2. Present situation of Cattle industry in
sri lanka
• Agriculture contribution to GDP -11%
• Live stock sectore inlove to GDP -0.8%
• Dairy industry in Sri Lanka is the most
prioritized sub sector for livestock
development at present .
3. • Cattle population in sri lanka 2013-
• Dairy cow-1265039 ( 1.3 million)
• Baffalow -473911
• About 400,000farmers are involved in dairy
industry
• Milking cow-280250
• Cow-not milking-286760
• Other cow-213500
• Bull-183280
• Calves-271760
4. • Domestic milk production-259 Millon litters
• Required milk production to self sufficient year
2016
-741 millon l
• To be self-sufficient in milk a further 482 million
liters has to be produced annually.
• Amount of improt -67-70%
• Amount of domestic productio-33-30%
• Sri Lanka imports 85,000 Mt. of milk powder
annually spending a sum of Rs.30 -40 billion.
5. • Annual per capita milk consumption- 35 kg
• Cost of production to for milk bottle-Rs.29.58
• Retail price of milk bottle -Rs50-60
(Rs 67.50 L)
Cattle population in sri lanka
61%
29%
10%
local breed
Coss breed
Pure breed
6. Cattle rearing area in sri lanka
• Amount of milk production l/day
• Up country- 6-8
• Mid country- 4-5
• Coconut tangle 3-3.5
• Wet low 3-3.5
• Dry low 1-1.5
• Mahawelli area
7. • World milk production – 727mil MT (year 2011)
• India - the world’s largest milk producer,
• The countries with the highest milk surpluses
1.New Zealand 2. United States of America
3. Germany 4. France
5. Australia 6.Ireland
• New Zealand and Australia produce milk to
export
World milk production
8. • Importunes of Dairy industry in sri lanka
• Potential to increase milk production in Sri Lanka
• Constraint in(main problem) Dairy industry in sri
lanka
• The way to Develop dairy industry in sri lanka
• Current project going on to Develop Dairy industry
9. Potential to increase milk production in
Sri Lanka
1. Ability to use as nourishing food (provide sugar
– lactose, protein, fat, mineral and vitamin)
2. several milk products pasteurized milk, sterilized
milk, non fat milk, skimmed milk, molted milk,
curd, butter cheese
3. Animal population – high domestic animal
population
4. Increasing demand for liquid milk and milk
products
10. 5) Favorable Government policies to improve
milk production in SriLanka
• National Dairy Development Programme as
per the “Mahinda Chinthana” policy.
• Increased services (inseminated animals,
veterinary service, technical service, animal
feeds, and loan facilities
• Increased average farm gate price of milk up
to Rs.50/L
11. Main problems in cattle industry
• Reduction of cattle population. (Lack of
inseminated animals and number of killing is
increased).
• Lack of hybrid breeds
• Less success rates of artificial insemination
• Lack of good quality feeds
• Less efficiency in Milk collection and
distribution
12. How to over come?
• By creating competition among milk farmers
• Enhancing commercial milk production
• Improving infrastructure facilities
• Developing new approaches for marketing milk
and milk products
• crossbreeding of the local cattle population with
exotic blood,
• dissemination of information and the marketing
aspect.
