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Goat Farmers’ Coping Strategy for Sustainable Livelihood Security in Arid Rajasthan: An Empirical Analysis

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Title Goat Farmers’ Coping Strategy for Sustainable Livelihood Security in Arid Rajasthan: An Empirical Analysis
Goat Farmers’ Coping Strategy for Sustainable Livelihood Security in Arid Rajasthan: An Empirical Analysis
 
Creator ICAR_CRIDA
 
Subject Goat Farmers, Coping Strategy, Sustainable Livelihood, Security, Arid,
 
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Goat farmers’ coping strategy under water scarcity and changing resource situations in the arid Rajasthan
has been analyzed. Input-output model has been used to quantify the magnitude of linkages amongst
different components of the farming system. The study is based on the primary data collected from randomly
selected 60 goats-keeping households and 25 farm households without goats for the year 2004-2005 from
the Nagaur district in arid Rajasthan. Instead of opting for transhumance system, the farmers have been
found innovative in evolving a farming system that has allowed sustainable production of grains for family
as well as feed and fodder for maintaining their small ruminants. Three farming systems, (I) Rain-fed
goat-based farming system, (II) Partially irrigated goat-based farming system, and (III) Rain-fed cropbased
farming system, have been delineated. In response to the emerging resource and environmental
conditions, goat farmers have utilized the potential synergy of linkages among different components of
the farming system. However, the existing goat production needs to be fine-tuned with the modern goatrearing
practices. The innovative idea of farmers of keeping a part of their land fallow for grazing their
goats and sheep during the lean season needs to be used as an opportunity to encourage the farmers to
develop this fallow land as pasture with recommended legume and non-legume grasses. This model may
be replicated in similar other arid regions.
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Date 2020-02-25T09:37:06Z
2020-02-25T09:37:06Z
2009
 
Type Technical Report
 
Identifier Not Available
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/32983
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Shalander Kumar and Upadhyay, A.D.