Farm sector can grow over 6% in FY25 on good monsoon
The agriculture and allied sectors may register over 6 per cent growth in 2024-25 going by the predictions of a favourable monsoon and the low base of the previous year, NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand told businessline. “This year (2024-25) will be highly favourable for agriculture, mainly due to two factors. One, the monsoon rainfall […]
India seeks greener pastures for its milk
Milk production in India is set to soar. India is expected to produce over 25 per cent of the world’s milk by next year, and by 2047, this is likely to rise to 50 per cent, according to Ramesh Chand, a member of the think-tank NITI Aayog. Highlighting India’s expanding milk production, which is steadily […]
The green roadmap of the White Revolution
India’s dairy sector’s growth story is impressive but is overshadowed by low productivity. A NITI Aayog Working Paper titled “India’s White Revolution: Achievements and the Next Phase” has listed key challenges that the country needs to overcome to fully unlock the potential of its dairy sector. The working paper authored by Ramesh Chand can be […]
India must open up for imports to capture foreign dairy market
Niti Aayog member Ramesh Chand has proposed that India enhance its dairy exports as production in the country surpasses demand. This requires enhancing India’s competitiveness, while also opening up to dairy imports through free trade agreements with other countries, he said. “India’s dairy industry has been opposing any free trade agreement that involves liberalisation of […]
India must focus on breed improvement, cattle productivity
India must focus on breed improvement and enhancing cattle productivity to emerge as the dairy to the world, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala and dairy industry leaders said at inaugural session of the Indian Dairy Association’s (IDA) 49th Dairy Industry Conference and Expo in Gandhinagar. Taking place in Gujarat after […]