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Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022 - Agriculture Current Affairs

On March 15, 2023, the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy, Shri Parshottam Rupala, released the 'Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022', which shows that in India, milk, eggs, and meat production have increased.

It is the principal source of data on milk, eggs, meat, and wool production estimates for the years 2021-22, as well as other technical parts of the Integrated Sample Survey (ISS).

Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022 - Agriculture Current Affairs

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Key Highlights of  'Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2022'

Milk Production

  • The country's total production of milk in 2021-22 is 221.06 million tonnes.
  • Over the previous year, milk production had grown by 5.29%.
  • Rajasthan (15.05%), Uttar Pradesh (14.93%), Madhya Pradesh (8.06%), Gujarat (7.56%), and Andhra Pradesh (6.97%) are the top five largest milk production states.
  • The per-capita availability of milk is 444 gram/day during 2021-22 increased by 17 grams/day over the previous year.

Eggs Production

  • The total egg production in the country in 2021–22 is 129.60 billion, an increase of 6.19% compared to the previous year.
  • The top five major egg producing States are Andhra Pradesh (20.41%), Tamil Nadu (16.08%), Telangana (12.86%), West Bengal (8.84%), and Karnataka (6.38%).
  • In 2021-22, the per-capita availability of eggs is 95 nos/annum increased by 5 nos/annum over the previous year.

Meat Production

  • The total meat production in the country is 9.29 million tonnes for the year 2021-22 with an annual growth rate of 5.62%.
  • In 2021 - 22, the per-capita availability of meat is 6.82 kg/annum increased by 0.30 kg/annum over the previous year.
  • The top five major meat producing States are Maharashtra (12.25%), Uttar Pradesh (12.14%), West Bengal (11.63%), Andhra Pradesh (11.04%), and Telangana (10.82%).

Wool Production

  • The total wool production in the country during 2021-22 is 33.13 thousand tonnes which have declined by 10.30% as compared to the previous year.
  • The top five major wool producing States are Rajasthan (45.91%), Jammu and Kashmir (23.19%), Gujarat (6.12%), Maharashtra (4.78%), and Himachal Pradesh (4.33%).
Source - PIB
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