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Question
What is the importance of animal husbandry as a source of diversification?
Options
Most the rural families carry out livestock farming together with crop farming in order to increase their income.
It can be said that livestock farming provides sustainable livelihood to the people in the semi-arid and arid regions where farming can't be performed well.
Capital investment in livestock farming is comparatively less than that in crop farming.
All of the above
Solution
All of the above
Explanation:
Animal husbandry is India's major non-farm occupation. Livestock farming is another name for it. Livestock farming in India consists primarily of poultry, cattle, and goats/sheep. To supplement their income, the majority of rural families engage in both livestock and agricultural farming. The proportion of livestock farming in semi-arid and arid areas is larger than in irrigated areas. This is because desert locations have limited access to irrigation systems, making crop production difficult. In other words, cattle husbandry provides a stable source of income for individuals living in semi-arid and arid locations where farming is difficult or impossible. Furthermore, capital investment in livestock farming is lower than in other industries.
