Dairying
Dairy industry is one of the industries, which plays a dynamic role in India's agro-based economy. Dairy farming includes breeding and care of milk yielding cattle, procuring milk and processing of milk into a variety of dairy products. Dairy products are a major exporting industry and earn considerable foreign exchange for the country. In 1946, the foundation of Anand Milk Union Ltd (AMUL), led to the development of a better organised dairy industry and gave momentum to education in dairying in India.
Dairy industry, now a highly specialized field today involves production, procurement, storage, processing and distribution of dairy products. The main jobs are in production and processing. Production process includes the collection of milk, breeding of high yielding cattle and taking care of the animals. Dairy is a challenging career, which offers enormous prospects for trained professionals. There are now more than 400 dairy plants in the country and many dairy equipment manufacturers.
Openings for a dairy technologist are available in both the public and the private sector. They can find job in dairy farms, cooperatives, rural banks, milk product, processing and manufacturing industries. Quality control departments also recruit dairy technologists. A large number of dairy technologists can also start their own business such as small-scale milk plants, creamery, ice-cream units etc or work as consultants.
