country or private organization for development of Dairy Sector in the country. However, The Department of Agriculture and Cooperation has signed umbrella MOUs/ agreements with the following countries viz., Argentina, Austria, Australia, Mongolia, Zambia, Syria, Bhutan, China, Israel, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Yemen, Sudan, Hungary Malawi, Brazil and Canada. The umbrella MOUs/agreements, inter alia, include the field of Dairy Development amongst other areas of cooperation in the country.