The Dairy Sector of India: a Country Study

Edward V. Jesse, William D. Dobson, Louis E. Armentano, Norman F. Olson and Vijay Paul Sharma

No 37353, Discussion Papers from University of Wisconsin-Madison, Babcock Institute for International Dairy Research and Development

Abstract: In the third in depth country study, the Babcock Institute study team discusses India’s dairy sector. India is an interesting case study because it has the world’s second largest population making it the world’s largest milk-producing country. The country’s main system of dairy productions involves a smallholder production system in which most of the milk produced is consumed on the farm or distributed through informal channels. This system of production, combined with Indian policies that encourage self-sufficiency and restrict dairy imports, leaves much unused potential in the Indian dairy market.

Keywords: Agribusiness; Environmental Economics and Policy; Farm Management; Industrial Organization; International Development; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 52
Date: 2006
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.37353

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