We Vegeterian People

Author(s): Atul Doshi
Publisher: Atul Doshi

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Outcome of dairy culture --- we lost our culture Milk & Meat- Myth and Truth: -We need to analyse some numbers to see
the impact of Dairy Industry on growth of Meat and Leather Industry
Year Milk Production Beef Production Beef Export No. of animals Leather Production** (million tonne) (million tonne) (million tonne) Slaughtered (million pairs)
(million)
1950 17.00
0.14
0
1.30
5.70
1969 21.20
0.17
16.10
0 Started 1.62
in 1973 White revolution-1970
2.16
0.09
14.40
199.50
1990 53.90 2013 134.50
3.75
1.65
37.80
2065.00
** This data is for shoe pairs only. Leather garment and other leather items not included.
From the above table, we clearly see that milk, leather and meat are growing at the same high rate after the white revolution. In a way, meat industry has flourished with the support of the milk industry.
India's export.... have a look at export items...
(Year 2012-13)
No. Item
Million tonne
Rs. (Million)
% of world export
Export-World rank
1
134.00
14120.00
1.60%
Eighteenth
Milk & other dairy products
2
Beef
1.65
210,000.00
25%
First
3
Leather
270,000.00
3%
Ninth
Shoe pairs and Leather garments
4
Broiler Chickens 3.50 Mn.
5,000.00
Third
Eggs
3.50 Mn.
5,000.00
Marine
0.80 Mn.
130,000.00
6%
Fifth
products-Fish
"As long as man massacre animals, they will kill each other. Indeed, he who sows the seeds of murder and pain cannot reap joy and love..."
- Pythagoras (Greek Philosopher)
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