“The basic issue will be that they [livestock farmers] cannot afford it,” a veterinary surgeon in Chikamagalur district replied to the author’s question on the new proposed guidelines to control Antimicrobial Resistance(AMR). This story looks at how livelihood precarity of livestock farmers drives Antimicrobial Resistance in India and how the fight against AMR needs to be reimagined in a radical and expansive manner.
Abdul Fathah Nazar is a final year Masters student in Development with research interests in public health & healthcare delivery, especially on chronic and non-communicable diseases. Fathah has previously worked on climate resilience systems in the global south.
