Livestock Husbandry in Peri-Urban Areas

ISBN-13: 9783659526916 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 300 str.

Khan Nizamuddin;Salman Mohd Sadiq

Opis

The urban sprawl has generated demand for nutritious food especially milk, meat and milk products both at domestic and commercial level leading to intensification and commercial rearing of livestock in the peri-urban areas. This has played a pivotal role in development of livelihoods in peri-urban areas. Livestock intensification effects farming system, floriculture, horticulture,vegetable cultivation, livelihood security, rural to urban migration and other associated activities.There is an urgent need for sustainable development of livestock husbandry, farming systems, floriculture and vegetable cultivation in the peri-urban areas to ensure socio-economic development of farmers engaged in livestock husbandry.

O autorze

Dr. Nizamuddin Khan is professor in department of Geography at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU),India with an experience of 20 years in teaching and research. He has published 8 books and 70 research papers in national and international journals. He has also completed 7 major research projects and also visited several countries for academic purpose.