NDDB moving to revive edible oil co-ops, support fruit/vegetable growers.

July 5, 2022

The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) is reengaging itself to develop the edible oil cooperatives and fruit and vegetable (F&V) sector in the country on the lines of dairy cooperative model.
NDDB, which implemented the Operation Flood programme that helped the country achieve self-sufficiency in milk production, now expects to play a key role in boosting domestic oilseeds production such as sunflower and groundnuts, besides providing a forward linkage to cooperatives and the farmer producer companies focussed on F&V production.
Fodder seeds NDDB Chairman Meenesh Shah said the board’s expertise in propagating the fodder seeds will be used to enhance the production of sunflower seeds.
As a pilot, NDDB recently partnered with the Karnataka Oilseeds Federation and the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru, to increase the production of hybrid sunflower seeds.
NDDB will also look at replicating the initiative in other States like Maharashtra, Punjab and Haryana
In the 1980s, NDDB was instrumental in setting up edible oil cooperatives across the country.