What are the consequences of a decrease in area under permanent pasture land?

Pasture land refers to the land for grazing purpose. There has been a significant decrease in land under the permanent pasture area leading to the following consequences:

1. It has caused a trouble in feeding the huge population of cattle under the limited pasture land available.

2. The other lands that are available are of poor quality or demand costly cultivation.

To check the decrease area of permanent pasture land people should refrain from building houses on these lands.