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Should milk production be streamlined
26th Feb 1999 Srinath Srinivasa @usa.net
Hello IINN-ites, Recently we had an idea by Mr Sudarshan Fomra on the IfI database (http://www.indiapolicy.org/ifi) that milk production should be considered as agriculture produce and its production streamlined. But a responder feels that streamlining an essentially animal-centric occupation like milk production would result in savage treatment of the cows. It actually opens up many agricultural areas involving animals, which are streamlined in many countries, and reaping higher yields. Are they justifiable? What are your views? Should agrarian activities involving animals should be considered as industry and rated by profits and turnover and streamlined? Incidentally another responder feels that the process of milk production *after* the cows are milked can and should be streamlined; and leave the current status quo on treatment of cows as it is. But can there be a measure of reliance on this streamlined industry which relies on an essentially unstreamlined input? What are your views about them and other agricultural practices? If you have any more ideas, I would be glad to archive them for you in the database for further comments by readers. Best Wishes Srinath PS: Just in case you are wondering whether I am lobbying for the IfI database, this post is with consent from Ms Vani Murarka, to solicit and archive sound ideas for common good; based on the fact that IINN and IfI missions have a lot of overlap! :) -- Send in your ideas to address challenges of Indian life: http://www.indiapolicy.org/ifi
