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Project Approach

Aims at conserving and revitalizing Pure elite animals are identied based on performance Practices for harnessing solar
the native cattle breeds of the state recording and modern genomics approach. About 200 energy; waste management
through propagating pure semen and best cows per breed are selected and procured from the practices such as establishing
their selective breeding. e local farmers. Project integrates climate smart practices in vermicomposting in farmland
cattle breeds (Malnad gidda, the existing livestock government farms such as water and bio-gas plants are also
Amrithmahal and Hallikar) and conservation practices e.g. setting up rain water undertaken.
sheep breeds (Bandur, Bellary, and harvesting, farm ponds etc. for conserving both surface
Deccani) are promoted. and ground water resources.

Outputs/Outcomes

Performance recording of Construction of Distribution of breeding Ram
1000 01 cattle lambs to sheep farmers

Hallikar cows, shed each for Bandur, 147 Nos.
Bellary and Deccani
150 variety of sheeps has for Bandur,
Amruthmahal and been completed 127 Nos.
of Bellary and
260 106 Nos.

Malnad gidda animals of Deccani variety of
has been completed sheeps) have been
completed

2475 Nos. Promotion of renewable energy
through the installation of
of of power chauff cutter
has been distributed 3 solar
units of

10 KW

each

Promotion of Indigenous Varieties of Livestock
Feed and Fodder Management
Farm Pond

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Climate Change Interventions of
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