New Delhi, March 29 -- Even as the Centre is inching closer to sign a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) deal with the European Union (EU), India's dairy sector has flagged some concerns involving livelihood scores of Indian farmers.
The inclusion of dairy products in the FTA is feared to hamper farmers' interests and stymie Government's efforts to boost dairy exports from India, they claimed.
Dairy major and Amul marketer Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) has written a letter to the Union Commerce Ministry stating that opening up Indian market for European dairies will result into subsidising elite consumers at the cost of Indian farmers.
"Our biggest concern is that EU has export subsidy for their dairies, thereby provi...