India is the world’s largest producer and consumer of milk. Starting a dairy product business is very lucrative industry. Dairy farm business idea  can be very rewarding. Doctor Varghese Kurian Known as the father of the White Revolution of India. his billion-liter idea was the largest Dairy development program. This dairy industry is surprisingly very versatile. This products can be used from food to beauty products.

Running a shop that sells dairy products is very easy than owning a dairy farm because it takes a lot more time, energy and manpower. When you operate dairy products then you will have to become a distributor, career, and manufacturer at a time.

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Basics of a dairy farm business. idea.

1. If you are a newbie in this business, then you will have to reach out to an expert to get some insights.
   Get some ideas from local farmers and visit frequently to a nearby farm.
2. Ask farmers about problems faced in different weather seasons to handle cattle and cows.
3. Ask them which kind of ration on the food they eat regular basis to maximize the capacity of milk.
4. If you are feeding cows on your own then it takes more time and money to develop your business.
   You can also buy milk from other local farmers in bulk and manufacture your products.

List of profitable dairy farm business ideas in dairy industry.

1. Milk and milk product: production of butter, chocolate, ghi, ice cream, curd, lassi, flavored milk, fluid milk, u h t milk, milk powder, skimmed milk, nondairy cream
2. and also  condensed milk, buttermilk, cottage cheese, yogurt, and casein. The dairy product market is growing rapidly as compared to the global market. The demand for milk is growing twice as fast as the production of milk.
3. Cow and buffalo milk UHT plant: milk is the best to achieve good health because of its good source of vitamins and enzymes.
4. Cocoa beans are the primary product to make chocolate. here are steps to make chocolate like cleaning, roasting, shell removal, nibs, cocoa separate from cocoa butter. Milk chocolate is made by adding milk, sugar, cocoa butter.
5. Milk powder: milk powder has for longer life than liquid milk, so in this kind of manufacturing business. it is made by dehydrating liquid milk through several drying processes. Powder milk does not need to be refrigerated. 87% of water contain in whole milk and in skim milk, about 91% of water is contained.
6. Separation standardization preheating evaporation spray drying and packaging and storage are the steps to produce milk powder.

Milk processing dairy farm business idea.

1. Bottled milk: we say health is wealth. every human being we need good health and milk can be fulfilled you this wish bottle milk is farm fresh milk people generally wants fully creamed milk for fatty milk so any dairy farm us can provide this bottled milk you can set up other packaging systems for raw milk.
2. Butter: in dairy industry butter is a well-known product nowadays. you will find no cholesterol butter in the market. start this with low capital investment butter means it is a fatty product derived from milk.
3. Cheese and paneer: there are 6 main IMP steps in cheese manufacturing like acidification separating curds, salting shaping and ripening.
4. Paneer manufacturing involves the coagulation of milk proteins to make the curd.
   Paneer is prepared by adding acids like vinegar citric lemon juice yogurt to hot milk.
   we can make 120 to 180-gram paneer from one liter of milk that’s why we need 7-liter milk to make 1 kg paneer.
5. paneer is a rich source of fat it contains about 20% fat. usually, all hotels and restaurants need high-quality paneer, if you contact them then you can get orders for fresh paneer business.
6. Cheesecake: this business wants some space and equipment. you can start this business from home also. cheesecake is a dessert item it contains eggs, sugar, and fresh cheese.
7. Condensed milk:condensed milk means no water content in milk. Pasteurized milk is the major raw material for it. it can be used in householding to prepare different types of sweets. this type of sweetened milk has good demand in India.

1. Cream: there are four types of cream like half and half, light cream, light whipping cream and heavy cream. Cream is generally derived from a higher butterfat layer of the top of milk.
2. Flavored milk: flavored milk business product is also very successful in the market. if it is a small quantity of sugar level. it is very rich in vitamins and minerals. chocolate, Kesar, strawberry, banana are the best flavors in demand.
3. Ghi: ghee and vanaspati are popular products in India that have a very huge demand and supply also, you can start this business from home.
4. Ice cream: in this ice cream manufacturing business you will have to invest some money in machinery and raw material this is a very demandable business.
5. Lassi: Lassi is the most favorite dairy product in India. Amul is the Pioneer in the packaging lassi industry. you can start this with small capital investment.
6. Pasteurized packaged milk: if you want to supply packaged milk from your daily then you will have to ensure that consistent supply of RAW milk. this business needs more investment and hard work to develop. you will have to create a chain of distributor and supplier through your region.
7. Rasgulla: Rasgulla is a popular sweet in the Indian market, it has the export potential also. you can sell fresh Rasgulla in your own local market.
8. Skim milk: milk which contains no skim milk, for calorie consumption people prefer skim milk. this skim milk manufacturing business has also a potential growth.
9. UHT milk: generally UHT milk package in sterile containers. it is ultra-high temperature. If its container not open then milk has a 6 to 9-month life.
10. Yogurt or curd: flavored and drinkable yogurt are the most lovable products among people and it also provides the best health to human beings. There is rapid popularity of value-added products in the market so choose any product and marketing strategy to grow your business to the next level.