Dr. Meenesh Shah, the Chairman and Managing Director of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has been elected to the Board of the International Dairy Federation (IDF) during the General Assembly of IDF on October 15. With a long history of involvement with IDF, Dr. Shah’s contributions have been instrumental in promoting India’s unique smallholder-based dairying system on the global stage.
Shah has been associated with IDF for a long period in different capacities and was instrumental in sensitising the world about the unique smallholder-based Indian dairying system on various international forums. IDF is the leading source of scientific and technical expertise for all stakeholders of the dairy chain. Its network of dairy experts has provided a mechanism for the dairy sector to reach a global consensus on how to help feed the world with safe and sustainable dairy products.
Dr Shah has been associated with International Dairy Federation for a long in different capacities and has been instrumental in sensitising the world about the unique smallholder-based Indian dairying system in different international forums. He is the Member Secretary of the Indian National Committee and also a member of the Standing Committee on Dairy Policy and Economics. He had spearheaded the successful organisation of the World’s largest Dairy Conference – IDF WDS 2022 in India in September 2022, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The International Dairy Federation is the leading source of scientific and technical expertise for all stakeholders of the dairy value chain. IDF’s network of dairy experts has provided a mechanism for the dairy sector to reach a global consensus on how to help feed the world with safe and sustainable dairy products. IDF members are National Committees, generally constituted by dairy organisations in each country and India is represented by the National Committee (INC) of the IDF.
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