Rain Fed Livestock Production Systems in Punjab Pakistan - Asif Hameed, Muhammad
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Livestock is an important sub-sector of the agriculture mix of Pakistan. It holds much value in the rural socioeconomic system. More than eight million rural small and landless farmers raise livestock, making it an ideal sector for attacking rural poverty in the country. Livestock makes up almost 55.9% of the agriculture value added and contributes up to 11.9 % of the GDP thus the future high growth in agriculture is expected to be led by the livestock sector. About 49% of livestock population is inhabited in rain fed areas and is dominated by small and landless farmers. The income of the rain…mehr

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Livestock is an important sub-sector of the agriculture mix of Pakistan. It holds much value in the rural socioeconomic system. More than eight million rural small and landless farmers raise livestock, making it an ideal sector for attacking rural poverty in the country. Livestock makes up almost 55.9% of the agriculture value added and contributes up to 11.9 % of the GDP thus the future high growth in agriculture is expected to be led by the livestock sector. About 49% of livestock population is inhabited in rain fed areas and is dominated by small and landless farmers. The income of the rain fed Farmers is insufficient to maintain the family due to low farm income from crops on account of small land holdings, degraded soil, impaired soil fertility and erratic rainfall. This study attempts to describe the importance of the livestock in development of rain fed livestock farming system keeping the view of climate change and highlights issues in the sector that hinder its upward growth and also devise suggestions, recommendation for future options to ensure sustainable rearing of livestock by small farmers
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Author is Livestock Professional working with Livestock communities, delivering Management Practices and Policy options to use and safeguard livestock and biodiversity with special emphasis on Sustainable Livestock Production for Climatic Smart Livelihood, Conservation of Domestic Animal Diversity and recognition and promotion of Indigenous skills.