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Write a note on the dairy industry.

● Diary is mostly a side business of farmers and villagers. They ranched cows or buffaloes for their domestic use as well as for economic purpose.


● The interesting fact is that India is number one in producing milk. India produces 53% of buffalo milk and 43% of cow milk out of total world production.


● This industry helps in improving India's Economic condition. Hence, the dairy industry looks small but contributes a very large proportion of the economy.


● Various milk product like ice cream, beauty products use the raw material (milk) and then process it for further production.


● One more importance of this industry is in health or nutrition sector.


● Milk can be processed further for making various products, like curd, butter, cream, ghee, etc. That is why this industry has so much importance.


● It can work as a small scale industry as well as large-scale industry.


Some Animals and their high yielding varieties:



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