New economy of the poor under grave threat

How India is killing the country’s largest economy of the poor New restriction on cattle slaughter will severely cripple the livestock economy which is bigger than crop economy; poor farmers shifted to livestock in face of uncertain rain and dwindling income Reports . Meat matters Why slaughterhouses have to be "illegal" to be sustainable and why farmers have to give up their cattle for survival . How is fodder crisis rendering livestock vulnerable? Today, India faces an acute fodder shortage that has left drought-hit farmers and livestock vulnerable . What do the new rules on cattle trade say? More restrictions are likely to hurt economic interests of farmers Blogs . We do not recognise that domestic meat production and consumption exists We need to respect economic interests of farmers and build a meat production economy that is legal and sustainable . Food and dissent We need a discussion on sustainable livestock production and processing, but we cannot have this debate unless we recognise that animals are an important economic asset of farmers . Why I would not advocate vegetarianism Meat eating is not the key issue, it is the amount that is consumed and the manner in which it is produced. This is where India differs. Other Related Stories Trouble with vegetarian fascists Food fascism will take a further toll on our diversity, our flexibility to adapt, our resilience. 'Framing laws on beef eating is not desirable in a democratic set-up' Historian D N Jha talks about current political discourse around beef eating Go Gokul gone For all the noise around cow protection, NDA's cow mission, the very first it announced on assuming power, has nearly died