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NAINCY SINGH
ROLL-59
RM-2
Introduction
Indias livestock sector is one of the largest in the world.
Sl.N Species Population % share in worlds
o. livestock
More than 73% rural folk keep animals, which hold secutity and
income from livestock accounts for 30-40% of tatal farm income.
Budget spending on livestock
sector
Livestock sector did not receive the policy and financial
attention it deserved.
The sector received only about 12% of the total public
expenditure on agriculture and allied sectors
It is disproportionately lesser than its contribution to
agricultural GDP.
The sector too has been neglected by the financial institutions.
The share of livestock in the total agricultural credit has hardly
ever exceeded 4% in the total (short-term, medium-term and
long-term).
Milk and its products and marketing
Milk is an important source of nutrition as well as earning from livestock
for rural people. There are two main ways of selling or marketing milk -
through co-operatives and informal way. Operation flood has had
significant impact on the Dairy Cooperative Network. As on March 2007 it:
has around 12.96 million farmer-members of which 3.4 million are women
The other method of marketing or selling milk is the informal way. A large
number of villages around cities, town, and semi urban areas use
this method for marketing milk. The inherent problem with this method is
that the farmers do not get proper price of their product
AUGMENTATION OF MILK
PRODUCTION IN INDIA
Goat milk
4%
yield
The growth in milk production decelerated from 4.4% during
1990s to 3.9% during 2000s.
There are two types of markets for goats: rural haats close to
villages and large markets close to city area.
The animals also serve as moving banks and assets which provide
economic security to the owners.
Employment
A large number of people in India being less
literate and unskilled depend upon agriculture for
their livelihoods.
The families especially the landless which own animals are better placed
than those who do not.
Animals are used for various socio religious functions. Cows for house
warming ceremonies; rams, bucks and chicken for sacrifice during festive
seasons; Bulls and Cows are worshipped during various religious
functions. Many owners develop attachment to their animals.
Draft
The bullocks are the back bone of Indian
agriculture. The farmers especially the marginal
and small depend upon bullocks for ploughing,
carting and transport of both inputs and outputs.
Dung
In rural areas dung is used for several purposes
which include fuel (dung cakes), fertilizer (farm yard
manure), and plastering material (poor mans
cement).
Livestock
Census
First livestock census was conducted in the year 1919
So far, 19 such censuses have been conducted
Last livestock census: 19th Livestock Census (2012)
Forthcoming: 20th livestock census (2017)
Funding agency: 100% funding from Department of Animal
Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHD&F), Ministry of
Agriculture, GOI
Census conducting agency: State Department of Animal
Husbandry