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AGRICULTURE AND ALLIED SECTORS 2.73 On the input side, the price of grass decreased by 29.72 per cent during 2013-14. Compared
Price per Kgto previous year, the price of gingely oil cake increased by 20.37 percent, coconut oil cake by 14.93
per cent, the price of straw increased by 32.26 per cent, ground nut cake by 6.40 per cent during
2013-14 and the increase in the price of inputs is a serious threat to dairy farming. The trend in

average prices of livestock products from 2008-09 to 2013-14 are shown in Fig 2.5.

Fig 2.5
Trend in Average Prices of Livestock Products from 2008-09 to 2013-14

Meat Egg

450.00 Price per 100 Nos. 800
400.00 700
350.00 600
300.00 500
250.00 400
200.00 300
150.00 200
100.00 100

50.00 0
0.00 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Mutton Beef Pork
Chicken (Broiler) Chicken (Desi) Fowl (White) Fowl (Brown) Duck

Milk Feeds

Price per Litre 45 Price per Kg 40
40 35
35 30
30 25
25 20
20 15
15 10
10
5 5
0 0

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Cow Buffalo
Groundnut cake Coconut cake Gingely oil cake
Straw Grass

Annual Plan 2013-14

2.74 Annual Plan 2013-14 earmarked outlay of ` 260.25 crore and ` 47.65 crore for Animal Husbandry
and Diary Development sub sectors and expended ` 233.54 crore (89.73 per cent) and ` 48.25 crore
(101 per cent) respectively. Special Livestock Breeding Programme (SLBP) and stregthening of
veterinary services were two major projects implemented with outlay of ` 41 crores and ` 30 crore
respectively and ` 40.51 crore (99 per cent) and ` 22 crore (73 per cent) were expended. Under
dairy development, milkshed development and Assistance to primary Dairy co-operatives are the
major schemes with expenditure of ` 19.66 crore (98 per cent) and ` 14.90 crore (100 per cent)
respectively.

Key Initiatives in 2014-15

The key initiatives of the Dairy Development and Animal Husbandry department are shown below:
• Door step veterinary services extended to 20 blocks and 5 corporation in 2014-15.
• Substantial increase in the outlay for livestock breeding. For the scheme SLBP and Govardhini
total amount of ` 46.39 crore earmarked.
• Special attention to cattlefeed production - ` 8 crore provided for cattle feed plant, Thiruvangoor
and ` 6 crore for High -Tech cattlefeed plant, Idukki.

Kerala State Planning Board