Oct 13, 2020
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Union Territory – Ladakh have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote dairying and rural livelihoods in Ladakh, for conducting a benchmark survey.
NDDB’s dairy potential the survey will help prepare a road map to boost dairying in the newly formed UT and will help in enhancing the income of the rural population in the mountainous border areas.
NDDB is happy to support the efforts of the UT Administration who have taken initiative for dairy development in the interest of milk producers in particular and the cooperative movement in general in the Ladakh region. Hence the Dairy Board has also offered managerial and technical support to promote producer-owned institutions that remain true to cooperative values.
NDDB proposes to enumerate all the households present in the identified villages irrespective of their dairy animal holding status. NDDB officials would train the nominated coordinators in the Leh and Kargil districts. These coordinators in turn will identify village investigators to be involved in survey, monitoring & supervision of fieldwork.
After completion of the fieldwork over the next two months, NDDB will prepare a roadmap for dairy development in the UT region taking into consideration crucial aspects like climatic conditions, suitability of breeds, animal health & AI support, feed & fodder availability, impediments in logistics & supply chain, marketing arrangements, etc. The preliminary findings and roadmap will be discussed with the stakeholders, and post discussions a plan would be finalized and shared with the UT.