July 2013
Opportunities for Dairy Industry
India is the world’s largest milk producer
Growing and expanding sector.
Being an FMCG sector, the impact of recession, if any, is negligible
By 2021-22 demand for milk go to 180 MMT
Milk is the largest contributor to Agriculture GDP – It was more than Rs. 1,15,000 crores in 2004-2005
By 2011 the organised industry’s share of total milk handling will go up to 30 percent.
This is the Sunrise Industry
Job opportunities for Dairy Professionals
Career in Dairy Processing
Scope in Equipment manufacturing industry
Consultancy
Teaching and research
Self-entrepreneurship
Food & Confectionary Companies
International Marketing
Commercial and Rural Banking
Pharmaceutical sector, especially for health powders and health drinks.
IT Sector
Career in Dairy Processing
There are over 1500 dairy plants in the country making various milk products. They are looking for good, quality and well-trained personnel to run the plants efficiently and profitably. A dairy technologist is now involved in all the operations till the product reaches the consumer. In addition to technical competence, he should have supervisory skill and business acumen.
Self-entrepreneurship
A technologist starting his enterprise has good and bright prospects. Small-scale milk plants, creamery, indigenous products unit or ice-cream units are not difficult to set up and do not need big capital investment. Government agencies and banks encourage such technologists and have various schemes to finance their projects. Dairy technologists make successful entrepreneurs ,