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Livestock Systems and Their Performance in Poor Endowment Regions of India
No full textThe study pertaining to the semi-arid tropic region of the country, which has maximum concentration of livestock, has identified livestock systems, investigated their performance, and determined their carrying capacity. Seven major livestock systems have been identified using cluster analysis: cattle, buffalo, cattle-buffalo-goat, cattle-goat, cattle-sheep, sheep-goat-cattle and the mixed. The cattle-livestock system has been found to be the most dominating system while sheep-goat-cattle system has been the least important system. Milk productivity and adoption of crossbred technology have been found highest in the buffalo-based livestock systems (buffalo, cattle-buffalo-goat, mixed), which are the systems prevalent in the agriculturally developed and socio-economically rich areas. Vast differences have been observed in the existing averages and exploitable potential in the milk productivity and adoption of the crossbred technology in cattle-based livestock systems (cattle, cattle-goat, cattle-sheep, sheep-goat-cattle). The research and development efforts need to be concentrated on these livestock systems in increasing the dry matter (DM) availability for which agricultural development is inevitable, and to develop a suitable crossbred technology thriving best in the marginal areas. The resultant increase in productivity will reduce the existing status of livestock units (LUs) per thousand hectares, which has been observed to be more than the carrying capacity in the cattle-based livestock systems.Agricultural and Food Policy,
Management Approach for Integrated Development of a Watershed
No full textWatershed is an area that has common drainage. In other words, it is a manageable hydrological unit. Since water is the most scarce resource of rainfed areas, it goes waste in the rainy season due to seepage and at the same time cause heavy damage to fertile land by soil erosion. In India, 80 percent of total rains in a year are seen in the month s of Jul y to September and the same percent of rain water is lost in run-off. The watershed unit provides an opportunity to harvest rain water falling in the area of its ridge lines and manage it for irrigation purpose. It also allow excess water to flow through a common drainage, thereby, avoiding excessive soil erosio
Decomposing the Effect of Technological Change in Milk Production in Khunti and Hazaribagh districts of Jharkhand
No full textLivestock Systems and Their Performance in Poor Endowment Regions of India
No full textThe study pertaining to the semi-arid tropic region of the country, which has maximum concentration of livestock, has identified livestock systems, investigated their performance, and determined their carrying capacity. Seven major livestock systems have been identified using cluster analysis: cattle, buffalo, cattle-buffalo-goat, cattle-goat, cattle-sheep, sheep-goat-cattle and the mixed. The cattle-livestock system has been found to be the
most dominating system while sheep-goat-cattle system has been the least important system. Milk productivity and adoption of crossbred
technology have been found highest in the buffalo-based livestock systems (buffalo, cattle-buffalo-goat, mixed), which are the systems prevalent in
the agriculturally developed and socio-economically rich areas. Vast differences have been observed in the existing averages and exploitable potential in the milk productivity and adoption of the crossbred technology
in cattle-based livestock systems (cattle, cattle-goat, cattle-sheep, sheep-goat-cattle). The research and development efforts need to be concentrated on these livestock systems in increasing the dry matter (DM) availability
for which agricultural development is inevitable, and to develop a suitable crossbred technology thriving best in the marginal areas. The resultant
increase in productivity will reduce the existing status of livestock units (LUs) per thousand hectares, which has been observed to be more than
the carrying capacity in the cattle-based livestock systems
Improving Milk Yield Performance of Crossbred Cattle in North-Eastern States of India
No full textCrossbreds hold the solution to the milk-deficit problem of North-Eastern states of India. The proportion
of crossbred cattle in the region is 7.54 per cent (3.46 per cent of the country) as against 13.33 per cent for
the country as a whole. However, the productivity of crossbred cattle has been found considerably low
(4.8 L/day) in the region as against the all-India average of 6.4 L/day of milk yield. Yield gap analysis has
been applied to find out the intra-regional milk yield gaps and the factors that could be addressed in the
short-run to make-up the deficit. Based on the analysis, it has been identified that the major factors
affecting the milk yield of crossbred animals in the N-E states are the technological and socio-economic
constraints, which could be addressed by adopting improved management practices, better feeding
practices, controlling of diseases and amelioration of the socio-economic conditions of the farmers through
training, education and enhancing access to the funds. Addressal of these constraints will increase actual
milk yield by about 66 per cent, sufficient enough to meet the deficit of milk requirement in the region.
Category-wise yield gap analysis has shown that the highest increase in milk yield will be obtained on
medium category households. The factors significantly affecting the milk yield at the household level are
allocation of human-days per animal, expenditure on concentrate, economic status of the farmer and
availability of the green fodder in the surroundings. While no major breakthrough is expected immediately,
improvement in these factors would meet the milk deficit in the region
Do Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) Harbinger Grassroots Level Growth in Agricultural R & D Proces? : An Enquiry through SWOT Analysis
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