Role of dairy industry in upliftment of farmers: Present day scenario

Abstract

Dairying in India has taken a major share of livestock sub-sector of agriculture as presently value of output from milk crossed the value of wheat and paddy together. It has been a boon for village economy and playing an important role by providing sustainable source of income to landless and marginal famers including women. It is estimated that up to 60-65 percent of the income of this group (marginal and small-scale farmers) now comes from dairying. Since evolution of dairy industry, rural households are being provided with regular remunerations irrespective of season which in turn meeting growing demand of milk in urban households. The government of India has started dairy co-operative societies by providing value for many and value for money to producers and consumers respectively thus eliminating middlemen. Dairy Industry has been positively bringing significant socio-economic changes in the life the people engaged in dairy farming.