Uttarakhand - Department of Land Resources

Production of barseem, barley, oat at the plains of the mountains.
Cold tolerance varieties will be included in the cropping pattern.
Cultivation of grass and pulses (intercropping on orchards and on field boundaries).
Establishment of fodder bank and ready -to- eat type of concept.
Health Care : In Uttarakhand most of the districts have health infrastructure, which is
grossly inadequate. The infrastructure available in need for immediate attention to be
fully functional, and there is an urgent need to have more health centers near the
villages, so that the immediate medical attention is available for the animals. For
example there are 23 veterinary hospitals functioning in the Dehradun district. These
veterinary hospitals are wide spread in the District. Places like Chakrata, Tyuni,
Lakhamandal, Kalsi, Sahiya, Lakhwara, Vikasnagar, Harbartpur, Sesambara etc. are all
connected by road.
In spite of the present set up, livestock markets do not have any veterinary facilities.
Animals in Uttarakhand are very susceptible to epidemics. Diseases, such as, Foot &
Mouth disease (FMD), Haemorrhagic Septicemia (HS), Black Quarter (BQ), Gastro
Intestinal Parasitism and Schistosomiasis are potential threats. Since the livestock
markets are a large gathering of animals, preventive action needs to be taken. In most
districts the animal health infrastructure is grossly inadequate.
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES RELATED TO INTEGRATION OF AGRICULTURE AND
FORESTRY:
Subsistence agriculture is the prime source of livelihood for more than 80 percent people
of Uttarakhand. In this region, terraced slopes covering 85 percent of the total
agricultural land are generally rain fed while the valley covering 15 percent of the area
are irrigated. Agriculture of this region is very complex as it is interlinked with crop
husbandry, animal husbandry and forest to form a production system. Inaccessibility,
environmental heterogeneity and ecological fragility favored evolution of subsistence
production system sustained with organic matter and nutrients derived from the forests.
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