The first India Animal Health Summit 2022 was held at the NASC Complex in New Delhi, with the goal of understanding the importance of animal health to the country’s food and nutrition security, rural income and prosperity, and overall economic development.
Shri Rupala was the keynote speaker at the inauguration of the ‘India Animal Health Summit 2022,’ which was co-hosted by the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) and the Agriculture Today Group. He stated that veterinarians play a critical role in ensuring good animal health. Shri Rupala requested suggestions from the general public on initiatives that can be implemented to recognise veterinarians’ contributions to the nation.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying said that animal health is a very major component of One Health and there is a need to ensure even more respect for veterinarians in the community at large. He said that the department is taking initiatives to address animal pandemic preparedness.
The two-day event will host a plethora of panel discussions ranging from topics such as Animal Health policy initiatives to Business environment & investment opportunities in the Animal Health sector. The deliberations evolved will later be documented and presented to authorities.
Dr Praveen Malik, Commissioner, Animal Husbandry; Dr. KML Pathak, Chairman, ICFA Working group on Animal Husbandry, Dr. Umesh Sharma, President Veterinary Council of India, Dr. Dieter Joseph Schillinger, DDG, International Livestock Research Institute, Dr. BN Tripathi, DDG Animal Science, ICAR, Dr. MJ Khan, Chairman, Indian Chamber of Food & Agriculture and Mrs. Mamta Jain, Editor & CEO, Agriculture Today Group were present at the event.
