The soaring price of diesel makes the camel market move: Camel demand soars in India
A sturdy male with a life expectancy of 60-80 years now fetches up to Rs40,000 ($973), compared to Rs5,000-Rs10,000 three years ago, according to Hanuwant Singh of the Lokhit Pashu-Palak Sansthan, a non-profit welfare organization for livestock keepers. Entry-level tractors cost around $4,000.A wise investment all around. If the fad for bio-fuels continues and food gets short, you can always eat your tractor. Posted by Vanderleun at May 3, 2008 6:54 PM | TrackBack"It's very good news," says Mr Singh, whose organization aims to dispel the image of backwardness associated with camel ownership and tries to promote higher economic returns for breeders. "We had started to see camels, even female ones, being slaughtered for their meat. Now they are replacing the tractor again."
After seeing the use Sri lanka gets out of elephants as workers, I'm waiting for these modern day Dr. Frankenstein's to clone an elephant with a camel. The we can finally beat Toyota in the green transportation game.
Posted by: Don L at May 4, 2008 3:21 AMUh... I would just like to point out that Camels run on bio-fuel.
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