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Livestock Policies and its Impact on India and Bihar, State

Aviral Pandey ()

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Abstract: In an economy like Bihar, dependence of population on livestock as an alternative source of income is significant. Acceleration in the availability of livestock to marginal and small farmers can offer significant opportunities for household income augmentation and employment generation in Bihar. In this context, an analysis of performance of livestock sector in Bihar has been carried out. The growth of livestock sector has been found slower in the Bihar than at the national level. The share of Bihar in India's livestock sector income has not changed significantly. Besides, low milk productivity, decline in the Bihar’s share in India's egg and meat sector income is a major factor responsible for insignificant changes in livestock sector of Bihar. Several demand and supply side factors have been identified for the above trends. Availability of health infrastructure, grazing land and immunisation are significantly affecting livestock across the districts of Bihar. The study has also shown policy initiatives for the improvement of livestock sector resources and outcomes of Bihar.

Keywords: Bihar; grazing land; livestock; meat yield; milk production; policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q19 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014-11, Revised 2015-01
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Published in Journal of Agricultural Economics and Rural Development 1.1(2015): pp. 2-11

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