date:Mar 06, 2014
The industry is being directed to build larger, vertically integrated farms that house on average herds of 100 cows or more. According to the Dutch bank, these bigger farms boast on average 1.35 times (and up to 1.7 times) the productivity of smaller ones and ensure better quality produce.
Milk production in China is struggling to grow as a result of small-scale farmers exiting the industry and large-scale farms still under development, said Chen Wei, director of Food and Agribusiness Research