Livestock Production and Rural Development in India

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. I. Major issues relating to livestock and rural development with special reference to north-east region: 1. Livestock: a basic component of integrated farming system in North-Eastern region/Mokidul Islam. 2. Agrarian reforms: historical perspectives and neglected issues/S.C. Srivastava. 3. Dairy and livestock development in Meghalaya/C.S. Choubey and B.K. Mishra. 4. Sustainable rural poultry production in north-east region: approach and strategy/S. Malik, D.K. Pandey and M. Datta. 5. Infertility and sterility in dairy Animals/D.P. Singh and D.C. Rai. 6. Organic dairy farming: scope and limitations/Sunil Kumar. 7. Rationality of ancient cattle management practices in the era of present context/M.K. Tiwari. 8. Application of geographical information system GIS in dairy industry/Deepak Bhagat and Shweta Priyamvada. 9. Prospects of dairy development and indigenous dairy products in North eastern region/Rajendra Kumar Pandey. 10. Financing issues in agricultural sector: an implication/Jaynal Ud-Din Ahmed. 11. Supply chain management in the Indian poultry meat industry/K. Hriyio Kayina. II. Livestock development and livelihood: 12. World trade organization and Indian dairy industry/Ashish K. Makwana. 13. Participation of women in livestock production in India/Biswajit Paul. 14. Scientific poultry farming/L. Mandal. 15. Livestock production and women a compatible pair/Smt. Ajanta Deb Kar. 16. Livestock and environmental pollution/Biswajit Paul and B.K. Mishra. 17. Studies on production performance of dairy animals using paddy straw based complete feed/A.K. Mishra, J.B. Singh and A.K. Gaur. 18. Poultry farming as a means of livelihood for small farmers of Garo hills/B.K. Mishra. 19. A review on present status and prospectus of Mithun Bos frantalis rearing in Manipur/CH. Nanda Kisore Singh. 20. Livestock by products and its biological industrial importance/Anindita D. Sangma. 21. Economic evaluation of settled and shifting cultivation along with their farming systems in the hill zone of Assam/D.C. Kalita and B.C. Bhowmick. 22. Meat consumption pattern among major tribes in Nagaland India/N.K. Patra, M.N. Odyuo, N. Ghosh, Ch. Victoria Devi and S. Mondal. 23. Neuro muscular deformities in lead induced chick embryos an experimental study to correlate the hazards of lead present in environment/S.K. Pyne and G. Samanta.  24. Information communication technology intervention for entrepreneurship in rural dairy farming/Ram Priti Mani Tripathi. 25. An approach for improving livelihood security through sustainable pig production in NEH region/S. Naskar and Nilotpal Ghosh. 26. Indian women in Indian dairy business a case study of Chitoor district of Andhra Pradesh/Ashish K. Makwana. 27. A review on status of duck development in Manipur/K. Rashbery Singh. 28. Rural tourism a precurser to development a case study of Garo hills/Gino A. Sangam.
 
This book written in a simple language enunciates various facts on livestock and rural development. It is meant not only for livestock professionals but also for policy makers planners economists administrators students teachers and even the millions of resource poor small land holders and landless livestock professionals and sub professionals who are managing the livestock industry of our country. It is written in simple language and avoids technical terms as far as possible. Even the graphics are simple and easily understandable. The format is therefore reader friendly. A look at the table of contents would show that the book comprises of 27 research papers and review articles encompassing almost all aspects of livestock and rural development field. (jacket)