Diary Sector in India

 Syllabus: General Studies Paper 3 (Agriculture) Context: For dairy farmers, this increase in milk prices is not commensurate with the increase in their feed and other costs. Their margins are getting squeezed. Milk production in india: India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of milk. It produces around 150 million tonne milk annually. India has the world’s largest livestock population— 58 per cent of buffaloes and 15 per cent of cattle. Uttar pradesh is the leading state in milk production followed by rajasthan and gujarat. India exports only 0.01% of the world dairy export market. The productivity of indian dairy animals....Read More