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Rural needs: Free (range) grazing [1]

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India carries a huge livestock population. Small ruminants, namely, goats and sheep, play a vital role in securing the livelihood of small and marginal farmers and landless labourers. Such animals should not be blamed for the ecological degradation, soil erosion and desertification caused by human activities.

Publication Date: 
31/05/2008
N.P. Singh [2]
International Forestry Review [3]
10
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235
Tags:
Livestock [4], Goats [5], India [6], Animal Feed [7], Fodder [8], Sheep [9], Land Degradation [10], Soil Erosion [11], Animal Care [12], Rural Habitat [13], Forests [14], Poverty [15], Desert Spread [16], Crop Residues [17], Grazing Lands [18], Animal Products [19]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/np-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/international-forestry-review
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/goats
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-feed
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fodder
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sheep
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-degradation
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-erosion
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-care
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rural-habitat
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/desert-spread
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/crop-residues
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/grazing-lands
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-products