Herath told The Sunday Morning Business that the current local milk production is sufficient only to cater to 35% of the local demand and plans are underway to increase it by another 35% in 2021. The Cabinet of Ministers last Monday (30) approved a proposal submitted by the State Ministry to implement the “Saubhagya” Dairy Development Programme and the “Dairy Development Centres” project for this purpose. Cow milk production increased by 17.7% to 385.7 million litres, while buffalo milk production increased by 25.3% to 85.9 million litres in comparison to 2017. According to the annual reports from the CBSL, Sri Lanka’s milk and milk powder imports have been growing gradually since 2015 and reached Rs. In 2015, milk and milk powder imports were accounted at Rs.

Source: The Nation December 06, 2020 04:52 UTC