date:Dec 27, 2012
6 per cent of the world's total output.
Milk and milk products are the second largest agricultural product in India. Its production comes next only to rice, exceeding even the wheat, the two scientists said.
Milk constitutes 67 per cent of the livestock gross domestic product (GDP), 22 pe cent of agricultural GDP and about 5.5 per cent of the national GDP. The household and non-organised sector handle about 82 per cent, and about 18 per cent is handled by the organised sector.
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