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The importance of Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry rears and breeds animals for meat, fiber, eggs, milk and other food products.
Many farmers in India depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood, and it plays an important role in the rural economy.
In 2019, livestock in India had a CAGR increase of 4.6% and it made up 4% of India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 25% of India’s agriculture GDP.
For the goal of doubling farmer’s income, livestock productivity has been identified as one of the seven sources of income growth to reach this target. Animal husbandry is one of the most common jobs in Manipur (specifically in rural areas).

The Challenges Faced

Animal husbandry faces a number of challenges within the agriculture industry. These include a lack of sufficient resources, marketing, training, indigenous breed promotion, research and development, and others. Challenges of the animal husbandry industry include:
Lack of superior quality breeding bulls available
Shortage of fodder resources
Ineffective control of animal diseases
Lack of field-oriented indigenous breeds’ conservation strategies
Lack of skills and training for farmers
Lack of quality services for farmers to improve their productivity
Lack of proper infrastructure to support the industry

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The govt initiative taken up to tackle the issue

To help support and advance the animal husbandry industry, the government in India has taken on a number of initiatives to support the animal husbandry industry. Manipur has also developed programs, such as the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Services, to the rural economy and animal husbandry industry. India’s initiatives to support the animal husbandry industry include developments, programs, and funds, such as:

Rashtriya Gokul Mission
National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
National Livestock Mission (NLM)
Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey (LC & ISS)
Livestock Health (LH) and Disease Control (DC) scheme
National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP)
Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development fund (AHIDF)
Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)

How khoira foundation will systematically enhance the system?

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