Promotion of improved livestock management practices – stall-fed goatery, backyard poultry, piggery -is the key to Meghalaya's rural economy. Livestock population has increased substantially by 7.41% in Meghalaya, according to national livestock census 2012. Keeping in view of current agricultural scenario wherein the landholdings are getting smaller and smaller and farm productivity declining, promotion of livestock is a viable option to supplement the rural income. The promotion of livestock in these villages under HRD Project aims to increase the income of the BPL or small farm households, create employment opportunities and support state government programmes for enhancing agriculture GDP. Apart from this, livestock also contributes to family nutrition and social security.
