In India the farming community uses the mixed crop livestock as shown in figure below.
Livestock production provides increased stability in income food security, transport, fuel and nutrition for the family without disrupting other food producing activities.
Today livestock sector alone provides alternate livelihood options to over 70 million small and marginal farmers including landless labourers.
A significant number of ***** also find employment in the livestock sector among different categories of livestock as shown in chart above, Indian diary sector has performed well over the last three decades. Milk production in the country has increased by more than four times during 1960-2002.
