Declining production conditions of raw wool - Analysis of emerging conflicts in sheep husbandry in Rajasthan

Authors
Ray, S
Citation
S. Ray, Declining production conditions of raw wool - Analysis of emerging conflicts in sheep husbandry in Rajasthan, ECON POLIT, 34(20), 1999, pp. 1209-1214
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Politucal Science & public Administration
Journal title
ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL WEEKLY
ISSN journal
00129976 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
20
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1209 - 1214
Database
ISI
SICI code
0012-9976(19990521)34:20<1209:DPCORW>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
While the requirement of raw wool for the carpet and other industries is in creasing, it is questionable whether wool production by the sheep husbandry subsector will be able to keep pace with the demand. This paper examines t he production conditions of raw wool in Rajasthan, the largest producing st ate, particularly with reference to the shrinkage and degradation of grazin g lands.