?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11179%2F&rft.title=Scientific+Dairy+Farming+Practices+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics&rft.creator=Rathod%2C+P&rft.subject=Others&rft.description=The+livestock+sector+is+one+of+the+fastest+growing+agricultural%0D%0Asub-sectors+in+India.+It+is+a+rich+source+of+high+quality+products%0D%0Asuch+as+milk%2C+meat+and+eggs+and+a+source+of+income+and%0D%0Aemployment+to+millions+of+rural+farmers%2C+particularly+women.%0D%0AAccording+to+the+reports+of+Central+Statistics+Office%2C+the+value%0D%0Aof+outputs+from+the+livestock+sector+at+current+prices+was+about%0D%0A%60811%2C847+crores+during+2015-16%2C+which+is+about+28.6%25+of+the%0D%0Avalue+of+outputs+from+the+agricultural+and+allied+sectors.+Within%0D%0Athis+sector%2C+dairying+is+a+livelihood+option+for+many+rural+poor%2C%0D%0Aespecially+the+landless%2C+marginal+and+small+farmers+in+India.+It%0D%0Aserves+as+an+effective+tool+for+rural+development%2C+employment%0D%0Aand+sustained+income+and+as+an+insurance+against+several+odds.%0D%0AMilk+production+in+India+during+2015-16+and+2016-17+was+155.5%0D%0Amillion+tonnes+and+165.4+million+tonnes+respectively%2C+showing+an%0D%0Aannual+growth+of+6.37%25.%0D%0ADairy+farming+in+semi-arid+India+is+mainly+taken+up+by%0D%0Asmallholders+who+rear+animals+on+crop+residues+and+common%0D%0Aproperty+resources.+They+are+handicapped+by+low+capital+and%0D%0Alack+of+resources+and+training.+Lately%2C+dwindling+common%0D%0Aproperty+resources+are+driving+farmers+to+take+up+intensive%0D%0Asystems.+The+dairy+scene+in+India+is+undergoing+changes+with%0D%0Anewer+technologies+in+breeding%2C+feeding%2C+management+and%0D%0Adisease+control%2C+underlining+the+need+to+adopt+scientific+dairy%0D%0Afarming+methods.+The+profitability+and+sustainability+of+dairy%0D%0Afarming+in+the+semi-arid+tropics+hinges+on+increased+production%0D%0Aand+efficiency+through+the+adoption+of+improved+practices+that%0D%0Aenhance+nutrition+and+livelihood+security.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11179%2F1%2FFinal%2520Dairy%2520Farming%2520Practices.pdf&rft.identifier=++Rathod%2C+P++(2019)+Scientific+Dairy+Farming+Practices+for+the+Semi-Arid+Tropics.++Project+Report.+ICRISAT.+++++