Milk might be more costlier by 2021. India may have to import milk to meet a growing gap between demand and production potentially leading to global price hikes, if current trends continue. Key investment measures focused on increasing milk productivity alone can keep.
“With higher growth of the economy, increase in population and increased health consciousness among the populace".
India will need to increase milk production by about 5.5% per year to meet its requirement of 180 million tonne in 2021-22, projected under the National Dairy Plan.
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