Livestock sector has come off age by shading its image as subsidiary to crop agriculture to become a keysource of foreign exchange earner for the country. Corporate and private sector has substantially changed thebackyard livestock and poultry keeping to a more lucrative economic activities in providing milk, meat, an eggs togrowing urban population. Support industries like feed manufacturing and processing industry like tanning industryand carcass utilization industries have come up to be the partners in livestock development.  Marketing channelsare getting more efficient in providing services to the producers and consumers. Business to provided inputs includ­ing medicines are thriving. HMG's will to help farmers all-over Nepal is indicated by the establishment of livestockservices centres.  All said and done, livestock sector still needs massive infusion of resources to give momentumto meet increasing demand for livestock and livestock products. Policies to give incentives for the farmers to better livestock management is needed urgently. This paper goes through qualitative analysis of livestock sector and iden­tifies key issues that need to be addressed. Statistical figures are avoided.

Livestock sector has come off age by shading its image as subsidiary to crop agriculture to become a keysource of foreign exchange earner for the country. Corporate and private sector has substantially changed thebackyard livestock and poultry keeping to a more lucrative economic activities in providing milk, meat, an eggs togrowing urban population. Support industries like feed manufacturing and processing industry like tanning industryand carcass utilization industries have come up to be the partners in livestock development.  Marketing channelsare getting more efficient in providing services to the producers and consumers. Business to provided inputs includ­ing medicines are thriving. HMG's will to help farmers all-over Nepal is indicated by the establishment of livestockservices centres.  All said and done, livestock sector still needs massive infusion of resources to give momentumto meet increasing demand for livestock and livestock products. Policies to give incentives for the farmers to better livestock management is needed urgently. This paper goes through qualitative analysis of livestock sector and iden­tifies key issues that need to be addressed. Statistical figures are avoided.