M. Asim Shahid

Livestock As a Sustainable Source of Income M. Asim Shahid

Farmers problems in Punjab, Pakistan a brief about Farm families, their livelihood assets, and consumption of income. There are a number of problems faced by livestock farmers such as Lack of capital resources, lack of technical knowledge, costly and adulterated feed and fodder and unavailability/ shortage of labour, lack of livestock extension services and less field visits of extension field staff are the major hindering factors. By improving livestock extension services, providing necessary technical knowledge to livestock keepers and providing credit facilities to farmers? considerable development in this sector could be made.