Focus on agriculture
Central government along with the J & K administration are working together to grow agriculture and allied sectors.
Many schemes have been introduced for the development of dairy farms and sheep farms across Jammu and Kashmir.
Recently Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Parshottam Rupala for their continuous support for the development of agriculture & allied sector in Jammu Kashmir and also for including the UT in the pilot launch of the National Digital Livestock Mission.
He said the celebration of World Milk Day in J&K is a significant opportunity to acknowledge the important contribution of dairy farmers, entrepreneurs and all stakeholders in the growth journey of the dairy industry.
Exchange of ideas during the two-day long summer meet will help in identifying new viable strategies for upgrading the technological capabilities of livestock sector, significant interventions for dairy sector’s productivity, processing and value addition, he added.
Addressing the gathering, the Lt Governor shared the efforts of the UT Government for creating new opportunities and introducing interventions to make the Animal Husbandry and Dairy Sector sector more lucrative for all the stakeholders.
Dairy makes an important contribution to the prosperity of the society and to the well-being and economic activity of the farming families. The UT government attaches the highest importance to sustained increase in productivity and growth of the dairy sector.
