Vadodara: India will host the prestigious World Dairy Summit (WDS) in 2027, following an agreement between the Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the International Dairy Federation (IDF).The agreement was signed by NDDB chairman Meenesh Shah and IDF director general Laurence Rycken in New Delhi on Thursday, in the presence of Union food processing industries minister Chirag Paswan and Union minister of state for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying and panchayati raj SP Singh Baghel. The signing took place during the 52nd Dairy Industry Conference organized by the Indian Dairy Association.The World Dairy Summit will be hosted by the Indian National Committee of IDF (INC-IDF) at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai from Nov 16 to 19, 2027. The agenda will feature meetings of the IDF board, the general assembly, and various technical committees.Over 1,500 delegates from around the world are expected to attend, including policymakers, dairy farmers, cooperatives, processors, researchers, financial institutions, start-ups, and technology providers.India won the hosting rights after members voted in its favour at the 118th General Assembly held in Paris on Oct 14, 2024. The country previously hosted the IDF World Dairy Summit in 2022 in Delhi-NCR, inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The IDF World Dairy Summit is the flagship annual event of the IDF, which was established in 1903. The federation unites the global dairy community and currently has around 40 member nations.
