GS3 · 10 marks · 150 words

Considering the importance of livestock in Indian agriculture, analyze how investment in animal husbandry can help in incentivizing Indian agriculture.

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2023–2025

Animal Rearing and FisheriesInclusive GrowthAgricultural MarketingFood Processing

Syllabus: Issues related to direct and indirect farm subsidies and minimum support prices; Public Distribution System- objectives, functioning, limitations, revamping; issues of buffer stocks and food security; Technology missions; economics of animal-rearing.

How toppers approached it

From all 3 answers · about 130 words · 67% drew a diagram.

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Close

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The toppers’ answers

Raghav JhunjhunwalaAIR 4 · CSE 2025 · 107 wordsTheir whole copy

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Body · points and prose

Ashok Dalwai committee to Double Farm Income laid great stress upon Agri diversification. Livestock is one such avenue.

Importance of livestock:

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- Pie chart labelled 'Fig: Agri GVA' - 55%: crops - 30%: dairy & livestock - 8%: agri forestry - 7%: fisheries

(1) Income Diversification & Augmentation beyond cropping.

(II) Gender Empowerment: due to feminization of Agri.

(III) Nutritional Security: Protein source.

(IV) No lean period like cropping ↳ stable returns

(V) Less price volatility than crops.

[Animal Husbandry] ⇒ [Incentivizing Indian Agri]

(1) Exports & Forex Earning (India: largest buffalo meat exporters)

(2) Employment generation

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* Animal Shed * carpenters * woodcutters * operational tasks, etc.

(3) Curtailing Food Inflation by improving availability.

(4) Reducing pressure upon cropping and diversification.

Govt Efforts

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* Govt Efforts * Rashtriya Gokul mission * AHIDF (Animal Husb. Infra. devt. Fund) * Disease Control program, etc.

Close · a way forward

Curtailing veterinary diseases, improving acess and affordability of Animal feed should be the immediate operating targets.

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