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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]
In FY 2019, India had approximately 192.5 million cattle. India also had 148.9 million goats, 109.9 million buffaloes, 74.3 million sheep, and 9.1 million pigs. [2] Milk production in FY 2022-23 was estimated to have reached 230.58 million tons (459 (gms/day/capita) (increased from 221.06 million tonnes, and 444 gm/day/capita in 2021-22), [3] and egg production had reached a level of 138.38 ...
Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, visits India and Amul with Harichand Megha Dalaya, in December 1980 . Operation Flood is the programme that led to the "White Revolution." It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout India to consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that producers get a major share of the profit by ...
Between the start of the NDDB's landmark project in 1970, Operation Flood and its founder's retirement in 1998, India quadrupled its milk production, with the board's technical and organisational support. [9] By then India had 81,000 dairy cooperatives, formed with the assistance of NDDB on their "Amul" pattern.
Animal husbandry department is responsible for providing veterinary healthcare and improving the production of livestock and poultry in Tamil Nadu, thereby ensuring the production of animal produce such as meat, eggs and milk. It is the nodal agency responsible for the implementation of welfare schemes for the distribution of livestock support. [1]
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.
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.
National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is India's premier institute for dairy research, established in 1955, located in Karnal, Haryana, [1] having been accorded with the status of Deemed University since 1989. NDRI operates under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research.