Khagaria Dairy Farmers Get Training at NDRI
Karnal, Haryana: Aug. 6, 2007
 A group of 27 dairy farmers and three women members of different dairy cooperative societies from Khagaria district were imparted five days of training on scientific dairy farming that concluded here yesterday at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and Dairy Training Center (DTC) of National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI).
Dr. Sushil Kumar, Director NDRI, said this was the 19th batch of members of different dairy cooperatives and training for the 20th batch would begin on Aug. 6, 2007.
During the training sessions, NDRI scientists and specialists explained the significance of scientific feeding which has direct bearing on the production and reproduction of dairy animals besides breed improvement, shelter management and health coverage of the dairy animals, Kumar said.
 Dr. Dalip K. Gosain, senior scientist and the Head of the KVK and DTC, NDRI, at the conclusion of the training program sponsored by Gavya Vikas Nideshalaya, Patna, advised the dairy farmers of Khagaria to adopt the dairy production technologies in a holistic dairy farming system's perspective and also to share the gained knowledge with other dairy farmers upon return to their districts.
During the training, the attendees were shown the elite herd of cross-bred cattle and ‘Murah’ buffaloes at the Instiute Cattle yard. Trainees also visited various farms in Karnal and Kusrukshetra districts and interacted with local dairy farmers so as to gain insight from their experiences, said Dr. Satyapal, the training coordinator.
Dr. Amrish Tyagi, Dr. A. K. Dang, Dr. Satyapal, Mr.Sushil Kamboj, Mrs. Saroj Mehta, Mr. D. R.Sukhija and Mr. Brij Kishore interacted with the trainees on different aspects of scientific dairy farming.
Mrs. Geeta Singh, Mrs. Archna Sinha, Mrs. Rita Singh, Mr. Jai Kant, Ram Dev Pratap Singh, Mr. Sadanand Singh, and Mr. Praveen Kumar, the dairy extension officer from Khagaria who attended the training program said the knowledge learnt during the training session would help them increase milk production upon return to their home state.
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