Geographical Areas

Arid, Semi-arid Areas ll Tribal Areas ll Mountainous / Hilly Areas

SA PPLPP focuses on livestock systems in arid and semi-arid areas, in tribal areas and in mountainous and hilly areas. This geographical and social focus emerges due to the following characteristics i) low productivity of agricultural land and thereby a higher reliance on livestock ii) higher levels of landlessness and dependence on Common property resources iii) wide spread poverty with largest proportion of people living below poverty line iv) high levels of resource poor farmers (especially tribal) keeping small animals like sheep, goat, poultry and pigs and v) limited access to extension and veterinary services and negligible infrastructural support.