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The Indira Gandhi Canal irrigates northwestern Rajasthan. Rajasthan is the largest producer of rapeseed, bajra, mustard and wool in India and the second largest producer of oilseeds and spices and milk. Rajasthan is third largest producer of soya bean and coarse cereals in India. [11] Rajasthan is also the leading producer of milk in North India.
Milk production in India increased approximately threefold between 1968 and 2001, when it reached 80 million metric tonnes per year. [71] As of 2004–05, milk production was estimated to be of 90.7 million metric tonnes. [72] As of 2010, the dairy industry accounted for 20% of India's gross agricultural output. [69]
Camel Research Farm, Bikaner. ICAR-National Research Centre on Camel, Bikaner, is a Premier Research Centre located at Bikaner city of Rajasthan.Considering the importance of camel in the socio-economic development of arid and semi-arid zones, the Government of India established a Project Directorate on Camel at Bikaner (India) on 5 July 1984 under aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural ...
The Sirohi is an Indian breed of domestic goat.It is named for its area of origin, the Sirohi District of Rajasthan, in north-western India.It may be described as a dual-purpose breed, reared for both meat and milk production, [3]: 407 or as meat breed.
Collection of milk in Rajasthan fell by over 20% in August 2022; by September collection had decreased by 500,000-600,000 litres per day. [33] In some places collection has fallen to zero in Rajasthan. [33] This has not impacted the price of milk. [34] On 12 September Mother Dairy's managing director said the impact on production was minor. [10]
Global milk production has increased rapidly over the past 50 years. According to Our World in Data, global milk production has nearly tripled since 1961, reaching around 930 million tonnes in 2022. The most popular milk is cow milk, followed by buffalo milk, goat milk, sheep milk and camel milk.
In 2001 India became the world leader in milk production with a production volume of 84 million tons. India has about three times as many dairy animals as the US, which produces around 75 million tons. Dairy farming is generally a type of subsistence farming system in India, especially in Haryana, the major producer of milk in the country.
It is a dual-purpose breed, used both for draught work and for milk production. From about 1870 onwards, Kankrej bulls and cows were exported to Brazil, where they were used to create the Guzerá breed, [2]: 193 which was later among the breeds from which the American Brahman developed. [2]: 137