Davrabai Barku of Keli-Rumhanwadi village in Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra

Women play a key role in livestock rearing. In most households visited in the Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra, the elder lady of the house takes the goats out for grazing, often walking 5-7 km to nearby forest tracts. The maximum herd comprises 20-25 goats.

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