LIVESTOCK SECTOR IN INDIA

1. LIVESTOCK SECTOR IN INDIA
Recent Trends and Progress
by Atanu Mukherjee

2. INTRODUCTION
 Livestock sector includes animal husbandry, dairy and
fisheries sector are considerable major sectors.
 It plays an important role in national economy and
social economic development of the country.
 It also plays important role in the rural economy as
supplementing family incomes and generating gainful
employment in the rural sector.
 Indian livestock industry makes up for a significant
amount of world’s livestock resources.

3. POPULATION OF LIVESTOCK
It is increasing 485002 day by day due to its importance
as an alternative source of income and food also.
Livestock Year / Population in Million
2000 2005 2010
Cow & Buffalo 470 518 580
Sheep 60 68 75
Goat 25 31 38
Pigs 17 21 25
Poultry 940 1370 2020
Source – Govt. of India, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy (2000)

4. IMPORTANCE OF LIVESTOCK
IN INDIA
 Livestock in India goes beyond the function
of food production.
 Livestock an importance source of
manure for crop production and fuel for
domestic use.
 It is a source of minimizing use of non
renewable energy.
 Livestock, an important source of
income for the farmers and rural poor
people.

5. PRODUCTION OF MILK
 India is the largest producer of milk in the world.
 Five largest milk producing countries in the world
are India, USA, Russia, Germany and France.
 India produces13.1 % of total milk produced in the
world.
 Out of 693 million tones milk production in the
world Indian milk production stands 104.8 million.
 Per capita milk availability is 252gms per day lower
than world average 265gms.

6. POULTRY AND EGG
 India stands 5th in egg production and 18th in
broilers.
 The growth rate of poultry sector is 8 to 10% pa.
 70% egg of the country produced in Andhra
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra.
 Presently egg production is estimated around 37
billion and broilers 895 millions.
 Indian poultry meat products have good markets in
Japan ,Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore.

7. FISH PRODUCTION
 India has about 8401 km of coastline and
about 5.70 million ha of fresh water area.
 Fishing , aquaculture and allied activates are
reported to have provided livelihood to over
14 million persons in 2006-07.
 The total fish production is about 76.21
thousand tones.

8. MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS
 Meat products industry in India is largely in the
unorganized sector.
 Expanding rapidly due to urbanization, rural people
get higher income level and change in lifestyle.
 Slaughter rate for cattle's as a whole is 20% for
buffalos it is 41%, pigs 99%, sheep 30% and goats is
40%.
 India has 3600 slaughterhouses and 171 licensed
meat processing units.
 From 2001 to 2007 production of meat has increases
1.9 million tons to 23 million tons.

9. BENEFITS OF LIVESTOCK SECTOR
DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA
 Provides subsidiary occupation to people
living in drought prone, hilly, tribal remote
areas where crop production is not
sufficient.
 It is proved to be boon for sustaining
livelihood of the landless and marginal
farmers.
 Animal husbandry sector provides large self
employment opportunities.

10. CONCLUSION
 Indian livestock industry makes up for a
significant amount of world’s livestock
resources through value addition and export
of dairy, fishery, wool, poultry and other
products.
 Apart from its performance there are some
threats also exits we need to re-correct it and
take the global market opportunities.