Govt to import livestock for breeding: Adviser Farida

The government will import livestock from abroad for breeding, not for meat consumption, Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida  Akhter has said.

"Although various quarters usually put a request for meat import aiming to make the meat price cheaper, but the government will not go on that way. Livestock will be imported for developing our indigenous breed," the adviser said while addressing a small dairy farmers' rally organised by Sammilito Khamari Parishad at Haripur Govt Primary School premises under Shailkupa upazila of Jhenaidha district yesterday (6 February), reads ministry press release today (7 February).

She said, we produce huge quantities of daily milk, but there is no milk treasure in the country. So, we will make milk treasure through establishing a cattle hub."

A system will be developed so that people can buy fresh milk from the dairy farmers, she said assuring the district and upazila dairy farmers to resolve their problems.

Farida asked the deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi officers to lease out the water bodies to real fishermen. Non-professionals should never allow taking lease of the water bodies for pisciculture.

Three ministries are working to resolve the problems regarding the leasing out the water bodies, she said hoping that the problem will be solved quickly.

Attorney General  M Asaduzzaman, Pakistani High Commissioner to Bangladesh Syed Ahmed Maroof , Deputy Commissioner of Jenaidah Mohammad Abdul Awal also spoke on the occasion while president of Smmilito Khamari Parishad Tariqul Islam was in the chair.