Dairy Farming:

Dairy farming is a profitable business. It provides an excellent opportunity for self employment of unemployed youth. It   is also  an important source of income generation to small/marginal farmers and agricultural labourers. India is the largest milk producer of the world. The demand of milk & milk product is increasing rapidly. Milk is an inseparable ingredient of an average Indian’s diet. For most Indians, the day starts with the morning tea laced with milk. In many urban neighbourhoods, queues form at select spots where milk vans unload crates of milk sachets before day breaks. Few sweets or desserts in India are made without milk. Much of the vegetarian Indian population depend on milk and milk derivatives such as butter, cheese, yoghurt, curd, paneer, lassi, clarified butter (ghee) and ice cream for their daily intake of protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals.

1.1 Dairying is an important source of subsidiary income to small/marginal farmers and agricultural labourers. The manure from animals provides a good source of organic matter for improving soil fertility and crop yields. The gober gas from the dung is used as fuel for domestic purposes as also for running engines for drawing water from well.