Agriculture Knowledge for Everyone

dairy farming Tag

₹5 लाख या उससे कम में शुरू होने वाले 5 एग्री बिज़नेस की जानकारी जानें। डेयरी, मुर्गी पालन, तेल घानी, वर्मीकम्पोस्ट और मशरूम बिज़नेस की लागत, सब्सिडी और कमाई देखें।...

गाय और भैंस में सफल कृत्रिम गर्भाधान के लिए frozen semen straw का सही भंडारण और संभाल बहुत जरूरी है। जानें semen straw storage, handling, thawing और AI की जरूरी सावधानियां।...

भारतीय पशुधन प्रणाली में पशुओं के प्रति सांस्कृतिक मूल्य एवं कल्याण In India, particularly in the Hindu religion, the rights of animals to coexist with humans are recognized; therefore, people are taught to love, nurture, and worship them. The cow is the most sacred of all the animals of Hinduism. It is known as Kamadhenu, or the divine cow, and the giver of all desires. Likewise, the bull is depicted as a vehicle of Lord Shiva, symbolizing respect for male cattle. The cow was revered as a mother goddess in the Mediterranean civilizations. The cow became celebrated in India, first during the Vedic period (1500–900 BCE) as a symbol of wealth. The Rigved refers to the cow as devi or goddess.  Animal husbandry is the backbone of Indian agriculture and a source of employment in rural areas for centuries, around which the entire system of rural economy has revolved around it. In India, about 20.5 million people depend upon livestock for their livelihood. Livestock contributed 16 per cent to the income of small farm households, as against an average of 14 per cent for all rural households. Livestock provides livelihood to two-thirds of the rural community. It also employs about 8.8 per cent of the population in India.  Dairy is one of the...

ग्रामीण महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण के लिए एक उपकरण- दीर्घकालिक डेयरी खेती Women form the backbone of agriculture, comprising the majority of agricultural labourers in India. Women play a significant and crucial role in agriculture and animal husbandry development. Female agricultural labourers are still among the poorest sections of Indian society.  Dairy a source of income and employment of rural women The dairying has been considered as a potential means of alleviating large scale unemployment, especially in rural areas. Women play a key role in animal, farm and home management. Successful dairy husbandry enterprise not only improves the socio-economic status of rural women, but also assures a sustained and assured means of income to supplement their income from the main enterprise. The major activities involved in dairy farming include collection of fodder/cultivation of fodder, grazing the animals, feeding & watering, cleaning the animals and shed, milking and marketing of milk. T he operations are flexible and staggered depending upon the convenience of the family members and need not necessarily be attended foregoing wage employment opportunities.  Why dairy farming is preferred This activity does not require heavy capital investment as the farmers can start with the available non-descript cows or purchase cows easily in local markets.  The local cows are hardy and can be maintained even by landless by procuring crop residues.  Dairy...