03 Nov Goat Farming: An Income enhancing and rural compatible Enterprise
बकरी पालन: एक आय संवर्धक और ग्राम संगत उद्यम Goat farming plays a prominent role in the rural economy in supplementing the income of rural household particularly the landless, marginal and small farmers. Goat is considered as poor man's cow and it can be profitably be reared with low investment under semi-intensive as well as the extensive systems of management. They provide quick return on account of their short generation intervals, high rate of prolificacy and making the related products. Goats' importance is indicated by various functional contributions like milk, meat, skin, socio-economic relevance, security, income generation, human nutrition and stability of farming system. Goats are the backbone of rural people's economy of arid, semi-arid and hilly regions of our country. Advantages of goat farming:- Goat has been a ready cash riding dependence on high cost private credit Increase share of income from goat to family's total income Increase profit/goat/annum Increase awareness about commercial goat farming and its' advantages Increase access to goat milk for family consumption Increase in employment generation through goats Goat providing an opportunity for efficient utilization of family labour Goats have crucial role in livelihood security of resource poor rural households Goats have become steadily important in the rural economy particularly in the arid, semi-arid and mountainous regions of the country. Goats are among the main meat producing animals in...