A Review on Current Scenario of Buffalo Population and Production in Rajasthan, India

The present assessment focuses on the buffalo industry in Rajasthan, with an emphasis on population and productivity. In India, the buffalo industry produces 1.85 million tons of carabeef (18.09%) and 108.45 million tons of milk (45.32%). Buffaloes make up 24.10% of the total livestock population in Rajasthan. As of 2019, there were 13.6 million buffalo in Rajasthan, which represents a 5.53% increase from the previous census in 2012. Rajasthan produced a total of 16.68 million tons of buffalo milk and 50.45 thousand tons of carabeef in 2022-2023, reinforcing India's global dominance in exports. The purpose of this review is to shed light on the current buffalo situation in Rajasthan and encourage entrepreneurship to establish more buffalo farms to improve the economic status of buffalo farmers in the region.