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India.com
39 minutes ago
- Business
- India.com
India's Dairy Exports Record 80% Jump In 2024-25
New Delhi: India has recorded an 80 per cent growth in the export of dairy products at $492.9 million during 2024-25, making it an important earner of foreign exchange in the food segment. In volume terms dairy exports worked out to 113,350.4 metric tonnes during the financial year, registering a growth of 77.9 per cent over the corresponding figure of 2023-24, according to official figures. The major export destinations for Indian milk products include the United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh and Bhutan. India has ranked first in milk production in the world since 1998 and now contributes 25 per cent of global milk production. India's milk production has increased by 63.56 per cent over the past 10 years from 146.3 million tonnes in 2014-15 to 239.2 million tonnes during 2023-24, with an annual growth rate of 5.7 per cent, while world milk production is growing at 2 per cent per annum, according to official figures tabled in Parliament. Per capita availability of milk in the country has increased by 48 per cent in the last decade with more than 471 gm/person/day during the year 2023-24 as against the per capita availability of 322 gram/ person/day in the world. The minister also mentioned details of the various schemes that the Government is implementing to boost the dairy sector. The Centre's National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) Department is being implemented across the country to complement and supplement the efforts for milk production and milk processing infrastructure made by State Governments. To assist State Dairy Cooperative Federations, the Centre is also providing interest subvention with respect to working capital loan to tide over the crisis on account of severely adverse market conditions or natural calamities. He further stated that the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) is being implemented for funding of eligible projects set up by individual entrepreneurs, Dairy Cooperatives, Farmers Producer Organisations, Private Companies, MSMEs and Section 8 companies for their investment for processing and value addition in the animal husbandry sector by scheduled banks. Under the scheme, credit facilities are to be made available for establishment of dairy processing and value addition infrastructure, animal feed manufacturing plant, breed improvement technology and breed multiplication farm, animal waste to wealth management (Agri Waste management) and veterinary vaccine and drugs production facilities. To enhance milk production and productivity of bovines, the government is implementing the Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous breeds and genetic upgradation of the bovine population. The National Livestock Mission (NLM) has been launched to bring sharp focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat and piggery by providing incentivisation to the individual, FPOs, SHGs, Section 8 companies for entrepreneurship development and also to the state governments for breed improvement infrastructure. Besides, the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme provides for prophylactic vaccination against animal diseases, capacity building of veterinary services, disease surveillance, and strengthening veterinary infrastructure, the minister added.
Hans India
19 hours ago
- Business
- Hans India
Milk situation stable due to adequate stocks: MoS Baghel
New Delhi: The milk situation in the country has remained stable owing to adequate commodity stocks with stakeholders, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, responding to a question whether there is a need to import milk due to an acute shortage in domestic production. Minister of State of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying S.P. Singh Baghel said in reply to a question from T.R. Baalu that the estimated milk production during 2023-24 stood at 239.30 million tonnes with per capita availability of 471 gram per day. He said the government, in consultation with State/Union Territory milk federations and other stakeholders, regularly monitors the milk situation in the country. Baghel said India is a member country of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and follows all the regulations of the WTO for international trade, including the agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures. The milk products complying with India's SPS measures and applicable import tariffs are imported in the country in a limited quantity, the MoS said. Sharing steps taken to increase domestic production of milk and protect the dairying industry in the country, the MoS said the government has launched a Rashtriya Gokul Mission which aims at the conservation and development of indigenous bovine breeds through scientific breeding and genetic improvement to enhance productivity and increase milk production. He said the National Programme for Dairy Development aims to enhance the quality of milk and milk products and increase share of organised milk procurement. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives & Farmer Producer Organisations engaged in dairy activities (SDCFPO) aims to strengthen dairy cooperatives and farmer producer organisations by providing them with working capital loans and facilitating market access, ensuring timely and remunerative payments to dairy farmers, he said. Baghel said the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund incentivises private investments in dairy processing, meat processing, animal feed plants, breed improvement, vaccine production, and animal waste management. Earlier, Baalu had asked the government if due to acute shortage in domestic production of milk and milk products there is need to import milk and its products in the near future. Baalu had also asked whether it is true that according to a recent study by the SBI, imports of dairy products including milk will adversely affect the livelihood of domestic milk producers.
Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Gujarat's milk procurement hits 250 lakh litres per day, fivefold jump since 2001: Amit Shah
Milk procurement in Gujarat has increased five times to 250 lakh litres per day in 2024-25 from 50 lakh litres daily in 2001-02, Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, the minister said there has also been a significant improvement in dairy farmers' incomes and a reduction in post-harvest losses. That apart, the milk prices paid to the farmers have increased by 140 per cent in the last 15 years (from Rs 400/kg fat to Rs 950/kg fat average milk procurement prices), he said and added that this has helped significantly to enhance the chilling capacity and milk procurement capacity of milk unions. According to the minister, the implementation of several measures has contributed to increasing milk procurement in Gujarat. Schemes such as the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD), Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF), and Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) have provided assistance for infrastructure modernisation, value-addition facilities, breed improvement, fodder development, and capacity-building, he said. Live Events In the last seven years, under NPDD, Gujarat has received a total grant of Rs 315 crore with a total project outlay of Rs 515 crore, resulting in installation of 2,052 bulk milk coolers, 4,309 automatic milk collection systems, and 1,000 milk adulteration detection machines. Projects under DIDF and AHIDF include processing plant expansion, UHT lines, and milk powder facilities. As per the National Cooperative Database (NCD) portal, there are 15,740 functional Dairy Cooperative Societies in Gujarat. Gujarat has a well-developed dairy cooperative network, led by the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. (GCMMF) (Amul), comprising 18 district unions and over 36 lakh members. Presently, Amul procures around 250 lakh litres of milk per day from Gujarat through its cooperative network, making Gujarat one of the leading milk-producing states in the country.
