Download or read book Role of Livestock Sector in Sustainable Livelihood Security in Bihar written by Abhay Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Livestock Revolution is expected to make a significant contribution towards livelihood security and reducing rural poverty. The rural poor have little access to land and thus there are limited opportunities for them in crop production. On the other hand, livestock wealth is more equitably distributed compared to land, and the expanding demand for animal food products generates significant opportunities for the poor in overcoming poverty through diversifying and intensifying livestock production. Keeping in view the above fact, a survey was conducted in 2006-07 to assess the livestock scenario in Bihar with the help of Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Dairy Technology, Patna to assess the livestock scenario in Bihar. Altogether 9 districts namely, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, Purnia, Katihar, Banka, Jamui, Gaya, Aurangabad and Patna representing all the agro-climatic zones of Bihar. Survey revealed that the dairy contributed, on an average, about 22.39 percent to total household income in sample villages which was next only to crop production. It was found that livestock besides providing income to landless and marginal farmers also contributes significantly to their income in term of imputed wage of family labour. Findings also indicate that per capita availability of animal protein in the state is about 58 % in case of milk, 54 % in meat and one-fourth in eggs when compared to their respective availability at national level. Survey revealed that private practitioners played a major role in maintenance of general health and management of livestock. Public Animal Health Centres were the second most utilized source for health care services, particularly on medium and large farm households. Dairy sector generated annual per household employment of 831 hrs and goatry provided annual employment of 736 hrs for family members.

Download or read book Livestock crop Production Systems and Livelihood Development written by R.K. Mishra and published by Atlantic Publishers & Dist. This book was released on 2007 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: India S Livestock Sector Has Been Growing At An Impressive Rate Of About 5 To 6 Per Cent A Year. Livestock Sector Plays A Significant Role In Supplementing Family Income And Generating Gainful Employment In The Rural Sector, Particularly Among The Landless, Marginal And Small Farmers And Women, Besides Providing Cheap Nutritional Food To Millions Of People.Livestock Has Been An Integral Part Of The Farming Systems In India, Particularly In Orissa, Since Time Immemorial. It Is Pursued As A Subsistence Occupation To Agriculture Mainly To Provide Food For Human Consumption, Draught Power And Obtain Dung Manure For Crop Production. Livestock Rearing Is Closely Integrated With Crop Raising Activities. There Is A Need To Enhance The Productivity Of Livestock Sector And Crops Through Appropriate Technological Interventions To Ensure Transformation Of Livestock Sector Towards Commercialization.In This Pioneering Study An Attempt Has Been Made To Explore The Issues In Sustainable Development Of Livestock-Crop Production Systems With A View To Ensure Food And Livelihood Security. Sincere Efforts Have Been Made To Ascertain The Potential Of Livestock Sector For Increasing Income And Employment Through Adoption Of Improved Technology In Various Livestock-Crop Production Systems In The State Of Orissa Vis-À-Vis India. A Detailed Picture Of Farming Households, Livestock-Crop Raising Activities, Major Livestock-Crop Production Systems, Cost And Returns, Input-Output Relationship In Livestock And Crops, And Income And Employment Generation From Both The Activities Have Been Given. The Constraints In Livestock And Crop Production Activities Have Been Outlined. The Book Addresses The Problems Of Livestock-Crop Production Systems With Emphasis On Community Livelihood Development. Certain Policy Measures Have Been Suggested For Accomplishing Higher Level Of Growth. This Book Will Be Useful To Postgraduate Students Of Economics/Agricultural Economics, Research Scholars, Livestock Economists And Other Professionals Working In The Livestock And Crop Production Systems. The Book Will Provide Insight To Planners And Policy Makers In Designing Appropriate Policy Framework For Development Of Livestock And Crop Sectors.

Download or read book Sustainable Livestock Management for Poverty Alleviation and Food Security written by Katrien van t? Hooft and published by CABI. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Good animal husbandry practices and animal health are vital for people living in poorer countries. This practical learning manual is a realistic guide for those who are responsible for training farmers in poor countries, taking into account traditional farming systems, existing inputs and resources, sustainable farming initiatives and advising on the right approaches to training. The overall aims are to improve the condition and health of livestock in poor countries and the lives of the people in these countries. This title is suitable for researchers and students in animal production, food se.

Download or read book Livestock Research and Development Priorities for Bihar and Odisha written by R. K. Singh and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bihar and Odisha livestock sector is constrained due to unavailability of adequate and quality feed, required health services and breeding facility. Farmers are unaware of improved management practices of livestock production. Number of crossbred cows increased but sterility increased in these cows due to poor nutrition and unhygienic breeding. There is need to improve veterinary health facility infrastructure and breeding facility at the door step of farmers. Buffalo is becoming more important dairy animals in several part of Bihar and Odisha but breeding facility is yet to improve for buffaloes. This report provides regional and species priorities for livestock research and development in Bihar and Odisha taking into consideration the developmental goals of increasing efficiency, improving equity and enhancing sustainability of the production systems. We have considered 'value of production of a species' as proxy for efficiency; 'number of poor' as indicator of equity; and 'land available for livestock production' as proxy for sustainability. Assigning equal weights to the developmental goals/objectives, and therefore to these extensity parameters and to their associated intensity parameters we have developed regional and species priorities. Further, by identifying important constraints to livestock production, the report also develops agenda for evolving species-specific strategies and programs as to maintain the livestock sector on the growth trajectory which it witnessed in the recent past. Livestock production in Bihar is constrained by a number of factors related to breeding, health, nutrition and management of the animals. Altogether the sector suffers a loss of Rs 46300 million which is almost equivalent to one-third of the total value of its output. Of these, problems related to animal health account for over one-third, followed by those related to breeding and reproduction (31%) and feed and nutrition (28%). Amongst various identified constraints, lack of availability of progeny-tested bulls, mineral deficiency, lack of availability of green fodder, foot and mouth disease and infertility rank higher in order of their economic severity, though their severity may vary across species, livestock productivity in Odisha is low. A number factors related to breeding, health, nutrition and management of the animals cause a loss in output worth Rs 71670 million which is higher than the total value of output of livestock sector in the state. Feed and fodder scarcity is identified as the most important constraint, contributing 46% of the total losses. Breeding and management related constraints account for 23% each in the total losses. Amongst various identified constraints, scarcity of feed and fodder, lack of clean water, mineral deficiency, lack of availability of progeny-tested bulls and infertility rank higher in order of their economic importance though their relative importance varies across species.

Download or read book Biotechnological Interventions Augmenting Livestock Health and Production written by Chandra Sekhar Mukhopadhyay and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comprehensively discusses the applications of molecular genetics, functional and structural genomics, and proteomics vis-a-vis bioinformatics, artificial intelligence, and robotics in livestock healthfulness and productivity. It reviews the biotechnological approaches in veterinary sciences for increasing productivity and resistance to disease. The book emphasizes the approaches based on artificial intelligence to analyze the data collected on animals, pathogens, and their environment. It underscores artificial intelligence applications in disease diagnosis, epidemiological studies, and detecting biological phenomena, including heat-detection, pregnancy, docility, and infections. Further, the book examines the genomics and proteomics approaches for understanding the gut microbiota and the role of pathogen-host interactions in animal health and disease. Lastly, it explores both pathogenic and non-pathogenic microbial transfer between humans, animals, and the environment across one health spectrum. ​

Download or read book Contribution of Livestock Production Systems Towards the Sustainable Livelihood of the Tribes of Jharkhand written by Mukesh Kumar and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Bihar Agriculture written by P. C. Bansil and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Contribution of Livestock to Rural Livelihoods and Sustainable Development in the Desert State of Rajasthan India written by Arika Nagata and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Dynamics of Livestock Sector in Bihar written by Krishna M. Singh and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bihar state spread over 9.36 million hectares land. It covers 2.8 percent landmass, supports about 8 percent of human population and 5.4 percent of livestock of India. The importance of livestock sector in state's economy can be understood by the fact that it contributed more than 45 percent to state agricultural GDP which is much higher than the contribution of this sector at national level (Gross National Agriculture Production) which stands at 27 percent. In Bihar, breed replacement rate has been slow mainly due to collapse of Public Artificial Insemination Centres. A private organization namely Patna Animal Development Limited came into existence in mid-eighties but operating mainly around Patna in the field of A.I and animal health. COMPFED is also providing AI and animal health services to members of Dairy Co-operative societies. BAIF and J.K. Trust are also operating in Bihar but in limited area. Despite Public and private efforts in A.I. and animal health, about 50 percent of breedable bovine could come under AI system and remaining 50 percent bovine is still served by natural breeding. Hence, there is a need to revive public AI centres and promote private organization to establish A.I. and animal health centres in Bihar. Quacks still dominate in field of animal health in Bihar and some of them are providing emergency services to dairy farmers.

Download or read book Livestock Development Strategies for Low Income Countries written by R. T. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part one: Background papers - Keynote paper: the contribution of livestock to food security and sustainable development; Development support an livestock services; Impact of human activities and livestock on the African environment an attempt to partition the pressure; Part two: Issues, constraints and opportunities for livestock development; Macroeconomic, international trade and sectoral policies in livestock development an analysis with particular reference to low income countries; Research and technology tansfer for livestock development; Part three;Options for increasing livestock contribution from the major production systems; Redesigning for risk, tracking and buffering environmental variability in Africa rangelands; Mixed farming systems in subSaharanAfrica; Livestock, feeds and mixed farming systems in West Asia and North Africa; Constraints, and opportunities for livestock development in mixed farming systems in tropical; Mixed farming and intensification of animal production systems in Asia; Part Four: Working grooooooooooooup sessions.

Download or read book Livestock Production Systems for Sustainable Food Security and Livelihoods in Mountain Areas written by Vir Singh and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Livestock to 2020 written by Christopher L. Delgado and published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst. This book was released on 1999 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The livestock revolution; Recent transformation of livestock food demand; Accompanying transformation of livestock supply; Projections of future demand and supply to 2020; Implications of the livestock revolution for world trade and food prices; Nutrition, food security, and poverty alleviation; Environmental sustainability; Public health; Technology needs and prospects; Taking stock and moving forward.

Download or read book Agriculture Food and Nutrition Security written by Rukhsana and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an interdisciplinary collection of studies that cover the trends and issues related to agricultural productivity and availability, food and nutrition security, and sustainability in India. The book discusses a broad range of vital issues concerning the production and consumption of food during the era of climate change, and has been prepared to generate awareness of these issues in a large agricultural economy to shed light on new perspectives and solutions to achieve sustainable food production and security in India. The book is organized into three major sections: Climate and Agricultural Productivity for Availability, Changes and Trends in Cropping Patterns and Food Security, and Food and Nutrition Security for Sustainable Development. The book will be of interest to students, researchers, policymakers, and other inquisitive readers interested in different aspects of agriculture, food and nutrition security, and sustainable development.

Download or read book Livestock and Women s Livelihoods A Review of the Recent Evidence written by and published by ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD). This book was released on with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Natural Resources Management and Livelihood Security written by Mrityunjay M. Jha and published by Concept Publishing Company. This book was released on 2004 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Edited Volume Deals With Earth-Its Conservation, Management Of Natural Resources, Agriculture, Livestock And Water Resources Development. It Is Divided Into Five Parts-Natural Resources-Sustaible Livestock Development-Sustainable Agriculture-Policies-Foundation Day Lectures. Advocates Strategies Needed To Save Mankind And Our Planet In The New Millennium.

Download or read book SMART Technologies for Natural Resource Conservation and Sustainable Development written by Nilanjan Sengupta and published by Allied Publishers. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a conference proceeding on adoption and application of sustainable, Manageable, Appropriate, Rational and Transferable (SMART) Technologies in all sectors of development.

Download or read book Women Livestock Ownership and Markets written by Jemimah Njuki and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides empirical evidence from Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique and from different production systems of the importance of livestock as an asset to women and their participation in livestock and livestock product markets. It explores the issues of intra-household income management and economic benefits of livestock markets to women, focusing on how types of markets, the types of products and women’s participation in markets influence their access to livestock income. The book further analyses the role of livestock ownership, especially women’s ownership of livestock, in influencing household food security though increasing household dietary diversity and food adequacy. Additional issues addressed include access to resources, information and financial services to enable women more effectively to participate in livestock production and marketing, and some of the factors that influence this access. Practical strategies for increasing women’s market participation and access to information and services are discussed. The book ends with recommendations on how to mainstream gender in livestock research and development if livestock are to serve as a pathway out of poverty for the poor and especially for women.