Livestock Trade in Rural Markets of Aligarh District

Abstract

Livestock husbandry, a form of agriculture, is considered as a secondary source of income and provides good opportunity for employment and income generation. Livestock trade and their marketing is very old traditional activity in India. It is practiced in various forms. Researchers attempted to find out the marketing behavior of livestock particularly the spatial behavior of livestock marketing and livestock transactions through various marketing agencies in study area Aligarh.

The transaction of livestock varies according to their purpose i.e. whether it is meat animal or milk animal. The share of meat animals is highest due to the existence of three slaughter houses as also the facilities of transport and export. The more local consumption of meat is another determinant of higher transaction of livestock. The milch animals follow the numbers of meat animals. The transaction of livestock in villages is reverse. Most of the transaction is for the purpose of milk rather than meat. Among them the highest share is again of buffalo.

Key Words: Livestock, Transaction, Buffalo, Marketing agencies