Goat Farmers’ Coping Strategy for Sustainable Livelihood Security in Arid Rajasthan: An Empirical Analysis
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Oct 29, 2014
The report is an outcome of a study conducted in Nagaur district of western Rajasthan, in the year 2004-05. The study analyzes primary data collected from 60 randomly selected goat-keeping households and 25 farm households without goats. It demonstrates the coping strategy of farmers in arid Rajasthan and concludes that goat-based farming systems evolved by the farmers are not only economically viable, but also more sustainable.
Authors: Shalander Kumar and A.D. Upadhyay
The study can be downloaded here: http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/bitstream/57412/2/12-Shalender-Kumar.pdf
