Integrated Aroma Dairy Entrepreneurship      Â
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Context
- Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh proposes Integrated Aroma Dairy Entrepreneurship for Jammu & Kashmir to augment the income of farmers.
Livestock in Jammu and Kashmir
- According to the 19th Livestock Census, J & K state is in the 5th position with regard to Sheep population in the country.
- J & K State is in the 1st place in respect of the Yak population in the country with the percentage share of 71.03.
- The state is in the 2nd place with regard to Horses/Ponies and Mules in the country. It is in the 17th place with regard to Poultry in the country
- Jammu and Kashmir produced about 2.3 million metric tons of milk within the livestock products sector in fiscal year 2017. The state produced only 20 thousand metric tons of fish.
- In addition, about 230 million eggs were produced in the state in the same time period.
Integrated Aroma Dairy Entrepreneurship
- Jammu & Kashmir has abundant stock of Animal Husbandry and Dairy resources so the same can be effectively integrated with Aroma Mission.
- This will pave the way for integrated Aroma Dairy Entrepreneurship, ensuring sustainable growth, increased income and fresh avenues of livelihood for farmers
Aroma Mission
- The Aroma Mission was launched by CSIR under the aegis of Union Ministry of Science & Technology is in line with PM Narendra Modi's vision of improving farmers' livelihood.
- The Aroma Mission, also popularly referred as "Lavender or Purple Revolution", has started from J&K and transformed the lives of farmers who are able to grow lavender, make lucrative profit and improve their lives.
- Apart from providing planting material, distillation units are provided and farmers are trained in extraction and many of them have become entrepreneurs as lavender oil is quite sought after.
- Along with Lavender, many high value Aromatic and Medicinal cash crops have been introduced by CSIR in J&K.
- It is now being expanded as Aroma Mission Phase II and also floriculture mission has been recently launched.
- This will fetch in the much needed transformation in lives of farmers and women.
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