Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2020 released by Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister released the report “Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics- 2020”. This report contains tabulated data sets giving production estimates for major livestock products like Milk, Eggs, Meat and Wool. Key highlights of this report from the dairy sectors are summarised as below: The milk production in India has grown by 5.69% to reach 198.4 MT […]
Dairy is growing too fast: Lets put a few speed breakers
Milk is the single largest food consumed by Indians in terms of volumes and value. Dairy sector has outpaced the population growth by over 4.5 times since 2000. Everyone is talking about the intrinsic nature of this sector to double farmer’s income. Dairy business is amongst the quickest generator of cashflow for the farmers. There […]
Milk production increased by about 30% in Telangana since 2014
A silent-but-steady White Revolution is brewing in Telangana. Milk production in the State grew by 1.2 million tonnes since bifurcation from 4.2 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 5.41 million tonnes in 2018-19 and then to an estimated 5.61 million tonnes in 2019-20. The subtle-but-striking increase in milk production indicates the State government’s efforts in convincing […]