Addressing a session titled ‘Sustainable Dairy for Low Environmental Impact’ at the IDF World Dairy Summit 2022, Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs and Food & Public Distribution reiterated this.
Piyush said “When we talk of quality standards and sustainability, India wants to engage with the world, we very much want to be a part of this global effort to bring down the impact of farming, dairy or global emissions.” he said.
He wanted the International Dairy Federation (IDF) to station a team in India to study the climate of various parts of the country, thereby finding out practical solutions to climate change that are relevant and applicable for small farmers.
Goyal said the developed world has totally failed as far as the action against climate change is concerned as the action on ground is missing. “We are such a large country, but we barely contribute 3% of CHGs,” he remarked.
Goyal also honoured the contribution of farmers and felicitated two marginal farmers, as an impromptu gesture to the other nations that everything must be focussed towards small and marginal farmers.
