India's milk production rises 4% to cross 239 million tonnes in 2023-24

India's beverage accumulation accrued by 4 per cent to 239.3 cardinal tonnes successful 2023-24, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh said.

Union Minister Singh said the per capita availability of beverage has besides risen to 471 gm per time successful 2023-24 from 459 gm per time successful 2022-23. The curate noted that the mean maturation successful India's beverage accumulation has been 6 per cent arsenic against 2 per cent of the world's average.

The authorities released Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2024 connected the juncture of National Milk Day 2024, which is celebrated each twelvemonth connected November 26 to honour the Father of the achromatic revolution, Verghese Kurien, who was calved connected this day.

Addressing an lawsuit to observe National Milk Day, the curate said the beverage accumulation has accrued to astir 239 cardinal tonnes successful 2023-24 connected the backmost of betterment successful productivity.

According to the report, "Milk accumulation from exotic/ crossbred cattle has accrued by 8 per cent and indigenous cattle has accrued by 44.76 per cent successful 2023-24 arsenic compared to the erstwhile year."

The full ovum accumulation accrued by 3.17 per cent to 142.77 cardinal successful 2023-24, according to the report. "The per-capita availability of eggs is 103 eggs per annum," it added. India is the world's 2nd largest successful ovum production.

Meat production, the study said, grew 4.95 per cent, and was estimated to scope 10.25 mt successful 2023-24. The full wool accumulation successful the state was pegged astatine 33.69 cardinal kg.

The curate emphasised the request to bring dairy farmers into the organised assemblage arsenic this volition boost beverage accumulation and their income and destruct middlemen.

He besides spoke connected the request to boost exports of dairy products.

The Minister asked dairy farmers to vaccinate their livestock arsenic the authorities is providing escaped vaccinations to assistance them support their cattle from disease.

He said the ft and rima illness and brucellosis volition beryllium eradicated from the state by 2030 and this would assistance heighten exports.

The curate besides asked dairy farmers to follow sex-sorted semen and artificial insemination successful a large way.

The authorities was besides focusing connected breed betterment of livestock, the Union Minister said.