Unit 1 Role of livestock in national economy.pptx

Role of livestock in national economy and population dynamics.

Provide livelihood to 2-3rd of rural community.
Also provides employment to 8.8% of the population in India.
20.5 million people depend upon livestock for their livelihood.
Livestock contribute to 16% to the income of small farm households.
Contributes to 4.11% of GDP and 25.6% of total agriculture GDP.

1. ROLE OF LIVESTOCK IN NATIONAL ECONOMY AND POPULATION DYNAMICS Dr. P. Ravikanth Reddy MVSc , PhD Guest Faculty KBR College of Agriculture and Horticulture Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University Dr. YSR Horticulture University

2. Small and Marginal farmers, who relies entirely on agriculture are more prone for suicides in India. Livestock Farmers have been less tended for suicide, probably because of the security provided by livestock in the form livestock products or animal itself.

3. Provide livelihood to 2-3 rd of rural community. Also provides employment to 8.8% of the population in india . 20.5 million people depend upon livestock for their livelihood. Livestock contribute to 16% to the income of small farm households. Contributes to 4.11% of GDP and 25.6% of total agriculture GDP .

4. India is Worlds highest livestock owner (512.05 million). First in buffalo population (105.3 million) Second in cattle and goats population (140.5 million goats) Second largest poultry market in the world. Third in sheep population (72 million). Fifth in ducks and chicken population. Tenth in camel population. (As per 19 th livestock census)

5. Padmashri B.V. Rao & Uttara Devi Father of Poultry Farming in India Founder chairman of National Egg Cooperation Committee (NECC)

6. Pony and Horse Mule

7. Mithun ICAR-National Research Centre (NRC) on Mithun is located at Medziphema , Dimapur, Nagaland .

8. ICAR-National Research Centre (NRC) on Yak is located at Dirang , West Kameng District of Arunachal Pradesh .

9. Milk, meat and eggs for human consumption. First place in milk production (165.4 million tones as per 2016-17 record). 88.14 billions of egg/year. 8.89 million tonnes of meat/year. Output – Rs . 8,11,847 crores in 2015-16 year. Livestock provides Food

10. Wool, hair, hides, and pelts. Leather has high export potential. 43.5 million kg wool per annum. Fibre and Skins

11. Bullocks – for fuel saving. Camels, horses, donkeys, ponies, mules – for transport. Draft

12. Good farm yard manure. Fuel – biogas, dung cakes. Dung and other animal waste

13. Biological control of bushes, plants, and weeds. Grazing and browsing. Weed control

14. Good assets. Especially in emergency cases. Storage

15. Cock fights, Bull fights, Ram fights, Equine polo. For sports and recreation purposes

16. Dairy Based Integrated Farming System – An Option to Abate Farmers Suicides ??? Dairy-based integrated farming system, a traditional practice of rural India, integrates natural resources into dairy farming activities to achieve maximum replacement of off-farm inputs. Simply, the farming system combines crop production with livestock rearing .

17. CROPS Fossil Reserves Sun, Soil, Rain Wastelands, Biomass HUMANS ANIMALS Labour Labour Crop Residues Brans, Cakes Fodder Draught Solid excreta Urine Food and Revenue Food and Revenue Fig.1. Different resource flows in dairy-based integrated farming systems

18. Case Study - Dairy based integrated sugarcane farming systems in Andhra Pradesh state LAND SUGAR CANE Tops Bagasse Molasses Intercrop Catch crop Rotational crop Lucerne Maize, Sorghum Sesbania , Leucaena , Acacia Nitrogen Animal Feed Dairy Animal Dung Manure Biogas plant Industry

19. Food Fibre and Skins Draft Dung and other animal waste materials Storage Weed control Cultural Sports/recreation Companion animals Role of livestock in farmers economy