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Livestock continues to be an important source of income, nutrition, and resilience for landless, small, and marginal households across rural India. However, limited access to quality breeding, animal healthcare, enterprise connectivity, and scientific management practices continue to remain a concern. As national priorities increasingly focus on livestock productivity, the Tata Trusts support efforts that strengthen sustainable and community-managed livestock systems.
The focus is on enabling Community-Based Breeding Programs (CBBPs), strengthening decentralised animal health services through Pashu Sakhis, improving value-chain linkages, and advancing biosecurity and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) awareness to support long-term livelihood resilience and public health outcomes.
The work increasingly aligns with The Government of India's One Health approach that strengthens livestock biosecurity, encourages responsible antibiotic usage, and ensures preparedness against zoonotic diseases.
The Dairy Health and Nutrition Initiative of India (DHANII) Foundation strengthens dairy-based livelihoods across states including Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Maharashtra. It focuses on improving productivity, veterinary access, value chain integration, and income opportunities, particularly for women dairy farmers.
To know more about how Tata Dairy Mission is improving the livelihood of milk producers in Rajasthan Click here.
The Climate Change Mitigation Initiative, managed and led by women farmers, promotes community-led approaches to sustainable livestock management. Women from goatrearing and sheep-rearing communities across Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh, are trained as Pashu Sakhis and are central to the programme, supporting animal health, breeding practices, and digital livestock data systems.
To see how Pashu Sakhis are guiding the goat herder community in Rajasthan, Click here.
The Climate Smart Agriculture and Livestock (CSAL) initiative, implemented across districts in Assam, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh by the North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA), focuses on improved livestock practices, piggery management, producer-market networks, and community institution-building through Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
To see how farmers in the North-East region are using knowledge and innovation to transform lands and boost income Click here.
The Tripura Fishery Project, implemented under the Trusts' Tripura State Initiative, focuses on improving fish productivity, expanding farmer participation, and strengthening local aquaculture practices through capacity building and technical support.
To know more about how Tata Trusts are empowering livelihood through sustainable fish farming Click here.
