K-P approves livestock development project
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As an important step to put the livestock sector on modern lines and to enhance production of meat, milk and poultry in the province, the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government has finalized Chief Minister Integrated Livestock Development Program.
This five-year program would be implemented at an estimated cost of Rs67 billion under which short-term, mid-term and long-term projects would be started to enhance dairy productions on commercial basis.
This was revealed at a meeting of livestock department held here on Wednesday with Chief Minister Mahmood Khan in the chair. Secretary Agriculture Israr Khan, Secretary Planning and Development Shah Mahmood, Director General Livestock Alamzeb and other officials attended the meeting.
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The forum was informed of different aspects of the project and was told that under the program short-term, mid-term and long-term projects have been proposed in ten various sectors of the livestock including interventions to enhance the production of meat, milk and poultry and initiatives to effectively control Foot Mouth Diseases (FMDs).
It was further informed that under the short and mid-term projects multiple initiatives have been proposed including establishment of model meat outlets, model poultry meat outlets, establishment of farms, revival of existing poultry farms, establishment of commercial dairy farms and milk collection and marketing centres. Besides launching of vaccination program to control foot mouth diseases, FMD free zones would also be established. Similarly, initiatives have also been proposed to enhance the capacity of livestock department.
The chief minister while agreeing to proposed initiatives under the program has directed officials to chalk out a workable and realistic plan for the implementation of the scheme. He directed that all the arrangements should be finalized in time to start execution of the program without any delay.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 17th, 2022.