Genetic upgradation of animals can enhance milk production
Updated: Sep 06, 2014 01:15:44pm
New Delhi, Sept 6 (KNN) Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said genetic upgradation of dairy animals can enhance milk production.
“Milk production and productivity can be increased by genetic upgradation of animals through scientific breeding, balanced nutrition and effective livestock health,” he said in Dairy Vision 2025.
The conference was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Ministry of Agriculture.
Highlighting that productivity of the country’s bovines is very poor, he said only 1525.20 Kgs per year are produced as compared to the world average of 2,159 Kgs per year.
The minister said the government has launched National Dairy Plan to give further fillip to dairy activities and to meet the increasing demand for milk and milk products through enhanced productivity.
“…effort of the department in the dairy sector are concentrated on providing backward linkages like breed improvement initiatives, animal health, all services and promotion of dairy activities…” he said.
The activities included forward linkages in terms of market access with emphasis on building up cooperative infrastructure, revitalization of sick dairy cooperative federations and creation of infrastructure in the states for production of quality milk and milk products.
Dairy Vision 2025 has been planned to take stock of the current situation across the dairy value chain and evolve strategies for increasing productivity and profitability of the farmers, identify potential opportunities for Public Private Partnership, identify and resolve key policy constraints and provide a platform to showcase innovations and success stories.
National Dairy Development Board Chairman T Nandakumar said that dairy would remain an important sector for government intervention for rural poverty alleviation.
Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture Anup Kumar Thakur highlighted the need to strengthen the extension machinery of the country. (KNN/ST)
“Milk production and productivity can be increased by genetic upgradation of animals through scientific breeding, balanced nutrition and effective livestock health,” he said in Dairy Vision 2025.
The conference was organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Ministry of Agriculture.
Highlighting that productivity of the country’s bovines is very poor, he said only 1525.20 Kgs per year are produced as compared to the world average of 2,159 Kgs per year.
The minister said the government has launched National Dairy Plan to give further fillip to dairy activities and to meet the increasing demand for milk and milk products through enhanced productivity.
“…effort of the department in the dairy sector are concentrated on providing backward linkages like breed improvement initiatives, animal health, all services and promotion of dairy activities…” he said.
The activities included forward linkages in terms of market access with emphasis on building up cooperative infrastructure, revitalization of sick dairy cooperative federations and creation of infrastructure in the states for production of quality milk and milk products.
Dairy Vision 2025 has been planned to take stock of the current situation across the dairy value chain and evolve strategies for increasing productivity and profitability of the farmers, identify potential opportunities for Public Private Partnership, identify and resolve key policy constraints and provide a platform to showcase innovations and success stories.
National Dairy Development Board Chairman T Nandakumar said that dairy would remain an important sector for government intervention for rural poverty alleviation.
Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture Anup Kumar Thakur highlighted the need to strengthen the extension machinery of the country. (KNN/ST)
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