Dairy Extension strategies those can facilitates sustainable socio-economic development among smallholder farmers are discussed in the slides.

1. Facilitating Sustainable Socio-economic
development among smallholder farmers
through the implementation of Dairy
Extension strategies
Dr. Asif Mohammad
Senior Scientist
ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute
Eastern Regional Station
Kalyani

2. India's Dairy Sector: A Path to Rural
Prosperity and Food Security
 India's vibrant rural population relies heavily on agriculture for their
livelihood.
 Any agrarian hardship can cause significant economic losses for these
communities.
 This makes them susceptible to a vicious cycle of poverty.
 Dairy farming can play a crucial role in breaking this cycle and ensuring
food security.

3. The Importance of Dairy Farming
 25.90% of total household income for farmers with less than 0.1 hectares
of land comes from the dairy sector.
 Milk and milk products contribute 68% of the value of output from the
livestock sub-sector.
 80 million rural households in India engage in milk production, mostly
small and marginal farmers.
 75% of the country's dairy animals are owned by small and marginal
farmers.
 Livestock's contribution to India's agricultural GDP has consistently
increased.

4. Strategies for Sustainable Dairy
Development:
 Strengthening the existing agricultural extension mechanism:
 Providing necessary support to farmers coping with extreme weather events
and other challenges.
 Expanding the role of dairy extension:
 Going beyond information sharing and service provision to include convergence
and knowledge management.
 Validating and incorporating Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) into
extension practices.
 Creating and sharing knowledge networks involving farmers, research
institutions, and industry partners.

5.  Promoting self-reliance:
 Implementing suitable extension interventions and monitoring progress.
 Tapping into India's vast potential to become a leading dairy producer and
processor.
 Achieving the goal of self-reliant India in the dairy sector.

6. Indian dairy sector and dairy extension
strategies: Comprehensive analysis
 India's vibrant rural population heavily relies on agriculture and dairy
farming for their livelihood.
 Dairy farming plays a crucial role in breaking the cycle of poverty and
ensuring food security.

7. Milk Production Status
 Graph: Total milk production in India from 1991-92 to 2021-22 (showing a
continuous upward trend).
 Key points:
 Milk production tripled in less than 3 decades.
 Dairy extension services played a significant role in this achievement.

8. Economic Importance of Dairy
 Graph: Compound growth rate in output percentage
 Key points:
 Dairy sector experienced the highest Compound growth rate in output percentage during this
period.
 Farmers can gain substantial economic benefits from dairy.

9. Dairy Animal Population
 Graph: Population of different dairy animal species in India from 1951 to 2019.
 Key points:
 All dairy animal populations increased significantly, with goat population showing the highest
increase.
 Dairy extension played a crucial role in promoting dairy animal rearing.

10. Artificial Insemination Coverage
 Graph: Number of AI done (in millions)
 Key points:
 Average AI coverage in India is 30%, with significant disparities between states.
 Increasing AI coverage is crucial for boosting milk production.

11. Government Schemes for Dairy
Development in India
 Several government schemes are in place to promote the dairy sector.
 Dairy extension played a vital role in popularizing these schemes.

12. Key Schemes
 Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM):
 Develops and conserves indigenous breeds.
 Improves milk production and productivity.
 Uses elite breeds for upgrading nondescript cattle.
 Distributes disease-free, high-genetic merit bulls.

13.  National Livestock Mission (NLM):
 Increases fodder and feed availability.
 Promotes applied research in animal nutrition and livestock production.
 Provides training and disseminates technology for reducing production costs.
 Encourages conservation and genetic improvement of indigenous breeds.
 Promotes farmer groups, cooperatives, and innovative projects.
 Supports infrastructure and marketing initiatives.
 Encourages risk management measures and disease control.

14.  Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH & DC):
 Provides assistance to states for animal disease control.
 Implements programs for controlling specific diseases.
 Strengthens veterinary hospitals and dispensaries.
 Promotes professional efficiency development.
 National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD):
 Creates and strengthens dairy infrastructure.
 National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP):
 Controls and eradicates Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis.

15.  Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF):
 Modernizes milk processing plants and creates additional infrastructure.
 Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations
(SDCFPO):
 Assists cooperatives and farmer producer organizations engaged in dairy
activities.
 Provides stable market access to dairy farmers.

16. Value Addition
 Huge scope for value addition in dairy sector.
 Value-added products can:
 Ensure remunerative prices for farmers.
 Create employment opportunities.

17. Utilizing Dairy Extension Strategies to
Harness the Growth Potential of the Indian
Dairy Sector

18. ICT Enabled Extension
 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for:
 Communication with large number of farmers.
 Farmer-to-farmer interactions.
 Feedback to research systems.
 Examples:
 e-GOPALA app - connects farmers with AI workers and provides information.

19. Middle-class Purchasing Power
 Rising middle-class population with high purchasing power.
 Increased demand for value-added dairy products.
 Dairy extension should focus on value addition.

20. Organized Milk Marketing
 Increasing share of the organized sector in milk marketing.
 Benefits for farmers:
 Better prices
 Access to technology

21. Dairy Cooperatives
 Importance of dairy cooperatives:
 Collective action
 Risk sharing
 Access to markets and technology
 Examples:
 Milk producer companies
 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)

22. Skill Development
 Developing skills in dairy processing:
 Training programs for rural youth.
 Focus on entrepreneurship development.
 Benefits:
 Increased income
 Job creation

23. Fodder Production
 Ensuring farmers' participation in feed and fodder supply.
 Promoting high-yielding fodder varieties.
 Importance of location-specific extension approaches.

24. Convergence of Efforts
 Need for convergence of efforts from different extension organizations
and schemes.
 Benefits:
 Synergistic effects
 Improved resource utilization
 Enhanced impact on dairy farmers

25. Champion Dairy Farmers
 Promoting the concept of "champion dairy farmers".
 Benefits:
 Motivation for other farmers
 Sharing of best practices
 Public recognition

26. Dairy Entrepreneurship
 Developing entrepreneurship in dairying for “Self-
reliance".
 Initiatives:
 Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme
 Business Planning and Development Units (BPDs)
 Technology Business Incubators (TBIs)

27. Strengthening 'Model Farmer' Concept for
Dairy Extension
 Model farmers can play a crucial role in utilizing the full potential of the
existing dairy extension system.
 This approach promotes knowledge sharing, improved practices, and
increased self-reliance (Atmanirbharta) among dairy farmers.

28. Model Farmer Role
 Acts as a gatekeeper for knowledge and resources.
 Provides feedback to extension agencies and private sector.
 Disseminates information and best practices to local farmers.
 Creates a sense of community and mutual respect.

29. Benefits for Model Farmers
 Access to expert knowledge, subsidized inputs, and extension programs.
 Increased community access and prestige.
 Training and inputs for enhanced security and self-reliance.

30. Benefits for Local Farmers
 Improved access to information and resources.
 Increased dairy farm productivity and commercial outlook.
 Success stories and role models.

31. Benefits for Private Sector
 Access to a prestige farmer and existing client base.
 Creation or consolidation of hierarchical relationships.
 Opportunity to share commercial opportunities with model farmers.

32. Integrating Indigenous Traditional
Knowledge (ITK)
 ITK can provide valuable insights and solutions for dairy farming.
 Need to identify, collect, and document various ITKs.
 Categorization, cataloguing, and screening of ITKs are important.
 Scientific validation and protection of proprietary rights are crucial.

33. 'Model Farmer' concept
 Strengthening the dairy extension
system is essential for achieving
self-reliance.
 'Model Farmer' concept and
integration of ITK can play a vital
role.
 Improved extension and
infrastructure are key to success.

34. Call to Action
 Invest in dairy extension and infrastructure development.
 Support and empower model farmers and ITK integration.
 Promote sustainable dairy farming practices.

35. Conclusion
 Advancing Dairy Extension:
 Paradigm Shift with Convergence Strategies
 Knowledge Management and ITK Integration
 Government Initiatives and ICT Innovation
 Trajectory Towards Self-Reliance
 Imperatives for Sustained Growth:
 Empowering Model Farmers
 Targeted Skill Development
 Strategic Interventions

36. Thank You