Balochistan govt to provide subsidies to dairy farmers

ISLAMABAD: The livestock industry of Balochistan is set to get a major boost through public-private partnership as the provincial government has stepped up efforts to finalise ‘Dairy Milk and Meat City’ project in Lasbela and Quetta.

The provincial government has largely completed the feasibility of the project under which 3,000 hectares land is allocated in Lasbela while 1,000 hectares in Quetta for establishing the “Dairy Milk and Meat City” in two major cities of Balochistan, an official of Balochistan government told APP.

He said multinational companies have also showed interest in investing in the project, which was aimed at revolutionising the livestock sector in the province.

Under the project, the government would install dairy milk and meat processing plants of global standards to uplift the livestock sector which remained neglected for a long time.

“The development of livestock industry is the top priority of the present government,” the official said, adding that the project would pave the way to bring significant improvement in the national economy.

He said a number of initiatives had been taken under the “Balochistan Livestock Policy”, which was formulated to uplift the livestock industry in the province.

Published in The Express Tribune, February 23^rd, 2020.