India has millions of dairy farmers


Catching the sun: Indian farmer Ram Singh Patel and his wife Kantee Devi taking their cattle out in the open in Fatehpur district south of Lucknow, India, in this file photo. — AP

BENGALURU: Abinaya Tamilarasu said her four cows are part of the family. She has a degree in commerce from a local college, but prefers being home milking cows and tending to her family’s land.“

Our family cannot let farming go, it’s a way of life for us,” said the 28-year-old who lives on her family farm in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state. Even when she could be making more money elsewhere, she said she’s “still happy we have our cows”.

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