Vol. 10, Issue 6, Part B (2024)

Abstract
The livestock sector works as a supporting pillar for rural households and it is an important tool for agricultural diversification. During crop failure, livestock act as a buffer for the farmer. Sustainable livestock intensification acts as a risk reduction strategy and instrument for livelihood diversification. Livestock production plays a variety of roles in our daily life; it is an important source of protein and nutrition. From our breakfast to dinner animal by-products serve us differently. So, it can be considered that livestock is an integral part of our society and has left a great contribution to economic development as well as the GDP of our country. Livestock production remains a subsistence-based activity in rural India. The present study attempts to identify the present livestock production scenario and its economical importance among home-based livestock-keeping farmers of Lohagarh village in Birbhum district, West Bengal. This paper mainly focuses on the issue of the status of livestock and its contribution on rural livelihood development.