The focus should be on reducing cost and making the Indian farmer a globally competitive producer. 

There are several myths prevalent in India about the dairy sector. Some of these claim that there are huge production shortages; that FDI is the panacea; that western dairy products give higher returns and that the cooperative sector handles more milk than dairies in the private sector. One by one this article exposes these myths and calls for inclusion of private sector also in India’s ‘dairy vision’.

We have similar “experts” who tell us how India’s milk production isn’t growing enough to keep pace with its rising demand.