date:Jul 31, 2012
rth Am.+15% (95 MM ton)
Oceania+10% (26 MM ton)
Europe-1% (210 MM ton)
Rapid strides
The Indian dairy industry has taken rapid strides during the past two decades. The milk production has registered a quantum jump from about 17 million tonnes in 1950 to 122 million tonnes in 2011. The quantity of milk handled by the organised sector has gone up to 81 million litres per day as against approximately 6 million litres per day during the 70s. Increasing urbanisation, general health awareness and g