Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
at current prices. Livestock has been an important source of livelihood for small
farmers and has contributed about 16% to their income (Planning Commission,
2012).
• The traditional milk sector has enormous size, spread, reach and impact
potential.
• Traditional vendors are present in large proportions even in places where a
number of players in the organised sector are present.
• With increasing urbanisation, the proportion of milk handled by traditional
vendors in the market is diminishing but still substantial quantities are
handled and are expected to continue to do so for long.
• The traditional sector provides an important livelihood option for a large
number of smallholder dairy farmers and milk vendors.
• In production points where there is no organised sector due to difficulty in
access or unviable quantities for operation, vendors play an important role.
3. PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY OF MILK IN INDIA
The per capita availability of milk in India has increased from 130g per day in
1950-51 to 299g per day in 2012-13, which is a little above the recommendation
of ICMR i.e. 285g per day. Per capita per day availability of milk is maximum in
Punjab (961g) followed by Haryana (767g), Rajasthan (555g), Tamil Nadu (541g) and
Gujarat (476g).
4. COMPARISON OF NATIVE LIVESTOCK WITH IMPORTED IN
MANAGEMENT
• In the past two decades the increase in demand was met mainly by expanding
the livestock population.
• However, declining land areas per agricultural population forces India to
intensify livestock production.
• The emphasis so far has been on disease management, labor efficiency,
management practices and increasing yields.
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