Mathialagan, PTANUVAS2020-11-282020-11-282014-11https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810156009TNV_WS_SA_E_Nov2014(319-328)Smallholder farmers are central to agricultural growth. There are an estimated 500 million smallholder farms in the world (IFAD, 2010). As a group, smallholder farmers are among the most disadvantaged and vulnerable in the developing world. Smallholders have a key role to play not only in achieving food security, but also in generating poverty-reducing agricultural growth. They are also stewards of increasingly scarce natural resources and on the frontline of dealing with the impacts of climate change. Providing timely information and needy technology is vital for their livelihood and production of livestock products. Hence, it is essential to focus on extension.EnglishVeterinary ScienceAnimal Sciencee-EXTENSION TOOLS FOR SUSTAINING SMALL HOLDER LIVESTOCK PRODUCTIONLivestock Based Livelihood Options: Current Status, Emerging Issues and Future Scenario in Combating Agrarian CrisisArticle