New Delhi: India is targeting foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) free status in at least nine states over the next two years, a step the government hopes will finally open the door to Europe's dairy market that has remained largely out of reach for the world's biggest milk producer.
Speaking at the 98th foundation day of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) on Thursday, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh said sustained indigenous vaccination has already sharply reduced FMD outbreaks - from 105 in 2021 to just 40 last year.
