| Program Description |
The Indian dairy is emerging as an important growth leverage of Indian economy. It is the
single largest contribution of agricultural sector to Indian GDP, contributing about 33% of gross
Domestic Product from Agriculture. Milk Production in India has increased five folds in the last
fifty years and continues to be No 1 milk producing country in the world. Dairying in India
continues to remain unorganized, socially oriented and driven mostly by the small animal holders
comprising of small, marginal and landless milk produces. Recently there has been a marginal
change in the setup with more and more entrepreneurs joining the stream. They have started units,
having 50-100 animals, with a milk production ranging from 1000-1500 Litters /day. More and
more people are likely to join due to the support extended by the Government. One pertinent
drawback of the new system is a lack of scientific management due to dearth of middle level
professionals. Most of the entrepreneurs would like to dispose the milk as farm fresh or want
to establish small processing plants to improve the revenue. Hence to man such units and also
to promote personals in the dairy farm management, a human resources development
programme comprising both husbandry and dairy processing is required to urgently cater to
the needs of these groups. It is also expected that such trained human resources would be
having good demand from outside the country.
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