Govt to invest Rs 50 cr to set up two cattle breeding centres
7 Sept 2014 4:49 AM IST
‘Currently, there is no national breeding centre in the country for development of cattle and buffalo. So, we have decided to set up National Khamdenu Breeding Centres with an outlay of Rs 50 crore,’ Agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh said while addressing a CII event on dairy sector.
The government is looking for land to set up one such centre each in north and south India. The purpose of the centre is to raise productivity of indigenous cattle and buffalo in a scientific manner, he said.
Instead of going for foreign breeds for higher milk yields, the minister said that there was need to improve the productivity and quality of milk from indigenous cattle and buffalo, thereby improving the additional income of farmers. The government is focusing more on promoting indigenous cattle breeds to meet future milk demand, Singh said, adding that the government has launched ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ with an outlay of Rs 500 crore to conserve and develop indigenous breeds.
The country’s milk production was 137.67 million tonnes in 2013-14. The output is required to be raised by 6 million tonnes every year to meet growing demand by 2025, he said. A meeting of state agriculture and animal husbandry ministers has been called on 18 September to discuss the ways to develop the dairy sector, he added.
The government is looking for land to set up one such centre each in north and south India. The purpose of the centre is to raise productivity of indigenous cattle and buffalo in a scientific manner, he said.
Instead of going for foreign breeds for higher milk yields, the minister said that there was need to improve the productivity and quality of milk from indigenous cattle and buffalo, thereby improving the additional income of farmers. The government is focusing more on promoting indigenous cattle breeds to meet future milk demand, Singh said, adding that the government has launched ‘Rashtriya Gokul Mission’ with an outlay of Rs 500 crore to conserve and develop indigenous breeds.
The country’s milk production was 137.67 million tonnes in 2013-14. The output is required to be raised by 6 million tonnes every year to meet growing demand by 2025, he said. A meeting of state agriculture and animal husbandry ministers has been called on 18 September to discuss the ways to develop the dairy sector, he added.
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