NDDB MRIDA Limited: Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management

Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister launches NDDB’s subsidiary for manure management” published in PIB on 25th July 2022.

What is the News?

The Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched NDDB MRIDA Limited.

What is NDDB MRIDA Limited?

NDDB MRIDA Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of the National Dairy Development Board.

It was established as an Unlisted Public Limited Company under the Companies Act, 2013.

Purpose: It is a first-of-its-kind company focussing on the efficient utilization of dung by creating a manure management value chain.

Activities to be undertaken by the company: It will undertake research and development on cost-effective technologies for efficient dung management.

– The company will also provide marketing and sales support to agencies manufacturing gobar-gas slurry-based fertilizers and establish mechanisms to accrue carbon revenue from the projects to generate additional revenue streams for dairy farmers.

Note: NDDB has registered a trademark named “SuDhan” to provide a common identity to dung-based organic fertilizers.

What are the benefits of effective manure management?

Firstly, manure management initiatives have the potential to generate biogas equivalent to 50% of India’s present LPG consumption and to produce bio-slurry equivalent to 44% of India’s NPK (nitrogen, phosphorous and potash) requirement.

Secondly, it will open avenues of additional income for dairy farmers from the sale of slurry/ dung. 

Thirdly, efficient manure management promotes general well-being & cleanliness and contributes to increasing the productive economic life cycle of the milch animals beyond milking. Thereby helping tackle the problem of stray cattle & lowering of GHG emissions.