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Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor in the less favoured environments

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Title Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor in the less favoured environments
Role of goats in livelihood security of rural poor in the less favoured environments
 
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Subject livelihood,goat-keeper‘s family
 
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The present study assesses contribution of goats to the livelihood of rural poor in the
semi-arid regions of India. It is based on primary data collected from semiarid zones of Uttar
Pradesh and Rajasthan during the year 2001-2002. The goat rearing was a major source of
livelihood mainly for landless, marginal and small farmers, and rural woman, but in Rajasthan
the large farmers had also widely adopted it. The flock size in different categories varied from
2.43 to 36 breedable goats in Uttar Pradesh and 3.47 to 45.59 breedable goats in Rajasthan. The
resource flows showed that the goat production component had strong linkages with other
components of the farming system and was largely dependent on the common grazing resources.
Resource use structure including housing, feeding systems, flock management and labour
utilization pattern were also examined. A regression was tried to ascertain the determinants of
flock-size. The existence of scale economies was also assessed through cost analysis and
regression function. The access and control profile reflected the gender participation in goat
rearing and its significance for women empowerment. On an average goat-keeper‘s family
earned a net annual income of Rs. 1216 to Rs. 1819 per goat in different categories and goats
contributed up to 85 percent of the total income of the family. The Losses due to diseases,
scarcity of fodder and poor realization of price of produce were found to be the major constraints
in goat rearing. Degradation in the quality of breeding animals and poor access to improved
technologies and critical inputs were other major constraints. Low adoption of improved
technologies was constraining the productivity of goats. Finally the paper draws implications for
development of goat farming.
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Date 2020-02-26T05:21:37Z
2020-02-26T05:21:37Z
2010
 
Type Technical Report
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33293
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Rama Rao C.A