Livestock Sector in Assam: An Appraisal and Performance Buragohain Rinumoni*, Deka Nivedita Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, Assam, India *Corresponding author: bgohain5rinu@gmail.com
Online published on 3 December, 2015. Abstract Livestock is the integral part of the mixed-farming system that characterizes agriculture in Assam. Among all other livestock the cattle population constituted the largest group in Assam. The poultry population of the State, as revealed from the Livestock Census 2007, has registered an increase of 34.2% over the previous census 2003. However, Per capita milk, egg and meat have been reported to very less in Assam as compared to national level and requirement as per ICMR. In Assam though livestock products are increasing year by year the demand and supply gap is still large. Besides, absence of organized marketing channels in Assam is also one of the major constraints faced by livestock sector of the state. Considering these problems and potentiality of the sector to develop in the state, GOI and GOA has been implementing lots of schemes and programmes to promote the livestock sector in Assam. Top Keywords Livestock, appraisal, performance, growth, Assam. Top |