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CLFMA, the sole, All-India representative of manufacturers of nutritionally balanced and scientifically compounded feed for cattle, poultry, fish, prawns etc., manufacturers and suppliers of feed supplements & raw materials, feed plants & machinery and other service providers business associated with livestock industry. Today CLFMA has around 200 members including all sectors of the industry.

Few animal feed manufacturers way back in 1964 initiated the dialogue to give organizational bent to this industry. As a result, CLFMA was formed and registered on 8th June 1967, which in 1969 was registered as a charitable public trust. The prime objective of CLFMA is helping the promotion of overall animal husbandry, by promoting the concept of balanced feeding of animals in accordance with their nutritional requirements for deriving the maximum output from them through productivity improvement.

CLFMA is fully committed to manufacturing and supplying high quality; safe and conversion-efficient animal feeds to livestock farmers at prices affordable to them.

During 2001, at the AGM held at Goa, the resolution was passed to form a Sub-Committee to broad-base CLFMA.

It was agreed by the members present that all sectors of livestock industry should come together for the progress of the industry.

 Some of the sectors identified for this purpose are:  
      1)   Poultry feed Manufacturers 
      2)   Poultry Feed Additives / AHP Manufacturers 
      3)   Hatcheries / Breeding Farms 
      4)   Integrators 
      5)   Dairy Milk Processors 
      6)   Meat Processors 
      7)   Aqua Feed Processors 
      8)   Aqua Processors and Exporters 
      9)   Egg Powder Manufacturers 
    10)   Livestock Equipment / Machinery Manufacturers / Suppliers 
    11)   Marketing Cos. (For Livestock Branded Products) 
    12)   Others, who are involved in livestock industry 

Dr. Phalke, convenor of Sub-Committee to broad base CLFMA highlighted the following recommendation made by Sub-Committee including the changes suggested in constitution of CLFMA.

The Name :
The Compound Livestock Feed Manufacturers Association of India limits to feed manufacturing; hence recommended to change to CLFMA OF INDIA.

The Member:
The member means member of CLFMA. No different category.

Entrance Fees
Entrance fee for every applicant to apply for membership will be Rs. 3000/-

Membership Subscription
Members in the Pvt. Sector shall pay in advance annual membership subscription on the folowing basis depending on their total production of animal feeds during the preceeding year, from 1st April, to following 31st March, subject to a minimum o Rs. 15,000/-

Managing Committee
The managing committee shall consist of members elected/nominated as under:

Some of the sectors identified for this purpose are: 
      1)  From the feed manufacturers sector, there shall be 10 members.
      2)  From the feed supplement / Additives / Pharma sector there shall be 5 members.
      3)  From the Breeders / Integrators sector there shall be 2 members.
      4)  From the feed plant / Machinery and Equipments sector there shall be 2 members.
      5)  From other sectors which are not covered above will be decided by the chairman with the 
          consent of the Managing Committee Members, there shall be 2 members. Total 20 Members 
          on the managing committee. 
 

1. The Chairman shall be from any sector.
2. Dy.Chairman I, from feed, Dy.Chairman II, from feed additives/Pharma, Dy.Chairman III, from Breeders/Integrators,Dy.Chairman IV from other sector.
3. There shall be State Board Presidents - irrespective of the sector representing that state.

The tenure of the managing committee will be for two years or till the next elections.