Rs 71 lakh to boost dairy sector

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Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsAimed at achieving 15 per cent growth in milk production in the district, the Department of Animal Husbandry has formulated a `71 lakh initiative for setting up dairy farms and milk shed development projects.A Rs 27.03 lakh project has also been formulated to promote fodder crop cultivation, said Dairy Development Board deputy director V Unni. Financial assistance will be provided to those who are ready to set up farm unitswith two, five and ten cows along with five, ten and twenty calves respectively. Funds will also be provided for purchasing milking machines and constructing modern cattle sheds. The district has registered a growth of 20.15 per cent in milk production during the last year. “We could register the remarkable growth as a result of the projects implemented by the Central and state governments and the local bodies,” Unni said. An assistance of Rs 2.95 lakh will be allotted for mechanisation and irrigation in fodder crop plantations. first published:September 05, 2012, 11:30 ISTlast updated:September 05, 2012, 11:30 IST
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Aimed at achieving 15 per cent growth in milk production in the district, the Department of Animal Husbandry has formulated a `71 lakh initiative for setting up dairy farms and milk shed development projects.

A Rs 27.03 lakh project has also been formulated to promote fodder crop cultivation, said Dairy Development Board deputy director V Unni. Financial assistance will be provided to those who are ready to set up farm units

with two, five and ten cows along with five, ten and twenty calves respectively. Funds will also be provided for purchasing milking machines and constructing modern cattle sheds. The district has registered a growth of 20.15 per cent in milk production during the last year.

“We could register the remarkable growth as a result of the projects implemented by the Central and state governments and the local bodies,” Unni said. An assistance of Rs 2.95 lakh will be allotted for mechanisation and irrigation in fodder crop plantations.