Milco (Pvt) Ltd launched its range of new dairy products produced under the national toxin free dairy programme and presented them to President Maithripala Sirisena at the first ever ‘National Dairy Farmers summit’ organized to empower the local dairy farmers in Narahenpita on Friday.
Milco, a fully government owned entity collects more than 50% of dairy milk from farmers around the country and the company’s success is entirely dependent on over 60,000 dairy milk farmers and 2,300 dairy farmer societies.
The company has begun construction of a new milk factory in Badalgama, Gampaha and the operation is to commence end of next year.
The President also handed over the some cash dividends from Milco Dairy Farmers’ Societies to some of the farmers and also presented scholarships for the children of the farmers.
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