ILDEX - The Indian Dairy and Animal Protein Sector - Challenges and Opportunities


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Date: September, 2008

Abstract: The Indian livestock sector, which contributes 20 percent of the agriculture gross domestic product (GDP), is one of the main sources of family income in rural India. After Brazil, India has the largest livestock population in the world. In 2006/07, India produced
101 million tonnes of milk, 47.3 billion eggs, 2.3 million tonnes of chicken, 2.5 million tonnes of bovine meat and 6.9 million tones of seafood.

India ranks second in terms of milk production after the European Union...

Research Type: F&A Review


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