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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]
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 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 ...
The White Revolution, or Operation Flood, launched on January 13, 1970, was the world's largest dairy development programme and a landmark project of India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). [ 1] It transformed India from a milk-deficient nation into the world's largest milk producer, surpassing the United States in 1998 with about 22. ...
Dairy. A dairy is a place where milk is stored and where butter, cheese and other dairy products are made, or a place where those products are sold. [ 1]: 325 [ 2]: 284 It may be a room, a building or a larger establishment. [ 2]: 284 In the United States, the word may also describe a dairy farm or the part of a mixed farm dedicated to milk for ...
A Murrah buffalo at the Lakshmi Dairy Farm in Punjab set a record of 26.335 kg (58.06 lb) of milk in the 2016 National Livestock Competition and Expo. [3] In Brazil, this breed of buffalo is used for production of both meat and milk. Murrahs sell for a high price. [4] [5] Among Indian buffalo breeds, Murrah is noted to have the highest milk ...
Rank Change in rank 2013/2007 Country Milk consumption 2013 (kg/capita/yr) [1] Milk consumption 2007 (kg/capita/yr) [2] 1 Finland 430.76 361.19 2 4 Montenegro 349.21 305.87
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.