The much
awaited VIV India International Livestock Industry Week successfully concluded
today with the closing of VIV India 2014, the exhibition for India’s Meat,
Eggs, Dairy, Pigs and Fish industries held during 23-24-25 April, 2014 at
Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) in Bengaluru, India.
Global
Animal Nutrition Conference 2014
The ball was set rolling for the International Livestock industry week from
20-25 April, 2014 with the grand inauguration of Global Animal Nutrition
Conference 2014 (GLANCE 2014) on 20 April, 2014 at VIVANTA by Taj-Yeshwantpur,
Bengaluru. The Chief Guest of the function was Shri Bharat Vir Wanchoo,
Honorable Governor of Goa, who highlighted the role of a vibrant livestock
sector in growth of India’s GDP sector.
Speaking on
the occasion, the keynote speaker Dr. Amrita Patel, Former Chairperson,
National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) mentioned that the deliberations and
outcome of such conferences should reach out to the farmers, the real beneficiaries
of such high-ranking deliberations, and not remain confined within the walls of
the laboratories. Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary, Government of India,
Department of Agricultural Research & Education and Director General,
Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) mentioned that the best culture
is agriculture. The need of the hour for the development of agriculture is “3Ws
- weather, water and women” and, therefore, the theme selected for the
conference was quite appropriate.
GLANCE 2014
concluded on 22 April, 2014 with valedictory session followed by the opening
ceremony of VIV India 2014. The Chief Guest of the opening ceremony was Mr.
S.V. Ranganath, Chairman, Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) and
Former Chief Secretary, Government of Karnataka. The other dignitaries on the
dais were Dr. Suresh Honnappagol, the Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government
of India, Mr. K.H. Aswathanarayana Gowda, I.A.S., Secretary to Government of
Karnataka, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries Department, Mr. Wouter Verhey,
Agriculture Counsellor, Embassy of the Netherlands, Dr. C.S. Prasad, Director,
National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Dr. Dinesh Bhosale,
Chairman, CLFMA of India, Mr. MCR Shetty, President, Karnataka Poultry Farmers
and Breeders Association and Mr. B.R. Sainath, Zonal Chairman Bengaluru,
National Egg Cordination Committee.
VIV India
2014
VIV India was
officially opened on 23 April, 2014 for the trade professionals with the ribbon
cutting ceremony by Dr. Suresh Honnappagol, the Animal Husbandry Commissioner,
Government of India followed by a guided tour to each of the exhibitors by the
Animal Husbandry Commissioner.
VIV India 2014
was organized from 23-25 April 2014 at BIEC, Bengaluru and witnessed a large
participation by 130 exhibitors from 20 countries and attendance by 6815 trade
visitors from 15 countries. There were special delegations from China,
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The exhibitors displayed latest equipment and
products to attract the trade visitors over 3 days of the exhibition. The
exhibitors were quite satisfied with the turnout of high-level industry
visitors from India and abroad.
VIV India
Summit
The VIV
India Summit was organized on April 23, 2014, BIEC, Bengaluru under the theme
of ‘Vision India Farm to Fork - Meeting the consumer demands in next 5 years’.
The summit was developed and presented by NAFTC and Global Dairy Farmers,
supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy of India. The Summit presented the
Dutch best practices in livestock production.
Industry
Support for VIV India 2014
VIV India 2014
received industry support from major associations such as National Egg
Co-ordination Committee (NECC), All India Poultry Development & Services
(AIPDS), The Compound Feed Manufacturers Association (CLFMA) of India, Poultry
Federation of India (PFI), Animal Nutrition Society of India (ANSI), National
Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Netherlands Agro Food
& Technology Centre (NAFTC) and Global Dairy Farmers.
The
2nd Global Milling Conference was organized by Perendale Publishers, United
Kingdom from 23-24 April 2014 at Mövenpick Hotel & Spa, Bengaluru. The
conference deliberated on adopting modern milling practices and processes to
benefit India, a major user of milled products and a country which will lead
the region in technological advancements. It focused on reducing the cost of
feed, enhance the livestock industry and meet the food and feed security needs
of people. This event brought international participants to India to review the
Indian milling industry (flour, rice, feed and grains) from a milling
processing point-of-view. |
| English: India. Area controlled by India in dark green; Claimed but uncontrolled territories in light green. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
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