Organic dairy in India: En route another revolution
The organic food industry has grown remarkably over the past few years all over the world. However, growth in the organic dairy sector has been slow but steady. With the concept of ‘wellness’ taking firm roots and increasing incidences of livestock diseases, there is considerable interest about organic dairy farming across the globe. India, being the largest milk-producing nation in the world, has a huge potential to develop organic dairy market. In this article, Divakar Rao talks about the scope, strategy and future trends in organic dairying.

About the author:
Divakar Rao, CEO, DGK BioAgroFoods, has done MSc in food technology, from FAO International Food Technology Training Centre. He has worked in the areas of quality assurance, R&D and processing. He was heading the biotechnology sectoral development in Karnataka as CEO of the Karnataka Biotechnology Development Council for four years. He has been involved with overall management and successful implementation of integrated dairy development projects in the cooperative sector. He can be reached on
email: diva.rao@gmail.com