Good news for farmers! Milk output up 28% in last 4 yrs, earning up by Rs 7 per litre: Agri Min
The country's milk production has risen by 28 per cent in the past four years to 176.35 million tonne, while farmers are getting an average Rs 7 per litre higher price for their milk, Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said Monday.
Addressing a National Milk Day event, Radha Mohan Singh said there is a need to boost milk demand and stressed on raising milk processing level to 30 per cent, from the current 20 per cent. Image source: Reuters