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Livestock for livelihood: The changing scenario in the 1999-Super cyclone affected Ersama block of Odisha

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Title Livestock for livelihood: The changing scenario in the 1999-Super cyclone affected Ersama block of Odisha
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Creator Mohanty, B., Banafar, K.N.S., Dash, H.K. and Gauraha A.K
 
Subject livelihood, livestock, revival, super-cyclone, vulnerability, women
 
Description Not Available
The study was undertaken in Ersama block of the
Jagatsinghpur district of Odisha based on a sample of 163
households randomly selected from four villages- Ambiki,
Baghdi, Padmapur and Ramtara with location of the
villages being from farthest to closest to sea. The super
cyclone of 1999 severely impacted the lives and livelihood
of the people of coastal villages of Ambiki, Baghadi,
Padampur and Ramtara. Being nearest to the sea, and due
to many geographical disadvantages Ramtara village was
worst hit. Livestock resources that were the major source
of livelihood for many households in the area got severely
depleted resulting in vulnerability and livelihood insecurity
of the households. Before super cyclone about threefourths
of the households had dairy animals as an
important source of livelihood. But in April 2017, little
more than half of the households owned dairy animals and
moreover, the average herd size was small resulting in
low income. Similar is the case for poultry owners. But
the silver lining is that even after a complete wipe out in
1999 super cyclone, there has been some revival of
livestock sector in the area as evidenced by the fact that
today 6-10 per cent of total household income comes from
the sector. This could be attributed to support of
government and non-government organizations that
worked for years in the area. Therefore a special livestock
development programme encompassing scientific dairy
development and poultry development should be launched
in potential pockets targeting the poor and women who are
still struggling to wrest a living so as to create additional
livelihood opportunities and improve the productivity of
the sector
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Date 2018-11-20T07:04:36Z
2018-11-20T07:04:36Z
2017
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Mohanty, B., Banafar, K.N.S., Dash, H.K. and Gauraha A.K. 2017. Livestock for livelihood: The changing scenario in the 1999-Super cyclone affected Ersama block of Odisha. Trends in Biosciences, 10 (30): 2017.
0976-2485
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/12293
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Dheerpura Society for Advancement of Science and Rural Development