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Islands of Milk Insecurity in World’s Leading Milk Producer: A Case of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

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Title Islands of Milk Insecurity in World’s Leading Milk Producer: A Case of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
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Creator Kumar A, Rao B and De AK
 
Subject milk insecurity; food safety; food security; health hazards
 
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India, with the world’s largest cattle population, is a leading producer of milk, and claims to
be self-sufficient for dairy production. However, such an important component for nutritional security
has been reported to be adulterated by 68% by the national food safety agency. This study challenges
the basic claim of self-sufficiency in terms of milk production and food security for milk and milk
products. A novel model for studying milk safety is presented, which evaluates the prevailing
conditions in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (A&N), India. There are no comprehensive data nor
studies available for this region. The assessment of the pillars of food security found that with the
present population load, there is an annual deficit of 25673.7 MT of fluid milk in the A&N Islands.
The study found that the average herd size is 1.9, with about 26.9% of the animals rearing desi (nondescriptive)
cattle, characterized by low production levels of 3.95 L/day and with gene frequency of
16.48% for the A1 allele. None of the milk samples were found to be positive for antibiotic (tetracycline
and aminoglycoside) residues. However, 4% of the milk samples were found to be positive for the
aflatoxin residues above the permitted MRL. The KAP study shows that awareness regarding clean
milk production, antimicrobial residues, withdrawal timings, aflatoxins, etc. is poor/highly limited
among the farmers of the region. The output may act as a referral study and a template for future
studies for the assessment of product-specific food security. Our findings highlight the limitations of
the present approach and the need for additional data, using a wider range of research techniques for
assessing dairy. Whilst not definitive, it aims to highlight those factors which are considered crucial
to an understanding of contemporary milk safety controls.
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Date 2023-12-18T13:33:27Z
2023-12-18T13:33:27Z
2023-12-23
 
Type Article
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/81068
 
Language English
 
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