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Tuesday, December 08, 2009 - 4.10 GMT |
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Milk production
reaches highest ever mark |
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The milk
production
in Sri
Lanka
has
reached
highest
quantity
so far
under
the
livestock
and
dairy
development
programmes
of the
Government.
“The
milk
production
has
increased
year by
year as
a result
of
several
programmes
launched
by the
National
Livestock
Development
Board.
This
includes
breeding
of
cattle
with
high
milk
output,
in order
to make
the
country
self-sufficient
in
livestock
and
dairy
products.
The
total
annual
cow and
buffalo
milk
production
was
177,089,045
litres
in 1998.
It
gradually
increased
to
186,804,000
litres
by 2003.
The
annual
milk
production
reached
208,093,090
litres
by
2008”,
said the
National
Livestock
Development
Board
Chairman
Dr.
Chandrawansa
Pathiraja.
The
local
production
of
powdered
milk was
7240 MT
in 2007.
The
country
had to
import
61.60 MT
of milk
powder
the same
year.
The
local
production
of
condensed
milk was
5.0 MT
in 2007.
0.42 MT
of
condensed
milk was
imported
in that
year,
the
annual
reports
on milk
production
said.
Local
dairy
products
such as
yoghurt,
cheese,
ice
cream
etc. has
increased
an
excess
of
imports.
2.89 MT
of dairy
products
was
produced
in
country
2007
while
0.05 MT
of dairy
products
were
imported
same
year,
the
reports
added.
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