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About IDA (WEST ZONE)

Indian Dairy Association ( West Zone ), established on 23rd September 1976, is one of the four zonal branches of the Indian Dairy Association. Its area of operation is spread over the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Daman &Diu. IDA (WZ) office is located at Mumbai. There is a Gujarat State Chapter of Indian Dairy Association, which is located at Anand, Gujarat.

The Co-operative movement of milk producers started in Gujarat and the 'Anand Pattern' was developed by NDDB during 1970, which paved the way for the world's largest Dairy Development Program, "Operation Flood". This unique program launched by Dr. V Kurien, Chairman, National Dairy Development Board further created "A White Revolution - a milk revolution" in India.

The States & UT's in West Zone produce more than 23% of India's total milk production of 187.70 million tonnes(2018-19). Madhya Pradesh -15.91 million tonnes, Gujarat -14.45 million tonnes, Maharashtra -11.67 million tonnes, Chhattisgargh - 1.57 million tonnes and Goa, Daman & Diu 0.66 million tonnes.

The popular milk and milk product brands Amul, Gokul, Gowardhan, Prabhat, Mahananda, Sugam, Sumul, Sagar, Katraj, S.R.Thorat, Govind, Dynamix, Sneh, Uttam, Vikas, Kanhaiyyaand the dairy equipment manufacturers GEA Process Engineering, GOMA, IDMC, KK Cans, Nichrome and Zeuzer Engineering are some of the institutional members of IDA (West Zone). The institutional members also include the esteemed organizations, National Dairy Development Board, National Co.op. Milk Federation of India, IRMA, BAIF Development Research Foundation, Gujarat Co.op Milk Marketing Federation, Madhya Pradesh Sahakari Dugdh Mahasangh, Maharashtra Rajya Sahakari Dudh Mahasangh Maryadit and many others.

IDA West Zone ACTIVITIES

In the past, Dairy Industry Conferences in West Zone were inaugurated by Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam, Former President of India, Shri. Vilasrao Deshmukh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Dr. V Kurien, Father of White Revolution, Dr. Miss. Amrita Patel & Shri. DilipRath, Chairman, NDDB and many other top leaders of India. IDA (WZ) had organized following DIC's, Seminars, Woekshops and Exhibitions.

Dairy Industry Conference (DIC)

# Year DIC Venue
1 1966 3rd DIC Bombay, Maharashtra
2 1970 7th DIC Baroda, Gujarat
3 1980 16th DIC Pune, Maharashtra
4 1981 17th DIC Ahmedabad, Gujarat
5 1982 18th DIC Indore, Madhya Pradesh
6 1986 21st DIC Anand, Gujarat
7 1996 27th DIC Anand, Gujarat
8 2002 31st DIC Mumbai, Maharashtra
9 2009 37th DIC Panaji, Goa
10 2013 41st DIC Mumbai, Maharashtra
11 2017 45th DIC Mumbai, Maharashtra
12 2018 46th DIC Kochi, Kerala
13 2019 47th DIC Patna, Bihar
14 2020 48th DIC Jaipur, Rajasthan
15 2021 49th DIC Gandhinagar, Gujarat

Seminars & Workshops organized By IDA

# Seminars / Workshops Date
1 Cheese: Future milk product of India, Mumbai 12 September 2012
2 Ice cream for Everyone, Everyday, Everywhere, Mumbai 07 December 2011
3 Food Safety & Standards Act 2006, Goa 17 September 2011
4 Food Safety & Standards Act 2006, Karad 04 August 2011
5 Food Safety & Standards Act 2006, Ahmednagar 25 June 2011
6 Customer complaint handling, Navi Mumbai 04 March 2011
7 Customer complaint handling, Navi Mumbai 22 January 2011
8 Yoghurt : Health food of Gen Next, Mumbai 02 October 2010
9 Self employment thru dairying, MAFSU, Nagpur 23 December 2006
10 Productivity enhancement of milch animals, Jalgaon 31 October 2005
11 Traditional milk products : Overview, Kolhapur 09 July 2005

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