February 18, 2020 2:29 PM

Govt to facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity by 2025

Union Government will facilitate doubling of milk processing capacity from over 53 million tonne to 108 million tonne by 2025. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying said, the government is continuously working towards increasing milk productivity through genetic improvement and reduction of input cost. In India, milk production is growing by 6.4 per cent during the last five years and has increased from over 146 million tonne in 2014-15 to over 187 million Tonne in 2018-19. The Mi...