Livestock Husbandry in Peri-urban Areas

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.