Indian Dairy Association (West Zone)

XXXVII Dairy Industry Conference was inaugurated by Bharat Ratna Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Former President of  India and was addressed by Mr. Digambar Kamat, Chief Minister, Goa, Mr. Pratapsingh Rane, Speaker, Goa Assembly, Mr.  Ravi Naik, Minister, Home, Cooperation, Women & Child. The key note address was delivered by Dr. Miss. Amrita Patel, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board, Anand. Dr. N.R. Bhasin highlighted the achievements of Indian Dairy Association(IDA). Earlier, Mr. Arun Patil, Chairman, IDA (West Zone ) welcomed the dignitaries and Mr. K. Shyju, offered a vote of thanks. During the inaugural session a Souvenir was released by Dr. Kalam.

Mr. B.M. Vyas, Managing Director, Gujarat Co.operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd., “Amul” was conferred the Chaudhary Ved Ramji Nagar Award, instituted by V. R. S. Foods Ltd, along with the citation and a cheque of Rs.1 lakh.

The conference was attended by over 1400 delegates from all over the country. The delegates   from Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Goa, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kerala and Bihar participated in the conference. The participants included milk producers, dairy plant owners, managers, dairy engineers, students, scientists, equipment manufacturers and veterinary drug manufacturers from all over the country. 

2.0    EXHIBITION

The exhibition housing 70 stalls was arranged at the Dr. P. Bhattacharya Pavilion. The exhibitors included SSP, GEA Process Engineering, Nichrome, KK Cans, Emerson Climate Technologies, Gokul Dairy, Goa dairy,Mahanand Dairy, Amul, Schreiber Dynamix, Tetra Pak, Trepco Micron, GOMA, Virbac Animal Health, Vetcare etc.

The best stall awards were given to following exhibitors

Category : Milk Products Manufacturers

First Prize    : Goa State Co.op. milk Producers Union Ltd., “Goa Dairy”, Ponda, Goa
Second Prize: Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., “Gokul”, Kolhapur


Category : Equipment manufacturers

First Prize :       Zeuzer Engineers India Pvt. Ltd, Pune
Second Prize :  Varsha Dairy & Food Engineers, Kolhapur

Category : Testing Equipment manufacturers

First Prize :       HCL Infosystems Ltd, Noida
Second Prize :  Benny Impex Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi

Category : Others

First Prize :       Milan Décor Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai
Second Prize :  Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., Ponda, Goa

3.0    TECHNICAL SESSIONS 

There were 12 technical sessions spread over 3 days where 66 speakers presented papers. The important  sessions were CEO’s Session, Farmers’ Session, Equipment Manufacturer’s Session and a session on Dairy Development in Goa.  The luminaries who attended the conference and shared their views included  Mr. Vinayakrao Patil, Chairman, National Co.op. Federation of India ( NCDFI), Mr. Parthibhai Bhatol, Chairman, Gujarat co.op. Milk Marketing Federation Ltd, Amul, Mr. Ravindra Apte, Chairman, Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari Dudh Utpadak Sangh Ltd., Gokul, Mr. R. G. Chandramogan, Chairman, Hatsun Agro Product Ltd, Chennai, Mr. Prashnat Paricharak, Chairman, Solapur Dudh Sangh, Mr. Neil Prasad, Managing Director, Danisco and Mr. Madhav Sahakari, Chairman, Goa Milk Union, Mr. B. M. Vyas, M.D. GCMMF.

Also, 50 scientific posters were displayed at the Poster presentation.

Special Lecture : A special lecture on “ Success thru Perception Shift “ was delivered by renowned speaker Shyam Taneja.