PRAN Dairy on Thursday held a seminar titled ‘Safe Milk: Coordinated efforts of farmers and stakeholders’ at Chatmohar in Pabna, said a press release.
The seminar was attended by farmers, stakeholders and experts in the relevant field. The main objective of the event was to raise awareness among farmers about ensuring safety at every stage of milk production and to foster effective collaboration among stakeholders.
Coordinated efforts from farmers, local administration, the Department of Livestock, milk collection agencies and other stakeholders are essential to ensure safe milk production, experts said in the seminar.
They highlighted that if all stakeholders had a clear understanding of safe milk production and marketing, consumers would be able to access safe milk.
They emphasised that creating awareness and implementing proper management practices from the production stage was crucial.
Maintaining milk quality requires hygienic farm management, timely cattle health checks, proper storage after milking and quality assurance through testing at collection centres, they said.
Maksudur Rahman, chief operating officer of PRAN Dairy, said, ‘PRAN Dairy has always encouraged farmers to produce safe milk. Through our Dairy hubs, we provide regular training and various forms of support to farmers. In addition, to ensure safe milk reaches consumers, we conduct quality testing at four different stages — from the collection centre to the final packaging. So, consumers can trust in PRAN Dairy for safe milk.’
Among others, Romana Akter Romi, livestock officer at Bhangura upazila in Pabna, Monjurul Islam, officer-in-charge of Chatmohar Police Station, Mahmud Hasan Roni, assistant director of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection, Pabna, Humaiun Kabir, resident medical officer of Chatmohar Upazila Health Complex, Monirul Islam, assistant livestock officer of the upazila, Aslam Hossain, sanitary inspector of Chatmohar, and Nurul Islam, sanitary inspector of Bhangura were present.
