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Dairy farming in Bangladesh — milk from cows, goats and sheep
Farming focused on milk. Help on collection, cooperatives, feed, breeding and fair prices.
150.44 lakh t
Milk produced a yearDLS 2023-24
158.78 lakh t
Milk needed a yearDaily Star, 2023-24
234 ml
Milk per person per day (need: 250 ml)DLS 2023-24
8–10 litres
Daily milk from a local cow (22–30 litres in cold countries)Prothom Alo
Key points for farmers
- Milk into clean pails with clean hands, and cool the milk as quickly as you can.
- Selling regularly to a nearby cooperative or collection centre gives you a steady price and market.
- Growing green fodder such as Napier grass cuts the cost of bought feed.
- Ask your Upazila Livestock Office about artificial insemination for better breeds.
- Keep a daily record of milk, feed costs and sales.
For treatment and medicine doses, always ask your Upazila livestock or fisheries office or a registered vet.
Help in Bangladesh4
Milk Vita (Bangladesh Milk Producers' Co-operative Union)মিল্ক ভিটা (বাংলাদেশ দুগ্ধ উৎপাদনকারী সমবায় ইউনিয়ন)
CheckedCooperative founded in 1974 that collects milk from rural farmers and sells it in cities.
Department of Livestock Services (DLS) — dairyপ্রাণিসম্পদ অধিদপ্তর (DLS) — দুগ্ধ
CheckedArtificial insemination, cow health and farm registration.
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI)বাংলাদেশ প্রাণিসম্পদ গবেষণা ইনস্টিটিউট (BLRI)
CheckedResearch on dairy breeds, feed and fodder.
Bangladesh Dairy Farmers' Association (BDFA)বাংলাদেশ ডেইরি ফার্মার্স অ্যাসোসিয়েশন (BDFA)
Link to confirmDairy farmers' association that speaks for farmers on feed prices and import policy.
International help3
International Dairy Federation (IDF)ইন্টারন্যাশনাল ডেইরি ফেডারেশন (IDF)
CheckedInternational standards and expert guidance for the dairy sector.
Global Dairy Platformগ্লোবাল ডেইরি প্ল্যাটফর্ম
Link to confirmGlobal alliance of dairy sector organisations.
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) — dairyইন্টারন্যাশনাল লাইভস্টক রিসার্চ ইনস্টিটিউট (ILRI) — দুগ্ধ
CheckedResearch on smallholder dairy productivity and markets.
Sources
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