India’s dairy sector in 2024: Resilient but at risk?

India leads the world in milk production, but low productivity continues to challenge farmers and the industry as a whole, as explained recently by the country’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, in her budget speech. Production of milk and dairy products has not met demand for about 2 years now due to high demand as the pandemic waned. However, disease is affecting normal productivity levels in the sector as a whole. Foot and mouth disease is a major problem in Indian dairy cows and bu