Local milk production
Saturday, 10 November 2007
A government in the early part of the last decade could substantially increase local milk production that led to the import of powdered milk falling to about one fourth of its previous level. It was astounding that a poor country like Bangladesh with facility to much increase milk production because of possessing largely agrarian features, was importing powdered milk involving a substantial amount of precious foreign exchange. The amount was substantially reduced from the policies of that government. Unfortunately, the policy was not pursued well by the government that followed and, as an outcome, the local milk production that was going up, started declining.
However, the immediate past elected government did not also seem to be so keen to go on increasing production of milk and milk products . Thus, the import of these products is rising again. In this context, all governments of the country should, from now on, try to increase milk production, market the same successfully, create refrigeration and other preservation facilities, plus stimulate production of milk-based products such as ghee, butter, cheese and cud.
Not only the import of powdered milk and milk foods presently constitute a drain on the foreign currency reserve, the same is also hazardous considerably for public health. In their lust for profits, importers of powdered milk and milk foods have been importing even substandard such products suspected for many health hazards. With local production rising, consumers are likely to experience benefits from the consumption of fresh milk.
Akbar Ali
Mirpur, Dhaka
However, the immediate past elected government did not also seem to be so keen to go on increasing production of milk and milk products . Thus, the import of these products is rising again. In this context, all governments of the country should, from now on, try to increase milk production, market the same successfully, create refrigeration and other preservation facilities, plus stimulate production of milk-based products such as ghee, butter, cheese and cud.
Not only the import of powdered milk and milk foods presently constitute a drain on the foreign currency reserve, the same is also hazardous considerably for public health. In their lust for profits, importers of powdered milk and milk foods have been importing even substandard such products suspected for many health hazards. With local production rising, consumers are likely to experience benefits from the consumption of fresh milk.
Akbar Ali
Mirpur, Dhaka