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Pradeep Kumar

01/06/21 13:40 PM IST

World Milk Day

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Since, 2001 World Milk Day is being celebrated all over the world

Highlights
  • The Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to appreciate dairy farmers and the dairy sector, and recognize the importance of milk as a global food.
  • The dairy sector supports the livelihoods of millions of people in India.
  • The theme and focus of World Milk Day 2021 is: sustainability in the dairy sector with messages on nutrition.
  • India is one of the largest producers of milk in the world.
India and Milk
  • In 1955, India's butter imports were 500 tons per year and by 1975 all imports of milk and milk products were stopped as India became self-sufficiant in milk production.
  • India's success story in milk production was scripted by Dr Verghese Kurien, known as the "Father of the White Revolution" in India.
Importance
  • The main motive behind the celebration of World Milk Day is to make people aware of the importance of milk in a person's life.
  • It is the first food that child consumes after birth and is perhaps the food consumed throughout life.
  • In fact, it is the first food for any living creature that took birth in the world and is fed. 
Source: PIB

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