Indian Dairy Assocaition

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Amitava Panja Ph.D. Scholar, Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal amitavapanja3@gmail.com	Suchandra Dutta Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Agricultural Extension, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal suchanddradutta@yahoo.in
Sanchita Garai Senior Scientist, Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal sanchita.bckv@gmail.com	Sanjit Maiti Senior Scientist, Dairy Extension Division, ICAR-NDRI, Karnal sanjit.ndri@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

The dairy sector in West Bengal is an integral aspect of the state's economy. West Bengal is home of the highest cattle population in the country and is the twelfth largest milkproducing state. Therefore, there is a huge gap between per capita availability of milk in the state in comparison with the national average. State has one of the widest networks of the artificial insemination, but only 28 per cent of breedable bovine females covered under artificial insemination. There is a significant gap of almost 53 per cent between supply and demand of total fodder availability. The sector has a tremendous opportunity in the state and is contributing significantly toward food and nutritional security by satisfying the region's rising demand for milk and milk products.

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