Division of Agricultural Economics and Marketing, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar, 191 121.
*E-mail address: dr.shabirwani@rediffmail.com
Changthangi goats are reared by a nomadic race in the cold arid Changthang region of Jammu and Kashmir. The present study was undertaken to investigate the constraints faced by nomads in rearing Changthangi goats. The data collected from 250 households revealed that breeding was the main constraint (81.43%) followed by feeding (73.21%), animal health (71.54%), marketing (61.85%) and socio-economic (55.04%) constraints. The study also suggested prioritizing of research to address the constraints in rearing of Changthangi goats for economic security of the region through export earnings.
Changthangi, Constraints, Goats, Rearing
