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Rural Development

Question
CBSEENEC11009261

Write short note on ''Animal husbandary''.

Solution

In India, the farming community uses the mixed crop-livestock as is shown in figure below:

Livestock production provides increased stability in income, food security, transport, fuel and nutrition for the family without disrupting other food producing activities. Today, livestock sector alone provides alternate livelihood options to over 70 million small and marginal farmers including landless laboure. A significant number of women also find employment in the livestock sector among different categories of livestock as is shown in the chart above, Indian Dairy Sector has performed well over the last three decades. Milk production in the country has increased by more than four times during 1960-2002.