§1What this business is
The farm starts with 50 female and 2 male goats of hardy mountain breeds in a raised, well-ventilated shed with slatted floors. Goats are fed green fodder and concentrate, vaccinated and dewormed, and bred for kids. Income comes from selling live goats for breeding and meat, goat milk, manure, value-added products like ghee and soap, buck services and farm visits. Bakrid, Holi and Diwali bring peak prices.
Capacity: Starting herd of 50 does and 2 bucks.
§2Is it right for you?
Who it is for
A farmer or rural youth with land, fodder access and willingness to live with the herd daily.
Who it is not for
Someone expecting quick profits or unable to supervise animals every day.
Advantages
- Mountain breeds are hardy and suit hill grazing
- Several income lines — goats, milk, manure, breeding
- Festival demand, especially Bakrid, gives high prices
- Low machinery need
Drawbacks
- Thin profit in year 1 (₹0.6 lakh)
- Disease and kid deaths can wipe out gains
- Salaries are the biggest fixed cost
- Predators and theft in hill areas
Skills you need
- Animal health and vaccination
- Breeding and kid rearing
- Fodder planning
- Selling at mandis and to butchers
Why difficulty 3/5: Daily animal care and disease risk; profits build slowly.
§3Market
Who buys
- Butcher shops, meat wholesalers and hotel kitchens
- Livestock traders at mandis such as Ramnagar and Bazpur
- Households buying goat milk
- Farmers buying breeding stock and manure
How it sells
- Livestock mandis and fairs such as the Uttarakhand Pashu Mela
- Direct-to-home milk and meat delivery
- Festival pre-booking, especially for Bakrid
- FPO and SHG aggregation
Good to know
- The profile lists disease, price swings, kid mortality, feed prices and predators as the main risks.
§4Raw material & machinery
| Item | Qty | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Chaff cutter (manual or electric) | 1–2 | — |
| Fodder grinder / mixer | 1 | — |
| Milking machine (optional) | 1–2 | — |
| Digital weighing scale | 1 | — |
| Hoof trimming kit | 1–2 sets | — |
| Veterinary first-aid kit | 1 | — |
| Water storage tanks and automatic drinkers | 1–2 | — |
| Fogging machine / sprayer | 1 | — |
From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Goat Farming (Mountain Breed)
- Goats: 50 females and 2 maleshardy mountain breeds
- Green fodder and concentrate feedpart grown on the farm
- Vaccines and deworming medicinesfor disease control
From: Uttarakhand DUY project profile — Goat Farming (Mountain Breed)
§5Licences & registration
- Udyam registration
- GST registration
- FSSAI licence for meat or milk processing
- Livestock transport and sales permissions
- Livestock insurance
- Registration with the state Animal Husbandry Department / NABARD
§6Schemes & subsidies
- MudraCentralActiveLoan up to ₹20 lakh, no collateral
- Stand-Up IndiaCentralClosed₹10 lakh – ₹1 crore loan
MUDRA covers allied farm activities like goat rearing up to ₹20 lakh; Stand-Up India covers agri-allied units for SC/ST and women founders. The National Livestock Mission (not listed here) also supports goat units.
§7Money
How the investment is worked out: DUY profile cost ₹20.00 lakh: shed and land preparation ₹3.5 lakh, goats (50 female + 2 male) ₹6.5 lakh, feed and fodder cultivation ₹2 lakh, veterinary and quarantine ₹1 lakh, fencing and water ₹2 lakh, marketing ₹1 lakh, insurance and registration ₹0.5 lakh, working capital for 6 months ₹3.5 lakh.
Working capital: ₹3.5 lakh for 6 months.
Year not printed on the DUY profile — check current machinery and material prices.
§8Export potential
Confirm the HS code in the DGFT ITC(HS) lookup before you export
Export council / board: APEDA (for meat)
- Meat export needs an APEDA-registered abattoir and processing plant; small farms usually sell in the home market.
§9Risks — where people fail
- Disease outbreaks
- High kid mortality
- Feed price swings
- Predators and theft
§1030 / 60 / 90-day plan
A general plan that applies to any business. A plan for this business will be added after research.
- Days 1–30: Visit a working goat farming (mountain breed) unit, ask 10 buyers about price and quantity, and get quotations from 3 suppliers.
- Days 31–60: Udyam and the licences you need (Udyam registration, GST registration), a project report (DPR), and the scheme or loan file.
- Days 61–90: Space and machines, trial production, and first deliveries to 10 customers.
§11Who to connect with
Associations, clusters and training institutes — the directory is being built. Connect
§12Watch
There is no episode on this business yet. Shows are coming soon on the Podcast page.
Want to start Goat Farming (Mountain Breed)?
DPR, loan file or registration — ask us on WhatsApp.
¶Sources
Data review: 6 October 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it. For information only — not legal or financial advice.