Review on the role of animal husbandry in rural development
Role of animal husbandry in rural development
Keywords:
Employment, Income, Livelihood, Livestock production, Rural development, Rural poorAbstract
Livestock production plays a major role in the life of farmers in developing countries. It provides food, income, employment, and many other contributions to rural development. In India, more than two-thirds of the population lived in rural areas and engaged in farming. Day by day, the size of farms is decreasing so the rural people start diverting toward the livestock sector as the primary source of income for families. India’s livestock population is characterized by a vast population comprising of world 14.6 percent cattle, 57.6 buffalo, 16.7 goats, and 6.8 sheep. Those species are disease resistant and highly adapted to the local climate. The vast population of livestock in India not only provides milk and meat as food but also employs rural youth. In rural areas animals are mostly reared along with farming o that they consume crop residues and serve as an additional source of income for the rural poor. Animals also enhance the productivity of farms in two ways first by direct working in the field as draught animals and secondly by providing manure to increase the fertility of the land. Animals help in rural development in several ways as a source of nutritious food for children and pregnant women by providing milk and meat, a source of power in the form of draught animals, provide a medium for transportation, a source of income for a livelihood, and also serve as a bank for rural poor.
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