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The three-day Southern Dairy and Food Conclave (SDFC 2026) concluded connected a affirmative enactment astatine the Calicut Trade Centre (Varghese Kurien Nagar) connected Saturday (January 10, 2026), with the accumulation spaces transforming into informal classrooms that engaged visitors done demonstrations connected dairy, accepted industries, and nutrient safety.
For schoolhouse students, the acquisition was a process of learning unfolding portion for wide visitors, the stalls provided a glimpse into the harmonious mingling of modern integer innovation and accepted craftsmanship.
Across the accumulation halls, visitors paused to ticker unrecorded demonstrations. Many stood softly astatine the pottery section, watching clay instrumentality signifier connected spinning wheels, portion others gathered astir coir-making units wherever fibre was twisted by hand.
Nihara, a 10-year-old pupil from Providence School, said the accumulation offered an aboriginal acquisition successful nutrient systems and that she had enjoyed learning however cattle enactment regular life. “I understood however beverage and tasty nutrient travel from animals,” she added.
College students besides recovered the demonstrations engaging. Merin Jose, a third-year nursing pupil from Baby Memorial College, said that the pottery conception stood out. “We came arsenic portion of a Milma sojourn assignment, but watching the pottery being made was precise interesting,” she added.
At the Olavanna Coir Vyavasaya Sangham stall, women workers demonstrated some handmade and machine-assisted methods. “This enactment is precise hard connected the hands contempt the wages being low,” said Beena C.M., who has worked successful the assemblage for implicit 15 years. “Still, this is what we know, and truthful we continue,” she added.
Stalls showcasing dairy instrumentality and technologies were acceptable up alongside demonstrations of accepted industries specified arsenic coir making, weaving, bamboo craft, and clay pottery. Displays of atom varieties, seeds, and spices were besides arranged.
Government and non-government institutions, including the Kerala Police, Forest department, Spices Research Centre, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala Livestock Development Board, and Kottakkal Arya Vaidyasala, participated.
Meanwhile, technology-based exhibits drew important attention. At the stall of the Indian Dairy Machinery Company (IDMC), a subsidiary of the National Dairy Development Board, work technician Aneesh explained however milking machines and processing instrumentality could easiness carnal strain connected farmers and amended hygiene. “Many farmers permission dairy farming due to the fact that manual milking is difficult. Machines tin trim that load and assistance tiny farmers continue,” helium said.
At different stall, a steadfast based successful Indore showcased investigating kits utilized to observe adulteration, antibiotic residues, and aflatoxins successful milk.
