SUSTAINABLE FARMING FOR FOOD AND HEALTH

Milking can save camels

(…………in terms of Indian camel Population -TW)

By Maneka Sanjay Gandhi (Island)

I never thought the day would come when I would recommend the drinking of milk! But it has and I am recommending the drinking of camel milk. The Foods Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has, on December 2, 2016 , put camel milk on its list of animal products that can be marketed for human consumption. This decision has come as a result of sustained lobbying by Sahjeevan, the NGO that is working to save camels and pastora lbreeders.

However, since FSSAI is, after all, ruled by government bureaucracy,they cannot do anything without making major mistakes. So some worthy (read idiot) in the Food Standards Bureau has written that the standard for camel milk has to be 3.0% fat. This is unrealistic, as camels in India are open grazed and their milk…