Along with offering profitable business opportunities, the dairy industry in India serves as a tool of socio-economic development. Keeping this in view, the Government of India has introduced various schemes and initiatives aimed at the development of the dairy sector in the country. For instance, the “National Dairy Programme (Phase-I)” aims to improve cattle productivity and increase the production of milk expanding and strengthening and expanding the rural milk procurement infrastructure and provide greater market access to the farmers. On the other hand, the private participation in the Indian dairy sector has also increased over the past few years. Both national and international players are entering the dairy industry, attracted by the size and potential of the Indian market. The focus is being given to value-added products such as cheese, yogurt, probiotic drinks, etc. They are also introducing innovative products keeping in mind the specific requirements of the Indian consumers. These players are also improving their milk procurement network which is further facilitating the development of the dairy industry in India. Looking forward, the market is expected to reach a value of INR 25,491 Billion by 2025, exhibiting a CAGR of around 16% during 2020-2025. The report by IMARC Group is the latest edition of their highly acclaimed publication on the Indian dairy industry. The study is the result of an extensive research of the Indian dairy industry that draws upon a comprehensive analysis of every major dairy segment in India. The report is based both on secondary research and multiple waves of qualitative primary research and has delved deeply into the following aspects of the Indian dairy market.

The dairy industry is both an economic engine and a source of livelihood. Earlier this year, India’s Union Agriculture Minister said that about 80 million rural households are engaged in milk production, with a high proportion comprising landless, small and marginal farmers. The Minister, Giriraj Singh, also added that the country’s milk production has grown by 6.4% annually in the last 4 years, well above the global growth rate of 1.7%. Dairy exports are also seen as a huge untapped opportunity for India, which currently accounts for only 0.01% of the world dairy export market. The information can be published in our peer reviewed journal with impact factors and are calculated using citations not only from research articles but also review articles (which tend to receive more citations), editorials, letters, meeting abstracts, short communications, and case reports. The inclusion of these publications provides the opportunity for editors and publishers to manipulate the ratio used to calculate the impact factor and try to increase their number rapidly. Impact factor plays a major role for the particular journal. Journal with higher impact factor is considered to be more important than other ones.