Livestock Expo to be an annual event: CM Murad
Livestock Expo 2020 concluded on Sunday
Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah. PHOTO: PPP
HYDERABAD:
Attracting a large number of livestock breeders from across the country - a larger number of visitors who were in awe at the variety of livestock and other animals - the Livestock Expo 2020 concluded on Sunday.
Around 32 breeds of goats, 12 breeds of sheep and cows, bulls, horses and camels of dozens of separate pedigrees were put on display in the festival. Meanwhile, the interest of visitors was captured by parades of bulls and dog, as well as the horse, bull and camel races.
Impressed by the event, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who spoke at the closing ceremony, announced a budget allocation for organising the festival annually. "We want to make it an annual event which can be arranged in Hyderabad, Sehwan or some other part of Sindh in months like January and February," he said, adding that the next provincial budget, for the fiscal year 2020-21, would have an amount allocated for the festival.
The CM underlined that the event provided a learning experience to the livestock breeders who participated in it and acquired knowledge through the seminars and lectures. "The livestock and fisheries sectors are pivotal to Sindh's economy, as they contribute to a major part of people's livelihood," he said. "If these two sectors lag behind, the economic growth target will not be achieved."
Sindh Livestock and Fisheries Minister Abdul Bari Pitafi said that the exhibition had ushered in a new era for the Sindh government's livestock policy. He lamented that the governments have been paying disproportionate attention to the industrial sector, largely ignoring the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 10th, 2020.
Attracting a large number of livestock breeders from across the country - a larger number of visitors who were in awe at the variety of livestock and other animals - the Livestock Expo 2020 concluded on Sunday.
Around 32 breeds of goats, 12 breeds of sheep and cows, bulls, horses and camels of dozens of separate pedigrees were put on display in the festival. Meanwhile, the interest of visitors was captured by parades of bulls and dog, as well as the horse, bull and camel races.
Impressed by the event, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who spoke at the closing ceremony, announced a budget allocation for organising the festival annually. "We want to make it an annual event which can be arranged in Hyderabad, Sehwan or some other part of Sindh in months like January and February," he said, adding that the next provincial budget, for the fiscal year 2020-21, would have an amount allocated for the festival.
The CM underlined that the event provided a learning experience to the livestock breeders who participated in it and acquired knowledge through the seminars and lectures. "The livestock and fisheries sectors are pivotal to Sindh's economy, as they contribute to a major part of people's livelihood," he said. "If these two sectors lag behind, the economic growth target will not be achieved."
Sindh Livestock and Fisheries Minister Abdul Bari Pitafi said that the exhibition had ushered in a new era for the Sindh government's livestock policy. He lamented that the governments have been paying disproportionate attention to the industrial sector, largely ignoring the agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 10th, 2020.