A delegation from Ireland comprising Mr. Jim Beecher, Secretary General of Irish Dept. of Agriculture; Mr. Aidan Cotter - CEO of Bord Bia (Irish Food Board); Mr. Owen Brooks - Director of International Markets, Bord Bia; Mr. Noel O'Meara - International Director, Irish Dairy Board and Mr. Finbar O'Driscoll, President, Kerry Group Plc., met Dr. V. Kurien, Chairman and Shri B. M. Vyas, Managing Director, GCMMF on Saturday, January 21, 2006.

They held in depth discussions on the dairy scenario and visited Amul Dairy and Museum.

They felt that the Amul experiment was a highly impressing story of the development of an industry and the realization of a vision. The visit was an eye-opener for them.