Grazing ground for cows -- essential for human welfare

[Guest guest]

I found Srila Prabhupada's quote indicating that the welfare of the people in

general

depends on providing sufficient protection and *sufficient grazing ground* for

the cows.

 

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Protection and grazing ground for the cows are among

the essential needs for society and the welfare of people in general.

 

Light of the Bhavavata: Verse 27

 

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I remember when Paramananda prabhu gave a class using this quote.

He noted, "Other than Srila Prabhupada, I never heard of anyone stating

that grazing ground for the cows is a necessity for the welfare of human

society."

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

 

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Rosalie Malik <labangalatika (AT) vsnl (DOT) net>

Sunday, December 11, 2005 4:40 am

Fw: = Sunita Narain "Fodder Crisis"

 

> ys Labangalatika dasi

 

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> CSE's Fortnightly News Bulletin [Dec. 8, 2005]

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> Editorial: The 'other' food crisis

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> There is so much about rural India that escapes notice that one more

> area of neglect will not break the camel's back. I am talking about

> the crisis of fodder for livestock. A grim silence surrounds it. 'Grim

> ', because in rural India, domestic animals aren't 'pets' but engines

> that drive the economy. They provide resilience and wealth -- people

> cope with adverse conditions because of their livestock. But no policy

> exists on how to feed these 500 million or so animals. Rural India

> today isn't fodder-secure, and the grim reality is that food security

> in this country is not possible without fodder security.

>

> Fodder insecurity begins with the question: where are these

> animals to

> get their food from? In India, less land has been set aside for

> domestic livestock than for 'flora and fauna': protected areas

> such as

> sanctuaries and national parks sprawl over 15 million hectares (ha),

> while land classified as 'permanent pastures' cover 11 million ha.

> Moreover, over the years, these 'permanent pastures' have shrunk or

> simply degraded.

>

> In addition, there officially exists 13 million ha of land classified

> as 'culturable wasteland'. Couldn't such land provide fodder? Yes, but

> not country-wide: only two states, Rajasthan and Gujarat (both

> livestock-dependent), account for roughly half such land. Also,

> 'culturable wastelands' are controlled by state revenue departments: