Milk demand is growing by 15 per cent while supply has been increasing by only 3 to 4 per cent in the country. Managing Director Tetra Pak Pakistan, Azhar Ali Syed at the launching ceremony of the first Dairy Hub of Pakistan in Kassowal, district Sahiwal said Pakistan’s dairy sector is at an important crossroad. … Continue reading
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Livestock sector significant in Pakistan
There are some sector experts who argue that it is due to the numerous, geographically dispersed and small-scale livestock producers who dominate the primary production side of the value chain that livestock productivity cannot realise its potential. The rural sector within the Pakistani economy remains vital due to the fact that it still employs a … Continue reading
Livestock towards livelihood of small farmers in India
In India, of the 72% of the rural population,57% of the households (over 100 million) keep livestock as their only or important source of livelihood. Many of these (32%) small-scale livestock keepers have no access to land and depend on livestock as the only source of livelihood and the number of rural landless households is … Continue reading
Africa / Animal Feeding / Asia / Fodder / ILRI / India / Innovation Systems / Nigeria / South Asia / West Africa
Agriculture needs better innovation, not technology
Pilot projects in India and Nigeria point to possible benefits of a new approach to agricultural innovation, say Andy Hall and Susanna Thorp. Read more … (SciDev.net) Continue reading
Asia / Climate Change / Dairying / Drought / India / Markets / South Asia
Drought-like conditions may lead to higher milk production in state
There is a possibility that drought-like conditions will help dairy sector in Gujarat to register higher production of milk, revealed a recent study conducted by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI). Read more … (Indian Express) Continue reading
Government of Pakistan plans poverty reduction through livestock development
To bring social and economic transformation of rural Pakistan by empowering millions of small livestock holders, the government has initiated ‘poverty reduction through small holders livestock and dairy development’. Read more … (Daily Times) Continue reading
India forgets its milk revolution hero
I had just entered my teenage years when I discovered the power of the idiot box. As we sat huddled before the eye-popping technology in a rectangular shape , my first memories are those of hearing a deep baritone voice, intellectually refined , possessing extraordinary depth and talking esoteric stuff. I did not understand much, … Continue reading
Cows with gas: India’s global-warming problem
Indolent cows languidly chewing their cud while befuddled motorists honk and maneuver their vehicles around them is an image as stereotypically Indian as saffron-clad holy men and the Taj Mahal. Now, however, India’s ubiquitous cows — of which there are 283 million, more than anywhere else in the world — are assuming a more menacing … Continue reading
Animal Feeding / Asia / Fodder / India / Innovation Systems / South Asia
Fodder Innovation Policy Working Group meets in India
The first meeting of the Fodder Innovation Policy Working Group (FIPWiG) — constituted as part of LINK’s Fodder Innovation Project with the International Livestock research Institute (ILRI) — is being held in Anand, Gujarat, India on February 24. The meeting is being hosted by LINK’s South Asia partner CRISP (the Centre for Research on Innovation … Continue reading
Project to boost crop yields in four South Asian states taken up
A new project aiming to help six million farmers in four South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, has been taken up to boost crop yields and their income over a period of 10 years, said the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). To be led by the Manila-based IRRI, a good number of international organisations will fund … Continue reading
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