Rural India will create 1.2 cr. jobs in the dairy sector’

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Rural India will create 1.2 crore new jobs in dairy-related activities in 10 years and these jobs would mean livelihood and food security for a large segment of the population in the country, said Amul MD.
The sector has the potential to generate a large number of new jobs, entrepreneurial opportunities, and sustainable incomes for families and therefore ensure food security.
The country’s dairy sector would do well for the next 50 years, especially when many neighbouring countries were facing milk shortages.
Software firm SAP and Amul announced a joint community outreach, focused on knowledge transfer and technology capacity building that would transform the lives of 1.5 million people in Gujarat.
More than one lakh children, adolescents and women will be helped with digital literacy and skilling through computer labs in schools.

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