Situation of Livestock, Production and its Products in Nepal

Bhatta Br,Yadav Kk,Kaphle K

doi:10.26502/avsm.001

Abstract

Nepal is a land where animals outnumber humans (28.98 million) and livestock an integral part of the way of life. Agriculture still remains the main occupation dropping rapidly through but still hovers around 65% population, livestock covers 32% of agricultural GDP and about 11.5% of total country GDP. Livestock forms integral part and combined population of bovine is estimated to be around 25.54 million and six species of animals represent major livestock’s raised and total number of animals around 94.57 million. The problem of Nepal revolves around the resources for inputs, capacity to achieve optimum management and value for products. Socio legal laxity, limited technical approach and capacity to diversify and value add remains major challenges. With billion each population on North and South, resources that can support sustainable production and products that can fetch premium price, Nepal have huge scope in its livestock sector.

Highlights

Geography Nepal lies on sub- tropical region in the world and climate, weather and vegetation vary among the regions [1]
Nepal is divided into five tectonic zones: Terai plain, Siwalik Hills, Lesser Himalaya, Higher Himalaya and Tibetan - Tethys Himalaya and physiographical into 8 units Terai, Siwalik, Dun valleys, Mahabharat range, Midland, Fore Himalaya, Higher Himalaya and Inner and trans Himalayan valleys [2]
This review shows the current livestock scenario of Nepal

Summary

Introduction

Animal husbandry Nepal is an agricultural country, most of the animal’s exhibit all over the country, whether it is for the home purposes or business. About 25.68% [5] of the people of the country are in animal husbandry practices, such as cow, bee-keeping, poultry, fisheries, pig, goat, swine and ostrich farming, literacy rate 65.9% [4] (Figure 1-5). Unit: metric ton Figure 3: Meat Production in Nepal 2015/15.

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