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India’s Dairy Sector - Coggle Diagram
India’s Dairy Sector
Context
India has the largest number of cattle in the world and is also the largest milk producer
Recently India also hosted the World Dairy Summit 2022 after a gap of 48 years
India is witnessing the spread of the Lumpy Skin Disease infection which has killed nearly 75,000 cattles
Indian Dairy Sector: An Overview
Dairy is the single largest agricultural commodity contributing 5% of the national economy
Top 5 milk-producing states are: UP (14.9%), Rajasthan (14.6%), MP (8.6%), Gujarat (7.6%) and AP (7.0%)
Approximately 80 million people are employed in the dairy industry directly or indirectly
India ranks 1st in milk production and contributes 23 % of global milk production
Significance of the Indian dairy sector
Milk is considered a ‘Whole meal’ for its nutritious quality
Huge Employment Generation
Dairying is not a seasonal occupation like farming
Promotes women empowerment
Milk animals act as a buffer for farmers during droughts and flood conditions
Challenges being faced by the sector
Limited success in cross-breeding
Supply Chain issues
Disease outbreaks , recent one- Lumpy
Unorganized nature of the sector
Low productivity of Indian dairy animals
Low returns on investment
Economic implications of Lumpy outbreak
Animal wasting
Impact of trade ban
Fodder conatmination
Milk reduction
Steps needed to improve the Sector
Related to dairy farmers
Price support
More cooperatives
Ensuring more prices to farmers
Dairy sector logistics
More dairy sector-related research
Promote more start-ups
Improve cold storage and transportation
Regarding animals
Improving animal fodder
Improving Vaccination coverage
Improving artificial insemination
Government schemes related to the Dairy sector
National Programme for Dairy Development
Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana
Animal Husbandry infrastructure development fund
Kisan Credit Cards (KCC) to Livestock Farmers
Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)