DHAKA, June 1, 2021 (BSS) – The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations today inaugurated the Dairy Week today apart from jointly celebrating the World Milk Day.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim was the chief guest of the inaugural event.
Rawnak Mahmud, Secretary of Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Shaikh Azizur Rahman, Director General of Department of Livestock Services, Md Abdul Jalil, Director General of Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Monjur Mohammad Shahjada, Director (Administration) of Department of Livestock Services, and Md Golam Rabbani, Chief Technical Coordinator of Livestock and Dairy Development Project of Department of Livestock Services, were present.
Jahangir Alam Khan, Vice Chancellor, University of Global Village, and former Director General of the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, presented the keynote paper.
Robert D Simpson, FAO Representative in Bangladesh, said, “Milk is affordable, widely available, and nutritious. It is not only beneficial for children when they are growing, but also for adults and the elderly. Encouraging people to drink a glass a day, or eating a portion of dairy such as cheese or curds, would deliver important health benefits and at the same time help strengthen Bangladesh’s dairy sector.”
FAO established the World Milk Day in 2001 to recognise the importance of milk as a global food, and to celebrate the dairy sector, a FAO press release said.