In the question given below there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from the following options.

Assertion (A)- India is the world's largest milk producer, with 22 percent of global production.

Reason (R)- Due to successful implementation of ‘Operation Flood’ India's milk production increased drastically.

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

Due to successful implementation of ‘Operation Flood’ in 1970's, India is the world's largest milk producer, with 22 percent of global production, followed by the United States of America, China, Pakistan and Brazil. Since the 1970s, most of the expansion in milk production has been in South Asia, which became the main driver of milk production growth in the developing world.