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This is Dr. Raja Rathinam from India. I am a food related specialist served as G.M/MD in NDDB, World Bank, ADB, Reliance Projects for helping rural families through dairy farming with proven abilities and awarded for the contribution of my work. I am working for small producer organisation in rural areas of India. The place is located near Varanasi which is the most backward area. UNDP initiated this project to increase the income of underprivileged rural women through dairy farming. Main objective of this project is to develop food security, poverty alleviation, sustainable management of natural resources with the intensification of production and improvement in rural livelihoods with the given situation of the small farmers.

Regarding question 3.4.1:

I am very happy to see the involvement of nearly 500 participants to help the underprivileged small farmers in the world as a whole. I am here to share the experience of mine as well as a team to contribute for the improvement in economic, social and environmental dimensions of small farmers. You might know the white revolution created by Dr. Kurien in India which had made proven result of helping the small farmers in food security especially in milk through livestock and agriculture indirectly. This has been achieved with the initial support of world communities and international organisations like FAO. But it is going to be tough in the future due to various reasons like urbanization, climate change and other factors in developing countries which will affect the whole communities in future if action is not taken.

Implementation may vary from country to country. But making efforts may remain the same. Therefore, at the end I request John to kindly include the recommendation of this conference to select coordinator from interested, experienced and committed candidate from each country as FAO coordinators to support the small farms for sustainable improvement on economic, social and environmental dimensions for food security. Then only the purpose of this conference can be fulfilled on the subject.

Once again, I am thankful for all the participants and contact me for helping the underprivileged small farmers as I used to spend my times with them for the past 35 years. Let us serve for the needy to bring happiness to all.

Dr. Raja Rathinam,
Planning commission Working Group, Govt. of Tamil Nadu &
Managing Director,
Swaayam Ksheer Producer Company,
Hanuman Ganj, 
Rampur-Jaunpur.
Uttar Pradesh State, 
India-222203
Mobile-91-9445481137.
Email: drraja1 (at) gmail.com

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