The “Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme” (DEDS) is one program in India that attempts to promote dairy farming and offer financial help for the creation of dairy units. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy is a government agency that oversees the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy.
The Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme’s salient characteristics and advantages include:
Financial support: DEDS provides financial support for the development of new dairy units as well as the expansion and modernisation of existing units in the form of capital subsidies and loans. The funding helps with a number of things, including building infrastructure, buying dairy animals, buying equipment, and setting up milk processing and chilling facilities.
Technical assistance and training: The program offers dairy business owners technical assistance and training. It consists of demonstrations on several facets of dairy farming, such as animal nutrition, breeding, herd management, disease control, and milk processing, as well as programs to improve capacity and develop skills.
