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  Fodder situation  a. National level The fodder , both Green and Dry are always in short supply to Indian Livestock. The National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology at Bangalore predicted the Green and Dry fodder deficiency respectively at 32 and 23 percent in 2020 and further predicted that the respective deficiencies may increase to 40 and 21 percent in 2025. b. State level: One estimate done in 2007 put  the green  fodder deficiency in Tamil Nadu as 25 %  with very wide variation in the green fodder deficit status  among various districts in Tamil Nadu. On the other hand ,  in a recent estimate the deficiency for Green fodder and Dry fodder in Tamil Nadu  was reported as 60.53 and 41.7 % respectively The grim fodder  scenario in India in general and Tamil Nadu in particular may be further be aggravated due to drastic effects of climate change on the quantity and quality of  presently available fodder   Concent...

Indian Dairy Profile India is home to the highest number of milk cows of any country, with around 58 million heads as of 2021. The European Union had the second most milk cows worldwide, at over 20.5 million heads. India produces over 187 million tones of milk and is the first among all countries in both production and consumption of milk. As per the 20th Livestock Census: The total milch animals (in-milk and dry) in cows and buffaloes shows an increase of 6.0 % over the previous census. The cows population increased by 18.0% over the previous census (2012). The Indigenous/Non-descript female cattle population has increased by 10% in 2019 as compared to previous census. The population of the total Exotic/Crossbred Cattle has increased by 26.9 % in 2019 as compared to previous census. There is a decline of 6 % in the total Indigenous (both descript and non-descript) Cattle population over the previous census. The total buffaloes in the country shows an increase of about 1.0% over prev...

  Ever since the 1970's the contribution of the livestock sector to India's agricultural GDP has been increasing. Today, India accounts to be the largest milk producer when compared to other countries in the world, contributing nearly 22% of the global dairy production and 5% to the national economy. India has the largest livestock herd i.e., close to 30.2 crore cattle which means for every single street dog found in India, there are about five cows and buffaloes. However, the question here is "Is Dairy Farming a Commercially Profitable One".   Is Dairy Farming a Commercially Profitable One?   About 70 million farmers in India are associated with the dairy industry. To increase the income of farmers the government has been taking initiatives and has come up with schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana, Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund, Production Linked Incentive scheme, and a lot more. Even though these schemes are a boon, ...