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Bank officers’ viewAll the bank officers who responded were of the view that goat rearing was a profitableenterprise and 20% of them said that goat was a threat to ecology. When asked to give reason in theirsupport for this none of them said any thing. 100% of them advocated stall-fed goat rearing and all ofthem accepted it as economically feasible. They did not give any figure for the funding on goathusbandry as they were maintaining it as a joint figure with piggery. But the farmers of the region saidthat banks discouraged the finance for goat farming and even in the government sponsored ruraldevelopment activities the goat did not figure.Veterinary officers’ viewThe role of veterinary officers in deciding the animals for inclusion in the rural developmentprogram is very important. 30% of the respondent in this section believed that goat was a threat toecology and 60% of them believed that stall fed goat rearing was economical and stall fed goat rearingonly should be encouraged in the hilly region.Table 1: Views on different aspect of goat farming a threat to ecology by people concerned with goathusbandryAttributesFarmers’viewResearchers’viewAdministrators’viewForest officers’viewBankers’viewProfitability 100 100 100 100 100 100Threat to ecology 76 00 30 60 20 30Can goat be stall- fed 78 100 100 100 100 100Stall-fed goat farmingis economicalHuman factor inecological damage20 28 80 100 100 60100 100 40 60 60 60Veterinaryofficers’viewCONCLUSIONGoat is universally accepted as a profitable animal. Despite various studies in support of thisanimal people still believed it as a threat to ecology. This reflects the poor coordination betweenresearch and development. People at the research station used to do research, publish the results andbelieve that their job is finished. The people at the extension say that they require some tangible thingto convince the people and the literature only will not serve their purpose. On the other hand thepeople of the development machineries regard themselves as master of all trade and do not seek theopinion of the experts of the field. This demands a system approach in which the entire componentshould work towards the development of the goat enterprise as a whole. Further the role of thefarmers should be acknowledged and their participation should be ensured and it is only possiblethrough bottom-up approach.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTThe authors are grateful to the Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute for providinginfrastructure for carrying out the survey. The response given by the respondents is acknowledged.REFERENCESAcharya, R.M. and Singh, N.P., 1992. Pre-conference proceedings and plenary papers and invitedlectures. 5 th International Conference on Goats; March 1992. pp 81-9918E N V IS C entre, G B P IH E D
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