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@article{186915,
        author = {P. Prakasam and Dr.A. Saravanadurai},
        title = {A STUDY ON LIVELIHOOD STATUS OF DRYLAND FARMERS IN MECHERI BLOCK OF SHEEP REARING SALEM DISTRICT},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2025},
        volume = {12},
        number = {6},
        pages = {2656-2662},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=186915},
        abstract = {Animal husbandry is an integral component of agriculture, supporting livelihoods of more than two-thirds of the rural population. It plays a significant role in the rural economy by providing gainful employment to a large number of small, marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers and raising their economic status. Livestock form an important resource for the landless agricultural labourers as it is the only major asset for them. Aim: To analysis livestock the role of livestock rearing and income generation through the Sheep rearing of Mecheri Block. Methodology: Mecheri Block is located the west parts of Salem district tamandu.  Mecheri Block 17 Village Panchayat is famous for sheep rearing with majority of the farmers engaged in Sheep Rearing Dry farmer’s cultivation.  Sample size purposively selected for the present study. From the total 786 Sheep rearing dry land farmers growers only 5 per cent of the farmers i.e., 393 respondents were randomly selected. Result: Regarding the cost and returns from livestock rearing by the sample farmers, the cost and returns from sheep and goat highly benefitted by small farmers than marginal farmers in the study area. Net returns were found to be higher for small farmers than marginal farmers. To increase the income of the sheep rearing dryland farmers, the various Government department should provide proper guidance and trained then to maximize profit by using the input factors with minimum cost.},
        keywords = {Livestock, income, cost and returns in sheep rearing.},
        month = {November},
        }