Milk and Milk Based Industries Profile of Kerala.

      Аннотация: Indian economy is agricultural based economy and majority of the Indian population is dependent on agriculture and agricultural business. Any improvement in agricultural productivity increases the per capita income of our country. Animal husbandry and dairying are one such type of industry and they pose a significant role in agriculture business. Development of the dairy sector has multiple effects on our rural economy. In the first place, it provides additional employment to millions of people in rural areas and thereby generating additional income as support to farmers during agricultural off seasons. Secondly with minimum infrastructure needed for dairy development, there will be an overall general development in rural areas. Since agriculture is seasonal, there is a possibility of finding employment throughout the year for many persons through dairy farming. Dairy activity has been a very popular economic activity among the rural households of Kerala from time immemorial. This book “Milk and Milk based Industries Profile of Kerala” is intended to provide more information in this field.

Ключевые слова: milk, Milk based Industries, Kerala