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Meat Atlas - Facts and figures about the animals we eat
The publication, through a range of info-graphics, provides information on the various facets of meat production comprising the slaughter industry, retail markets, the environmental cost of production, free trade, use of antibiotics and pesticides, availability of good quality feed and water, and the important role of women in livestock rearing across the world.
Percentage of population which depends directly on poultry as a source of income in India
Poultry sector now employs over 2.0 million people. At least 80% of employment in the poultry sector is generated directly by farmers, while 20% is engagedtable1 in allied activities like feed production, pharmaceuticals, equipment etc
Inputs for the Approach Paper to the XIIth Five Year Plan - Examples; Advice
The responses provided by members of the community focus on improving dry-land farming and advocate for the provision of new technologies to farmers while building up their skill-base. It is emphasized that farmers must be supported by way of information, credit and collectivization to achieve economies of scale for both the provision of inputs as also facilitating market access.
राष्ट्रीय ग्रामीण रोजगार गारण्टी योजना अंन्तर्गत सामूहिक भूमि मे समेकित चारा उत्पादन हेतु मार्गदर्शिका
इस मार्गदर्शिका में सामूहिक भूमि में चारा संसाधनों के विकास के लिए म-नरेगा अन्तर्गत योजना स्वीकृति करने की प्रक्रिया, चारा घास-पौधरोपण तकनीकों, जल व मृदा संरक्षण तकनीकों, चारा उत्पादन क्षेत्रों का प्रबन्धन एवं रखरखाव, चारे के उत्पादन का आंकलन, आदि के सम्बन्ध में जानकारी दी है।
[Common Property Resources – Smallholder Livestock Rearing]
Light Assessment of Livestock Policy Formulation and its Implementation in Orissa
This document is an attempt to assess the status of the livestock policy in Orissa to understand its strengths and the problems that are being encountered in its successful implementation.
[Livestock Policy]
[Odisha]
Learning AgriCultures - Insights from sustainable small-scale farming
"Livestock systems" is the fourth module in a series of seven modules on sustainable small-scale farming, the others focusing on soil and water systems, cropping systems, labour and energy in farming, markets and finance for small-scale farmers and knowledge for small-scale farming.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Conservation of Indigenous Poultry Breeds of Bhutan
The workshop provided an opportunity to incorporate recommendations into the livestock policy that is currently being finalized. This was the first time that indigenous poultry and its conservation was being discussed.
[Bhutan]
[Breed Conservation]
[Small Holder Poultry]
[Indigenous Poultry Breeds]
Proceedings of the Workshop in Bangladesh on ‘Implementation of the National Livestock Development Policy (2007) and National Poultry Development Policy (2008) – Impact on Smallholder Livestock Rearers’ (2011)
The workshop was designed with the objective of assessing the implementation of the two policies, and in particular the impact of policy implementation on the livelihoods of smallholder livestock rearers.
[Bangladesh]
[Livestock Policy]
[Small Holder Poultry]
Proceedings of the Workshop on Small-Holder Poultry Rearing: A Sustainable Livelihood Opportunity for the Rural Poor
The workshop was designed with the objective of building awareness on the immense potential of poultry rearing as a viable income earning opportunity for the rural poor, identifying opportunities that the poultry sector presents, and planning what needs to be done to enable smallholders to participate in and benefit from an expanding poultry market.
[Livelihoods]
[Small Holder Poultry]
Developing the Livestock Sector in Nagaland - Experiences; Advice
The information resources shared by members of the community are rich in content and address all the aspects raised in the query including integration of technical knowledge to local context, conservation and improvement of local livestock breeds, community support systems for entrepreneurship etc.
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