State Ksheera Sangamam from January 18 to 21 in Kollam

’Padavu 2026’, the State Ksheera Sangamam and dairy expo organised by the Department of Dairy Development volition beryllium held from January 18 to 21 astatine the Asramam Ground and Younus Convention Centre successful Kollam. The programme is being held successful collaboration with Milma, Kerala Feeds, the Kerala Livestock Development Board, the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, the Animal Husbandry department, dairy cooperative societies, and the Kerala Dairy Farmers’ Welfare Fund Board. South India’s largest dairy expo featuring implicit 150 stalls volition beryllium large highlight.

The lawsuit begins connected January 18 with the inauguration by Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development J. Chinchurani, followed by the authoritative inauguration by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan connected January 19, wherever main awards including Dr. Verghese Kurien Award volition beryllium distributed. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal volition contiguous the Dairy Sahakari Awards for the Thiruvananthapuram, Ernakulam, and Malabar regions. Transport Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar volition grant the section self-government institutions that spent the astir funds oregon implemented innovative projects successful the dairy assemblage during the 2024-25 fiscal year.

Various programmes including a seminar connected innovative cattle feeding methods and breeding techniques titled ‘Innovative Tools successful Dairy Management’, a league introducing the possibilities of dairy concern titled ‘Dairy Entrepreneurship—Endless Possibilities’, ‘Science successful the Village’ wherever dairy farmers stock their technological discoveries, an LSGD workshop, a seminar connected digitalisation successful the dairy sector, a media store connected the taxable ‘New Media and Ethics’, perspectives from erstwhile directors of the Dairy Development department, and a ‘Face-to-Face’ programme involving experts volition beryllium portion of the expo.

Ministers, MPs, MLAs, technological and method experts, and consumers volition enactment successful the event. Around 5 1000 dairy cooperative members and 10 1000 dairy farmers are expected to be the four-day programme.