Kohima: Nagaland’s dairy industry is gradually emerging as a promising agricultural segment, but it remains underdeveloped due to structural and infrastructure limitations. Policymakers and experts have called for targeted interventions to transform the sector into a viable contributor to rural income and food security.
At a recent ICAR-led Kisan Mela on dairy development in Porba village, government advisors, scientists and dairy stakeholders outlined a roadmap focused on scientific management, cooperative strengthening and value chain development. The discussions underscored the need to move from subsistence-level production to a more organised, market-oriented dairy ecosystem.
Production Gap Signals Opportunity
Current milk production in Nagaland falls significantly short of demand. Broader animal husbandry data indicates that the state produces less than half of its requirement for meat, milk and eggs combined, highlighting a substantial supply deficit.
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This gap presents a clear opportunity: with the right support systems, dairy farming could expand rapidly and reduce dependence on imports from other states.
Key Challenges
The sector faces multiple constraints, including:
- Limited organised dairy infrastructure
- Weak cooperative networks
- Inadequate veterinary and extension services
- Poor cold-chain and market linkages
- Logistical hurdles due to hilly terrain
Nagaland’s unique geography and climate demand adaptive, region-specific dairy solutions rather than a copy-paste model from the plains.
Strategic Interventions Proposed
Experts at the roadmap session emphasised several priority areas:
- Breed improvement programmes suited to local conditions
- Scientific feed and nutrition management
- Adoption of climate-resilient livestock technologies
- Strengthening of veterinary and extension services
- Expansion of value-added dairy processing, including chilled milk, yoghurt and cheese
Value addition was particularly highlighted as a means to increase farmer profitability and stabilise incomes.
The Way Forward
Stakeholders agreed that transforming Nagaland’s dairy sector requires:
- Infrastructure investment (collection centres, chilling plants, processing units)
- Cooperative model expansion
- Farmer capacity building through continuous training
- Stronger research-extension-farmer linkages
With strategic planning and sustained policy backing, dairy could evolve into a reliable livelihood source for rural households and contribute meaningfully to the state’s livestock economy.
Right now, the sector is small. But with scientific input, infrastructure and organised marketing, it has the potential to grow into a self-sustaining dairy ecosystem tailored to Nagaland’s terrain and communities.
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