Gandhinagar, Sept. 18 -- Women play a pivotal role in Gujarat's animal husbandry sector through dairy cooperatives and self-help groups. Of the state's 16,000-plus milk producers' cooperative societies, around 4,150 are managed by women. Out of more than 36 lakh members across Gujarat, over 11 lakh are women, the Gujarat Chief Minister's office said in a press release

Their contribution is particularly noteworthy in large dairies such as Banas Dairy, which collects nearly 90 lakh litres of milk daily, where women in animal husbandry play a remarkable role. In Banas Dairy, many women members have enhanced their economic stability by supplying milk worth over Rs 50 lakh annually, the statement added.

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