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Cornell University

Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition

Author: Sumedha Shukla

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Selling Bihar’s Livestock Farmers on Climate-Smart Technologies

Across Bihar, livestock rearing is central to rural livelihoods. Yet low productivity, high input costs, and rising methane emissions pose long-term challenges for both farmers and the environment. Bihar has one of the largest cattle populations in India, but productivity…
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Assessing Livestock Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Sex-Sorted Semen

With one of the largest cattle populations in the world, India’s livestock sector serves as a major source of livelihood for over 70% of rural households and contributes around 30% of farm income. India’s milk production has consistently grown in…