Curriculum Livestock, Dairy & Fisheries
Livestock, Dairy & Fisheries
The animal economy that supports millions of rural Indian families - Operation Flood and Amul, a dairy farmer's costs, stray cattle, poultry, goats, the Blue Revolution, shrimp exports, animal disease and climate.
- Livestock in India's Rural Economy Why cows, buffaloes, goats, poultry and fish matter so much to rural Indian households, especially small farmers, the landless and women. 📄 Read-aloud
- Operation Flood and the White Revolution How a national programme launched in 1970 linked millions of village milk producers to city consumers and made India the world's largest milk producer. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Amul Model: How Cooperatives Share the Rupee How the three-tier cooperative structure behind Amul works, why farmers receive a high share of the consumer's rupee, and the challenges cooperatives face. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of a Small Dairy Farmer What it costs to keep a cow or buffalo, how much a small dairy farmer earns, and why feed costs and milk yields decide profitability. 📄 Read-aloud
- Cattle Laws and the Stray Cattle Problem How restrictions on cattle slaughter and trade changed the economics of keeping cattle, and why abandoned animals have become a problem for farmers in several states. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Poultry Industry How India's chicken and egg industry grew into a large modern sector through integrated companies and contract farming, and the risks it faces. 📄 Read-aloud
- Livestock, Dairy & Fisheries: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on livestock, Operation Flood, the Amul model, dairy costs and cattle laws. 5 questions
- Goats and Sheep: The Poor Family's ATM Why small animals like goats and sheep are vital to landless and poor households, how they work as savings, and the challenges of grazing and markets. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Blue Revolution: India's Fisheries How India became one of the world's largest fish producers through the rise of inland aquaculture, and the government's push to modernise fisheries. 📄 Read-aloud
- India's Shrimp Export Boom How farmed shrimp became one of India's biggest agricultural exports, the role of a new shrimp species, and the risks from disease, antibiotics and tariffs. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Economics of Animal Disease How livestock diseases cause losses for farmers and the economy, why vaccination campaigns are public goods, and lessons from lumpy skin disease and bird flu. 📄 Read-aloud
- Livestock and Climate Change How livestock contributes to greenhouse gas emissions, how rising heat reduces milk yields, and ways to make the animal economy more climate-friendly. 📄 Read-aloud
- Credit, Insurance and the Future of the Animal Economy How credit and insurance help livestock farmers grow and manage risk, the opportunities ahead, and a recap of the module. 📄 Read-aloud