Workshop on ‘Count of Pastoralists and their Livestock in 21st Livestock Census’
- March 8, 2024
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
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Workshop on ‘Count of Pastoralists and their Livestock in 21st Livestock Census’
Subject: Schemes
Section: Agri
Context:
- The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organized a workshop on ‘Count of Pastoralists and their Livestock in 21st Livestock Census’ in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
About Livestock Census:
- The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying conducts livestock census across the country every 5 years since 1919.
- The last livestock census i.e. 20th LC was conducted in 2019.
- The 21st livestock census is due in 2024.
- There is a demand to collect the information on Pastoralists and their livestock in 21st Livestock Census.
- The livestock census is the main source of data for proper planning and formulation of the Livestock Welfare Programme for bringing further improvement in this sector.
- The livestock census usually covers all domestic animals and head counts of these animals which includes various species of animals (cattle, buffalo, mithun, yak, sheep, goat, pig, horse, pony, mule, donkey, camel, dog, rabbit and elephant)/poultry birds (fowl, duck and other poultry birds) possessed by the households, household enterprises/non-household enterprises at that site Breed-wise with their age, sex.