To make any economy grow, it is important that business opportunities should be there. It is also important for the people as well as government to explore the opportunities. If new business opportunities are available for people then they get new ways of earning. Talking about the dairy business of Rajasthan, it is dependent on cow milk. Cow Urine
But, now, the dairy farmers can earn more revenue due to a new business opportunity. This new opportunity came in the form of cow urine. Rajasthan dairy farmers can now sell cow urine along with cow milk and earn good revenue. Know more.
Read More: मुख्यमंत्री ने झालावाड़ को दी 94 करोड़ लागत के विकास कार्यों की बड़ी सौगात
Talking about the cow urine, the dairy farmers find this business more lucrative than cow milk. The urine of high breed cows is being sold at Rs 30/litre in the wholesale market while cow milk fetches farmers between Rs 22 and Rs 25 for litre. Traders further sell it to retailers at Rs 30 to Rs 50 per litre. This new business has emerged as a boon as farmer’s earnings are increased by 30 percent. However, dairy farmers pay a price for more revenues. In order to save urine from being spoiled, farmers have to stay awake at nights.
Benefits of Cow Urine
There are innumerable benefits. It can be used in multiple ways. It has great medicinal significance. Cow urine is advised in diabetes, kidney, eye and heart diseases. In organic farming, it can as an alternative to pesticides. It is also advised to keep home safe from negative energies. For religious rituals, like ‘yagna’ and ‘anchgavyam’ cow urine is known.
Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology in Udaipur buys 300-500 litres of cow urine every month for the organic farming. Hence, it is one of the largest buyers of cow urine. It spends approx. Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 per month on this.
Rajasthan cow refinery
Rajasthan state also owns a cow-urine refinery. The refinery was set up at Pathmera Gaushala at Jalore in May 2015. It was inaugurated by then state medical and health minister Rajendra Rathore. This cow-urine extract is being used for the formulation of various products. In fact, Rajasthan has around 8,58,960 cows in 2,562 state-run shelters.
