The Karimnagar Milk Producer Company Limited albeit Karimnagar dairy signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with The University of Exeter in the United Kingdom for sharing information and technology to increase milk production and double the income of milk producers.
The University of Exeter professors Tapas Mallick and Senthil Sundaram, and nutritionist Steve Chapman from SC Nutrition Limited signed the agreement with Karimnagar dairy managing director P. Shankar Reddy in the presence of its chairman Ch. Rajeshwara Rao here on Sunday. IIT-Madras professor K. Srinivas Reddy and Karimnagar dairy advisor V. Hanumantha Reddy were also present. Talking to The Hindu , Prof. Mallick and Prof. Sundaram said the University of Exeter has been associated with the Karimnagar dairy since 2017 and would continue sharing knowledge and technology for another two years till 2021. “Our aim is increase milk production by at least 30% in the coming three to four months and double the income of dairy farmers by sharing our technology and knowledge,” they said and added that they would be strengthening the existing staff at the dairy, enrol more young farmers in dairy units and provide them training.
Besides, the SC Nutrition Limited of U.K. would help the Karimnagar dairy in producing a feed for cows, which would be more suitable to the weather conditions in Karimnagar and thus help increase milk production, they stated.
“We have already conducted a couple of workshops for the benefit of dairy farmers. We would organise a full-fledged workshop in December this year to train young milk producers,” they added.
The professors said they would also help the Karimnagar dairy tap solar energy.
