In a bid to impart vocational training to the farmers besides offering specialized training module on the various aspects of dairy development to the youth, the Punjab Dairy Development Board (PDDB) would organize a Dairy Entrepreneurship Training programme from August 28 at various Dairy Training and Extension Centres in the state.Divulging the details, Director PDDB Inderjit Singh said that a detailed training programme has been chalked out on different topics ranging from breed improvement, value addition of milk, Nutrition/Feeding Management, care and maintenance of milch animals etc. Eminent experts in the field of dairying besides the faculty of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana and National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal would share their experience with the dairy farmers and young aspirants desirous of opting dairy as profession. He said that practical training would be provided at various progressive dairy farms besides free literature would be distributed amongst the farmers and young trainers to enable them to have adequate knowledge about the emerging trends in dairying and milk processing.Meanwhile, the PDDB Director also informed that next batch of six week Dairy Entrepreneurship Training will start at Dairy Training and Extension Centre, Bija (Ludhiana), Chatamli (Ropar), Gill (Moga), Abul Khurana (Sri Muktsar Sahib), Sardulgarh (Mansa), Phagwara (Kapurthala), Tarn Taran, Verka (Amritsar) and Sangrur.He further said that counseling would be done at above Training Centres on August 18, 2017 at 10.00 a.m. Candidates who are of age groups of 18-45 years & minimum 10th pass and have dairy farm of at least 5 milch animals can undertake this training. For further information, the applicants could contact on the telephone numbers of the Head Office on 0172-2217020, 5027285 or e-mail [email protected].