SOCIO ECONOMIC UPLIFTMENT OF WOMEN THROUGH DAIRY ENTERPRISE

Book excerpt: Indian agriculture is a symbiosis of crop and livestock production, a way of life, a tradition, which for centuries has shaped the thoughts, the outlook, the culture, and the socio-economic facet of rural life. Among agricultural scenario dairying is an important enterprise which supports the livelihoods of millions of people. It is considered as one of the subsidiary occupation of the rural people playing crucial role in the national economy in terms of generating the income and raising the employment (Mathur, 2001). In fact, agriculture is the backbone of our country in which livestock sector is an integral part of it.