1Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture, Mandor, Agriculture University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
2Department of Agricultural Economics and Management, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India
3Department of Agronomy, Agricultural Research Station, Sriganganagar, SKRAU, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India
4Department of Economics, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar College, Delhi University, New Delhi, India
*Correspondence author: KC Bairwa; E-mail: kailashiari@gmail.com
Online published on 27 May, 2021.
India is a developing country, where livestock sector is highly dynamic due to rapidly increasing demand for animal products in various sectors. Livestock sector contributes about 37 and 4.1 percent in agriculture and gross domestic product (GDP) respectively, of the country. It contributes in the socio-economic development of rural livelihoods. It is revealed from the investigation that in India, about 50 per cent of bovine (buffalo and cattle) population is maintained by the marginal farming households. We have argued that women have predominant responsibility for animal rearing. The productions of milk, meat and wool have increased tremendously with the increase in livestock composition. Despite the fact that exports of livestock sector have expanded in numerous times over the study period. India held strong position in exports of livestock products as poultry and dairy produce and buffalo's meat. Study purposes that the Central Government of India should recognize and agree to implement the new programmes to expand the production behaviour of livestock products particularly in drought areas.
HIGHLIGHTS
India's exports of livestock products were moderately volatile.
The total livestock population in India has positive expanding trend by 5.05 per cent.
Livestock Composition, Forecasting, Trade, Instability, Growth
