Question.
Large-scale dairy farming is the result of the development of transportation and refrigeration.
(Class 12 geography, Fundamentals of Human Geography, Chapter-5. Primary Activities )
Answer.
Dairy farming is the most advanced and efficient type of rearing of milch animals. Dairy farming requires huge capital as it requires cattle sheds, fodder storage facilities, and machines for feeding and extracting milk.
Dairy farming on a large scale became possible only after the development of transportation and refrigeration because:
As we know that milk and milk products are perishable in nature and need to be consumed on time. Before the development of transportation and refrigeration, farmers suffered a lot due to large-scale dairy farming because there was not much demand in the production area and there was no facility to sell far away.
Pasteurization, refrigeration, and other preservation processes increase the shelf life of various dairy products. This increases the shelf life of the products and allows them to be consumed and transported far away.
The development of transport enables dairy products to reach remote areas quickly.
The development of transportation and refrigeration transports dairy products to other parts of the world and also increases shelf life.
For example, rural India is using dairy products originating from other parts of the world; This is the result of the development of transportation and refrigeration facilities.
There are three main sectors where dairy farming is done on a large scale. The largest is in northwestern Europe, the second is in Canada, and the third is in southeastern Australia and New Zealand
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