Livestock production, especially dairy, has long been an important activity for smallholder and resource-poor farmers in India, both for household nutrition and income. Most of the livestock are kept in mixed farming systems, where crop residues, mainly cereal straws have been an important feed...

Bihar state spread over 9.36 million hectares land. It covers 2.8 percent landmass, supports about 8 percent of human population and 5.4 percent of livestock of India. The importance of livestock sector in state’s economy can be understood by the fact that it contributed more than 45 percent...

Livestock is an integral part of rural economy in Bihar and fodder is a critical input for livestock development. Data shows that there exist a huge gap between demand and supply of fodder (both dry as well as green). Most part of the south Bihar comprising of agro climatic zones, IIIA and IIIB...

Rice is one of the most important crops in eastern India and it will continue to enjoy its leading position so long as it remains the staple food of almost entire of the population of this region. Under the influence of increasing population pressure the demand for rice is expected to rise...

Migration of population has been a recurrent phenomenon since the dawn of human history. Though its form has changed but remains as very dominant phenomenon in the global social system. In modern days also people migrate from underdeveloped areas to the developed ones in search of better...

The wholesale milk markets in India are correlated with varying degrees of integration. The wholesale milk markets of Delhi, Kanpur and Chennai hold weakly exogenous relationship. This has a strong policy implication. These markets offer more stable and relatively less risky milk markets to the...

Rice is one of the most important crops in eastern India and it will continue to enjoy its leading position so long as it remains the staple food of almost entire of the population of this region. Under the influence of increasing population pressure the demand for rice is expected to rise...

The study has explored the intricacies of fodder value chain in Bihar. It has found that paddy straw and wheat bhusa (Wheat straw) are the major fodders that account for about 95 per cent of the total marketed fodder in Bihar. Mainly four types of fodder supply chains have been identified. It...