Agriculture plays a vital role in our society, economic growth, and food production. It is the second largest sector in the Pakistan that is important in the economic growth of the country. Sustainable growth in livestock production system is essential for improving the livestock production i.e. milk and meat per animals rather than increasing the numbers of animals (Shabbir, 2011). It generates employment opportunities for rural smallholder farmers. Approximately 62 % population is living in rural areas that directly or indirectly depend on the dairy sector for their livelihood (Shabbir, 2011). Livestock is an important part of agriculture which plays a major role in improving smallholder farmers’ livelihood. It provides meat, milk, nutrition, …show more content…
It generates the employment for people, poverty alleviation, and socioeconomic uplift in the country (Hussian et al., 2014). This sector provides the employ about over 30 million people, most of them live in rural areas of the country (Rehman, Jingdong, Chandio, & Hussain, 2017). Almost 90 percent of livestock is owned by smallholder farmers and landless rural households (Ahmad, 2013). These smallholder farmers (owning less than 2 hectares of land) and landless livestock smallholders’ farmers depend on income from the sale of animal milk and meat to their daily expenditure. Almost 55 million landless or smallholder farmers contribute the milk production in the country (Zia, 2009). Generally, more than 50 percent smallholder dairy farmers owned 1 to 4 animals herd size in the country (Zia, 2009). Mixed farming is a farming system where farmer conduct various agricultural activities together on a single farm for increasing his income through different sources (Mishra, 2010). Even in the mixed farming systems, livestock is the major source of cash income for poor rural smallholder dairy farmers (Ahmad, 2013). The smallholder dairy farmers get their income about 30 to 40 percent from livestock-related activities (Zia et al., …show more content…
This sector provides raw material to different industries in the form of capital. The national herd system consists of 29.6 million cattle, 53.8 million goats, 26.5 million sheep, 27.3 million buffaloes and 0.9 million camels (Shabbir, 2011). From the last three decades, the livestock sector is growing at 2.9 percent due to poor economic policies but on the other hand, human population growth rate is increasing 2.05 percent (Shabbir, 2011). Due to human population growth and urbanization, the demand for livestock products is increasing rapidly. But the current situation, it is difficult to meet the demand for the livestock products entire country because the human population is increasing rapidly than the growth of milk production. During 1999-2000, the government of Pakistan (GOP) has spent 1213.5 million Pakistani rupees (PKR) (almost 12.135 $ U.S dollars) for importing the milk products at high cost to fulfil the population need (Garcia et al., 2003) which is an extra burden on our economy and imports (Khan, Abbas, Naeem, Ayaz, & Akhter, 2013). By providing the credit opportunities to smallholder dairy farmers that would be helpful for improving the living standard and milk production (Hussain, Iftikhar, Khan, & Nisa,
Somalia is one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries (Campbell). Because of the Civil War, which broke out in 1991, much of Somalia’s economy has been devastated. The war left many homeless and drove them to raise livestock as a means of survival. The economy used to be based on exports of cattle, goats, and bananas but as of early 1992 much of the economic trade had come to a halt. Now the economy is primarily based on the raising of livestock, which accounts for 40% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (Alhaus). Due to overgrazing, soil erosion, and the clearing away of many trees, Somalia has very few natural resources, which have not been exploited.
From a financial and marketing standpoint, the effects have been catastrophic. In some areas, milk production has decreased by an average of two liters daily and calving index (efficiency at which new calves are produced) went down by an average of twenty days (Davies NP). Th...
By exploring the past and its threats to human populations, the global modern mythology of sustainable agriculture can begin to be narrowed down as to the how and why rural communities may or may not have benefited from agricultural sustainability. By describing the dynamic analysis in the livelihoods of developing countries, the historical changes that had occurred in rural communities, can be understood. Halberg and Müller stated that globally “The world’s population was about 7 billion in 2010 and is expected to grow much more. The expected growth is highest in parts of the world that are vulnerable to hunger and adverse climate condit...
From 1865 to 1900, production of crops increased, and prices dropped. (Document A) These crops were shipped east, where they were eaten and exported to other countries. This was due to technology, but government policy caused economic conditions in the west barely improved as a result. In fact, despite the success many farmers experienced, many in the west still struggled to put food on the table.
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Gathering information and literature on this discipline will help us understand how we can solve the problem. Agriculture plays a major role in the issue of world hunger today. In the article “How a Global Network of Farmers Can Help End Hunger”, many very important issues surrounding that particular role agriculture plays in world hunger are discussed (Bread for the World Institute and Foods Resource Bank). In the article, the author’s discuss just how important the role of farmer’s are in the world hunger problem (Bread for the World Institute and Foods Resource Bank). The farmers are the ones who produce all the grains, vegetables and protein that we need in our lives to sustain a healthy lifestyle, and in fact they do produce enough of those food groups to feed the entire planet (Bread for the World Institute and Foods Resource Bank).
To understand the conditions, present in these factory farms, it must first be examined what the animals in these factory farms are eating. Over the last couple of decades, small and medium scaled livestock farms have given way to factory farms. Farmers have accepted factory-farming practices largely at the command of the largest meatpackers, pork processors, poultry and dairy companies. The bulk of these farming industries are the masterminds because they ultimately control what customers eat, how much they eat and what the pay in groceries and they also control how much these farmers will get from their livestock. By adopting theses factory farms practices, some farmers have gained a greater financial success and the largest of these businesses are again practically dominations but, it is essential to explain the common misconception exactly how many animals are needed on a normal farm.
Pakistan is rich in goat genetic resources. It is the third largest goat producing country in the world after China and India. At present, there are 53.8 million goats in Pakistan and their population is increasing at the rate of more than 3% per annum (GOP, 2006). Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and NWFP have 37, 23, 22 and 18% goat population, respectively. There are more than 25 recognized breeds of goat (Hasnti0otain, 1985). Domestic animals creation is an important element of the rustic country of Pakistan. It is an important component of the cultivation sector as it accounts for 49.6% of the agricultural assessment added and about 10.4% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Livestock products also considerably have good contribution
The developed world’s love affair with local/organic farming (peasant farming as Collier describes it) has decreased food production worldwide because it does not use the land efficiently enough as with commercial agriculture companies. It also requires government subsidies that large commercial farming companies do not necessarily need. By increasing commercial farming, the world food supply will inevitably increase over a short period.
Agriculture has always been one of the pillars that our nation’s economy depends upon. As this industry grows and expands agriculture is not just farming. There’s so many different occupations that are involved with the industry that aren’t out in the fields produces food and fiber. With such an evolving industry, education is key to make sure everyone is up to speed with the newest knowledge and technology. Agricultural education, plays a huge role in educating the people within the industry along with people that benefit from it.
Objectives of the project: I) Income generation of the distressed women and land less farmers, II) Establishment of small scale goat rearing enterprise, III) Raise nutritional status through goat rearing and increase supply of animal protein, IV) Develop saving habit of the beneficiaries, V)
There are 27.4 million people that live in these targeted regions and of that 40.5% of them live in poverty and 37.1% of the children of five were suffering from stunting (Feed the Future). In the areas of Bangladesh that Feed the Future has been targeting, they have been fairly effective. Between 2011 and 2014, there has been a 14.4% reduction in childhood stunting. There has also been roughly a 16% decrease in poverty in areas Feed the Future has been working. This was done by helping smallholder farmers learn how to use new technologies and management practices. They are getting close to hitting their goal in 2017 of 32.4% poverty and 30.5% stunting in children under 5 years. The efforts they have put into help farmers and producers to improve the agricultural products resulted in an increase value of sales of $129.57 million (Feed the Future). Bangladesh has also increased the amount of rice they have been exporting because with all the agricultural innovations their rice production
To understand why is agriculture important in the world of today, then first of all we must know what agriculture is? Agriculture is the basic material production of society, the use of land for agriculture and livestock, mining plants and animals as raw materials and labor to produce mainly food and some raw materials for industry. Agriculture is a major industry, covering many disciplines: planting, breeding and processing of agricultural products; in the broadest sense, also including forestry and fisheries. Agriculture is an important economic sector in the economy of many countries, especially in the past century , when the industry has not yet developed. Since the dawn of history, agriculture has been one of the importance means of producing
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