The outcomes of India’s White revolution must be made sustainable for the overall development of India’s dairy sector. Comment (200 Words)
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KEY POINTS
· Kurien’s efforts helped transform India from a milk deficit nation to a surplus one and eventually as the largest producer globally with farmers’ cooperation. This year, India is celebrating the 99th birth anniversary of Kurien.
· Kurien’s immense efforts have made India’s dairy sector vital to the Indian economy, especially in terms of providing employment to the rural workforce. The dairy sector has helped reduce rural poverty and inequity, and ensured food security for millions of rural households.
Disparity among States
· India has achieved self-sufficiency in milk production, thanks to it having the second largest cattle population in the world after Brazil and a robust dairy cooperative network in a few regions.
· However, data show that nine States produced 77 per cent of milk, and in rest of the States the per capita availability of milk is below the national average. Milk production is, therefore, concentrated in those nine States.
· Dairy promotion among small and landless farmers is hence necessary to increase milk availability, as this will also help reduce the nutrition-related problems among rural households.
· Additionally, State governments should channelise milk procurement through formal ways, such as via cooperatives or the AMUL model. This will help boost the income of millions of small and marginal farmers.
· Moreover, strengthening milk cooperatives across States will help generate alternative employment opportunities for millions of rural farmers, especially women and economically disadvantaged communities.
· The Centre recently announced Rs 15,000 crore under the Atmanirbhar Bharat scheme ‘Pashudhan’, to support animal husbandry and the livestock sector, to increase milk procurement, milk processing, and for setting up dairy infrastructure.
· Without a flourishing dairy sector, the government will not be able to achieve its objective of doubling farmers’ income.
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