Question

1. Why is animal husbandary very important for Indian farmers?
Explain two points in this regard.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Many farmers in India depend on animal husbandry for their livelihood. In addition to supplying milk, meat, eggs, wool, their castings (dung) and hides, animals, mainly bullocks, are the major source of power for both farmers and drayers. Thus, animal husbandry plays an important role in the rural economy.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Animal husbandry is very important for Indian farmers because of the following reasons :-

• It provides employment to a large number of farmer and thereby increases their living standards.
• It helps in developing high yielding breeds of animals by cross breeding. This increases the production of various food products such as milk, eggs, meat, etc.