Kerala nearing self-sufficiency in milk production, says CM

Kerala has achieved grounds maturation successful beverage production, positioning the dairy assemblage arsenic a sustainable pillar of the State’s cultivation economy, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has said present connected Monday. He was speaking aft inaugurating State dairy conscionable ‘Padavu 2026’, held astatine the Asramam Maidan. Highlighting the sector’s impact, the Chief Minister noted that dairy farming has evolved into a highly reliable livelihood successful Kerala. “The dairy assemblage plays a pivotal relation successful strengthening the State’s agrarian economy. We are seeing a important surge successful the fig of young entrepreneurs entering this field, which is simply a promising motion for the future,” helium said. He further added that the State is rapidly advancing toward its eventual extremity of full self-sufficiency successful beverage production.

Mr. Vijayan pointed retired that the State has shifted absorption toward the accumulation and selling of value-added beverage products. “Recognising this potential, the authorities allocated a grounds fund for the dairy sector, with a singular 95 percent money utilisation rate,” helium said.

The Chief Minister besides observed that the modernisation of the dairy assemblage has go a captious priority, requiring the wide adoption of technological cattle absorption and precocious farming techniques. “To guarantee semipermanent sustainability, the State indispensable determination beyond beverage accumulation and importantly grow its capableness for manufacturing value-added dairy products. The authorities has played a proactive relation successful this translation by providing broad method and fiscal enactment to dairy cooperatives focusing connected value-added production,” said Mr. Vijayan who besides stressed the value caller procreation considering the dairy assemblage arsenic a nonrecreational and technologically driven entrepreneurial opportunity. Emphasising the request for a modern overhaul, helium directed the Dairy Development section to collaborate intimately with the Industries Department. “The extremity is to marque astute cattle sheds and automatic milking machines modular infrastructure, reaching adjacent the astir distant villages successful the State,” said Mr. Vijayan .