Highlights
• A village-based decentralised economy is one example of this.
• Wheat and rice, do not have a turnover of Rs 8.5 lakh crore.
• small farmers benefit the most from the dairy industry
India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore yearly, more than wheat and rice combined, with small farmers benefiting the most from the dairy industry said PM Modi…Many people, including major economists, are unaware that India produces milk worth Rs 8.5 lakh crore per year.
The prime minister said after inaugurating a new dairy complex and a potato processing plant of the Banas Dairy at Diyodar in the Banaskantha district.
India is now the world’s largest producer of milk
“The livelihood of crores of farmers depends on milk. A village-based decentralised economy is an example of this. In comparison, the turnover of wheat and rice is not even close to Rs 8.5 lakh crore. And small farmers are the biggest beneficiaries of the dairy industry,”
The Banas Community Radio Station
Banas,Dairy’s new dairy complex and potato processing plant are aimed at empowering local farmers and boosting the region’s rural economy.
The Banas Community Radio Station, expanded facilities for the production of cheese products and whey powder at Palanpur, and an organic manure and biogas plant established at Dama were also dedicated to the nation by the Prime Minister.
