author(s)
MG Sindhu, K Natchimuthu, S Ramkumar, S Venugopal and SVN Rao

abstract
The present study was on analysis of scope and challenges of livestock development and constraints faced among the Soliga tribes in Biligiri Rangan (BR) hills of Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka. Data were collected from tribes and other official respondents through a structured interview schedule developed for the purpose. The livestock rearing was an alternative source of income along with mixed farming. The tribes preferred desi-birds, goat and non-descript cattle in cold climatic BR hills. NLR (Non livestock rearing) respondents (90%) showed keen interest in establishing livestock farms, if the forest department permits free veterinary service & loan facility to purchase animals. The major constraint faced by the tribes in rearing of livestock was fodder scarcity as the forest department-imposed restrictions on movement of tribes and animals inside the forest. The study provides an investigation to formulate a coordinated project with proper ICT for uplift of tribes.