Around 80% of global Goat population is in Developing countries.Among them India contains second largest population of Goat.From this,we can understand the importance of goat farming in India.In a country,where human population is very high and land available for farming very less,Goat farming is the suitable option for small scale farmers.Goat farming is one of the main source of revenue for thousands of small scale farmers in India.There are some specific advantages of goat farming which makes it economically important for small scale farmers.
- High fertility rate:They give birth every 6 months
- Wide adaptability
- High feed conversion efficiency
- Require low investment and Management skills
- Land requirements are less.
- Disease resistance high.
- Wide and sustainable market.
- Well established local market
- Low risk involved.
Economic Importance of Goat farming are
- It possesses major role in employment generation in India.
- Majority of farmers in rural area associated with Goat farming.
- Goat farming helps farmers in rural area to recover from losses occur from crop failure.
- Goat milk is a suitable alternative for cow milk.
- Goat Meat plays major role in Indian Meat Industry.
- Other supporting Industries like skin,ornamental usage etc are well developed in India.
Considering above facts,Goat farming is one of the back bone of Indian farming Industry especially in Rural area.It shows its huge potential to grow as a successful business.In coming posts,we can discuss about it.
We would like to invite you to come into our Farm site and take a look around. Our Boer Goat Farm was started in 2010 with the goal in mind to build a herd of 50 boer breeding does and to provide sound quality registered breeding stock to the Boer Goat Industry.
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