Quantum jump in livestock products

Quantum jump in livestock products
Dr.T.P.Sethumadhavan
Indian livestock sector is in a transitional stage. The pace of shift from traditional to market system is a gradual process. Livestock sector contributes 30 percent of the total income from agriculture in the country whereas in southern states it is more than 40 percent. Annual growth rate in livestock sector is more than four times in agriculture. Commodity share is 3.53 as against 3.5 in agriculture. More than 70 percent of rural households in India depend on livestock sector for supplementary income. Recent studies reveal that women carry out more than 90 percent of the activities related to care and management of livestock.