Rearing one or two cows for milk is an important source of livelihood for landless
women in Pondicherry in south Indin.1 Possession of dairy animals means more
than increased income for them: it means financial security, status, self-confidence
and an opportunity to liave some control over their lives. Preferring this alternative
to exhnusting agricultural labour, the women are self-employed, with flexible work
ing hours and maintain better health as a result. Recognition of the importance of
this resource for rural women should be the first step towards improving service
delivery to poor landless women rearing dairy cattle.
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