(Updated till 12/2022) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations World milk production (roughly 81% cow milk, 15% buffalo milk, and 4% for goat, sheep and camel milk combined) increased by 1.1 percent to about 887 million tonnes in 2021. India is the largest producer of milk globally with 23.67 percent share in total milk production in the world. In India, about 50 percent of milk is consumed on-farm. Dairy is the single largest agricultural commodity … Continue Reading →
Backyard Poultry Farming: Source of Livelihood for Rural Farmers
Introduction Backyard or homestead poultry farming is common among rural and landless families in India and is a lucrative source of supplementary income. It involves low investment and yields high economic returns, and can be easily managed by women, children and the elderly. Meat and eggs from such birds are inexpensive and rich source of protein and energy for poor households. Backyard poultry farming is characterized by an indigenous night shelter system, scavenging, natural hatching of … Continue Reading →
Provisional Estimates of Livestock Production for the Year 2020-21
Animal Products Statistics Commodity Total Production (2020-21) Growth Rate (%) Per Capita Availability Milk 209.96 MT (million tons) 5.81 427 grams/day Meat 8.80 MT 2.31 90 eggs/annum Eggs 122.05 billion 6.70 6.52kg/annum Wool 36.93 million kg 0.46 - Highest Producing States in India as of 2020-21 Milk Production Highest milk producing state in India: Uttar Pradesh (31.36 MT) Second highest milk producing state in India: Rajasthan (30.72 … Continue Reading →
Livestock Production Statistics of India – 2020
(Updated till 12/2021) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations Global milk production reached nearly 906 million tonnes in 2020 with India as the largest producer of milk with 22 percent share in total milk production in the world. In India, 50 percent of milk is consumed on-farm. India accounts for about 7.22 percent of the global egg production, 2.55 percent of global meat production and houses the largest population of milch animals in the world (FAO, … Continue Reading →
Coronavirus do not spread by eating eggs and meat
Since the coronavirus has resulted in pandemic, poultry industry in particular has faced its wrath. The Union Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairying (India), Sh. Giriraj Singh, have stated that poultry industry in India is facing a net loss of Rs. 1500 to Rs. 2000 crore per day. The prices of eggs and poultry meat have reduced drastically varying from Rs. 180/kg to even at Rs. 10/kg at various places due to which the poultry farmers are in despair. A net reduction of 70 percent have been … Continue Reading →
