Role of Livestock Farming in Meeting Livelihood Challenges of SC Cultivators in India

Sarkar, A.

doi:10.1177/0973703020923863

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“…As indicated in Table 3.18, the number of livestock measured in terms of TLU is negatively related to the MPI as expected, implying that livestock in crop-livestock farming systems of the Singida region increases the probability of reducing poverty among crop-producing households. This result is consistent with the findings by Sarkar (2020); Hegde (2019); Rabby, Fredericks and Alam (2013) and Alary, Corniaux and Gautier (2011).…”

Section: The Effect Of Livestock On Household Poverty: Results Of the Probit Modelsupporting

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Livestock, Crop Commercialisation and Poverty Reduction Among Rural Households in the Singida Region, Tanzania

Mdoe¹,

Mlay²,

Boniface³

et al. 2021

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Livestock is an important component of mixed crop-livestock farming systems in the Singida Region in Tanzania, directly or indirectly contributing to household income, food security and poverty reduction among rural people in the region. This paper examined the effect of livestock on crop commercialisation and farmers’ livelihoods in the region. The complementarity between crops and livestock in the farming systems of Singida needs to be recognised, enhanced and utilised not only by farmers and livestock keepers, but also by local government authorities and development practitioners.

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Section: The Effect Of Livestock On Household Poverty: Results Of the Probit Modelsupporting

confidence: 93%

Livestock, Crop Commercialisation and Poverty Reduction Among Rural Households in the Singida Region, Tanzania

Mdoe¹,

Mlay²,

Boniface³

et al. 2021

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“…Most cattle are raised for manure and drought. According to the main study, low livestock output is mostly caused by outdated breeds, subpar housing, nutrition, and animal health, as well as an indigenous method of treating animal illness (Sarkar 2020) [16] . It is suggested to adopt strategies such as educating people about the potential and breadth of aquaculture, promoting intensive and semi-intensive aquaculture in tanks and ponds, supporting Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in pursuing aquaculture as a source of income, and offering support for marketing and training.…”

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Profile of Gajapati district Tribal and their livelihood through farming systems adoption

Sahal,

Sagar,

Reddy

et al. 2024

Int. J. Agric. Extension Social Dev.

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Odisha is one of the most tribal-dominated states having 9.59 million tribal populations out of out of 41.97 million population of Odisha and more than 47% of tribal people live in rural areas depend on agriculture for their livelihoods. A study was done in Gajapati district to identify different tribal communities live in the district and their lively hoods through adoption of different farming systems. In Gajapati district, there are nine tribal communities (Saora, Tharua, Jatapu, Kandha, Lodha, shabar lodha, Kondadora, Bhuyan, and Sounti) live in seven blocks. These tribes produce paddy (padadhan), ragi, janna (a millet), sugarcane, turmeric, ginger, maize, minor millets like kosla and kangu, and pulses like red gram, bodhei, kulthi (horse gram), biri (black gram), kandul (redgram), and dangarani, and maintains a variety of livestock, including cows, bullocks, buffaloes, goats, sheep, and poultry. They grow variety of vegetables in kitchen garden and occasionally practice fishing. Goats and chickens, in particular, are raised for consumption and ceremonial sacrifices to the deities. The land less tribal earns their lively hood through working as labor.

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“…Livestock farming in India is associated with 60% of the rural households (NFHS, 2017). Landless, small, and marginal farmers of rural communities are the major stakeholders of livestock, and this is one of the important rural livelihood options for the majority of rural women (Sarkar 2020). This sector generates 4% value for national economy through livestock farming activities.…”

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Missing link in control of Tuberculosis transmission to human: Evidence from quantitative survey of livestock community resource persons of Tamil Nadu, India

Duraisamy,

Kannan

et al. 2023

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Dairy farming in India is considered one of the pathways to moving out of poverty for more than 80 million marginalized rural households. However, there are challenges in productivity and production due to disease and other factors. In addition to these challenges the intensification in smallholder dairying likely to increase the incidence of bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) and paves way for potential public health risks due its zoonotic potential. Currently information is available with regard to knowledge, perception and adoption of practices associated with control of bTB transmission from among farmers and there is absence of information regarding the understanding bTB among livestock community resource persons. This demands an understanding of the knowledge and perception of community-level livestock resource persons who are engaged in livestock extension services for farmers, regarding bovine tuberculosis and consequence of knowledge and perception of community resource persons on their operational areas. Currently India has 42913 women community level livestockresource persons as a part of National Rural Livelihood Mission. In this study, knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with tuberculosis were studied and analyzed among 149 community level workers. The results showed above workers had limited knowledge (2.20%) on Bovine tuberculosis. Added they had poor perception with factors associated with control of bovine tuberculosis. Further adoption of risk-prone practices such as drinking of un-pasteurized milk, poor sanitization practices after handling animal among cattle owning community resources persons and also in their operational areas of which may increase the risk of transmission to the common public, including farmers. The contact with livestock extension system has not improved the knowledge on zoonotic potential and perception of zoonotic control associated practices of btB as similar to human health system which is revealed in the past studies. Thus there is imperative need to integrate both human and livestock system in communication strategies on btB. Furthermore caste, education, contact with extension agency and farming experience of community level workers influences on perception and adoption of zoonotic control practices. This needs to be considered during communication programmes / technology transfer activities which has potential to influence perception and on zoonotic control practices associated with bTB.

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Role of Livestock Farming in Meeting Livelihood Challenges of SC Cultivators in India

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Livestock, Crop Commercialisation and Poverty Reduction Among Rural Households in the Singida Region, Tanzania

Livestock, Crop Commercialisation and Poverty Reduction Among Rural Households in the Singida Region, Tanzania

Profile of Gajapati district Tribal and their livelihood through farming systems adoption

Missing link in control of Tuberculosis transmission to human: Evidence from quantitative survey of livestock community resource persons of Tamil Nadu, India

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