Says UT government attaches the highest importance to the sustained increase in dairy sector’s productivity, growth
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha Thursday Addressed the World Milk Day Celebration and Summer Meet for animal husbandry and dairy sector organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in collaboration with the Agriculture Production Department of J&K UT.
Addressing the gathering, Sinha said, “Dairy makes an important contribution to society’s prosperity and to the well-being, the economic activity of the farming families. The UT government attaches the highest importance to the sustained increase in the dairy sector’s productivity and growth”.
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 the dairy sector’s productivity, processing and value addition, Sinha said.
The dairy sector continues to play a vital role in Agriculture GDP and such deliberations will play a pivotal role in energising research and extension efforts and modifications required for livestock management and productivity enhancements, he said.
Under HADP, the UT government is launching an integrated dairy development scheme that will not only provide a social safety net to the farmers but also provide employment and entrepreneurship opportunities to the people. An important commitment of the UT government is to create new avenues for farmers and youth entrepreneurs. Our aim is to write a new chapter in the history of Jammu Kashmir’s animal husbandry, agri & allied sector, LG said.
