About RGM The Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM) is being implemented for development and conservation of indigenous bovine breeds since 2014. The scheme is important in enhancing milk production and productivity of bovines to meet growing demand of milk and making …
What is it? Lab-grown meat—also known as cultured, cultivated, cell-based, or clean meat is an alternative to animal farming with advantages such as reducing carbon footprint and the risk of transmitting diseases in animals. Rather than being part of a …
CONTEXT Livestock breeding in India has been largely unorganised because of which there have been gaps in forward and backward integration across the value chain. Such a scenario impacts the quality of livestock that is produced and in turn negatively …
What’s in the news? In order to further boost growth in livestock sector and thereby making animal husbandry more remunerative to 10 crore farmers engaged in Animal Husbandry Sector, the Government has approved implementation of a Special Livestock Sector Package …
CONTEXT Women dairy farmers have immensely contributed to India’s ‘White Revolution’ despite the majority of dairy farmers own only small landholdings. Also this achievement is testament to the success of the dairy cooperatives models that were at the heart of …