by Priyanka Saurabh
Along with agriculture, livestock farming, dairy, fisheries activities are an integral part of human life since the beginning of civilization. These activities improved the food system and helped in saving livestock. Due to climate and topography, the animal husbandry, dairy, and fisheries sector have played a major socio-economic role in Indiaâs growth. Indiaâs livestock and fisheries sector are quite wide. Overall, about 32% of the people live on livestock, fishing, and aquaculture. Agriculture is 5% of GDP and national GDP. Livestock and fish products together contribute more than Rs 7 lakh crore towards agricultural production value. The average annual growth rate of the livestock and fisheries sector together is 6. The share of crops in the value of agricultural production is declining, but livestock and fish products are one of the fastest upwards.