Kavre supplies 70 percent of its total milk production to other districts

Kavre . Kavre district, which has attained self-sufficieny in milk, supplies 70 percent of the total milk produced in the district to the federal capital Kathmandu and some other districts. Data shows that approximately 149 million 280 thousand liters of milk is produced annually in the district, the District Livestock Service Office said.

There are 43 thousand 107 milch cows and 59 thousand 320 milch buffaloes in the district at present. According to the Office, among the total dairy buffaloes in the district, there are 34,340 local breed and 24,980 improved breed buffaloes. Office chief Dr Srija Wagle said official statistics are being collected regarding the amount of money coming into the district from milk sales recently.

According to the Office’s statistics, the highest milk production has been occurring in the municipalities of Panauti, Banepa, Mandandeupur and Panchkhal in the district. Kavrepalanchwok has a history of selling milk since the year 2009 BS, and it was declared as ‘Self-sufficient District in Milk’ in 2073 BS. According to the District Dairy Producers Cooperative Association, around 70 percent of the total milk produced in the district is being supplied to other districts.

“Of the total milk produced in the district, 30 percent is consumed in the district while the rest is supplied to other districts including Kathmandu,” said Narayan Prasad Badal, the president of the Association.

He said 70 dairy cooperatives have been regularly collecting milk from various areas of the district and more than 100 on a personal basis. Badal added that about 500 thousand liters of milk is produced daily in Kavre, and 300 thousand liters of it is sent to the market for sale.