Guest guest Posted June 30, 2005 Report Share Posted June 30, 2005 from "Livestock and Livelihoods" by Nitya Ghotge " .....different departments, different agencies and the state have begun the process of alienating animals from their land and change spreads in tentackes on unsuspecting victims, 1 A shift from cattle rearing to buffalo rearing in irrigated areas. 2 Disappearnce of important draught breeds of cattle. 3 shortages of fodder;l variety, quality and quantity 4 Enormous increase of of nondescript breeds esp. in marginal areas which are hardy but produce very little. .. This is the present state of cows and bulls in India/ As for the future of the population. a food and trade analyst, Devinder Sharma has this to say "because of decreasing domestic support,farmers in developing countries will shift to the seemingly more profitable horticulture and plantation crops, while developed countries will continue grwoing food grain crops with domestic subsidy arrangements. ....developing countries will be forced to buy food grains from developed nations," ( Down to EArth June 15 ) the worst is yet to come. ys Labangalatika dasi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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