Animal husbandry sector
The government of Jammu and Kashmir is very keen to develop the animal husbandry sector as it has great scope in Jammu division. The structural changes and consolidation of different programmes for farm and non-farm population in the rural areas is nothing short of a revolution for rural J&K. The UT has also redefined the agriculture and horticulture business in the country with expanded operations and a strong supply chain system.
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks while attending the first-ever “Vishal Pashudhan Vyapar Mela” at Sports Stadium, Hiranagar in Kathua district recently.
He welcomed the farmers from other states to the mega Livestock Trade Fair. The first of its kind event in the UT will provide a major fillip to the Animal Husbandry sector with an additional source of income to the farmers.
It is an effort on the part of the government towards providing a single platform for sale/purchase of high-quality livestock breeds that will strengthen J&K’s Dairy sector, besides exploiting the full potential of J&K in milk, fodder & mutton production, to cut down imports and bridge the demand and supply gap in the poultry sector, and generating employment by attracting new entrepreneurs.
If the dairy sector gets the required attention from Jammu and Kashmir administration, it will be a white revolution in the rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir especially in the Jammu division.
