1Sectoral Analysis and Studies Group, National Dairy Development Board, Anand - 388 001, Gujarat.
2G.H. Patel Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar-388 120, Gujarat.
*Author for correspondence, Email: jgshahguju@yahoo.com.
§The paper is based on PhD thesis entitled “Livestock Industrialization: A Socio-economic Evidence from Charotar Region of Gujarat“, submitted in the area of management by the first author under the supervision of the second author and approved by GH Patel Post Graduate Institute of Business Management, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidhyanagar, Gujarat, in 2010
The state of Gujarat has historically been the front runner in milk production activities. The state's share in country's milk production as well as per capita availability of milk have been increasing consistently, ensuring not only food security but also employment and livelihood sustenance in the rural areas. A phenomenal growth in milk production of cross-bred cows has been witnessed in recent years, especially in the southern and northern regions of the state. Historically, among the various factors contributing to growth in milk production, incremental dairy animal population has been the important factor. However, henceforth it is the yield of lactating animals – a single-most significant factor that needs to be focused for augmenting and sustaining growth in milk across any type of dairy animal.
