Our Correspondent :
The cattle farmers of Jashore are ready ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Adha with 96,037 cattle for sale in the district this year. There are 24 thousand 327 cattle more than the demand. The district administration says it has taken steps to launch an online platform for selling sacrificial animals. The Cattle will be sold in 9 markets with one app.
When corona infections are reduced cattle market will be launched. Then the farmers will not have any fear.
According to the District Livestock Department, With the sacrifice in mind, 96,037 cattle have been made suitable for marketing in district this year. The number of cattle and buffaloes is 44,550. The demand is 32 thousand 640.
There are 51,487 goats and sheep. The demand is 39,070. The total demand in the district is 71,710 animals. As such, there are 24 thousand 327 additional animals.
Among the fattened animals are 11,037 in Sadar, 6,904 in Jhikargachha, 7,550 in Sharsha, 25,560 in Manirampur, 6,785 in Keshabpur, 5,383 in Abhaynagar, 7,449 in Bagharpara and 18,108 in Chougachha.
For selling these animals, 9 cattle markets will be launched online.
The Cattle markets are Pashurhat Jashore, Got Farm Jashore, Pashurhat Chougachha, Pashurhat Sharsha, Pashurhat Jhikargachha, Pashurhat Abhaynagar, Pashurhat Manirampur, Pashurhat Keshabpur and Pashurhat Bagharpara.
An app will be created in collaboration with the district administration to easily enter the Cattle market. You can enter 9 Pashurhats through this apps.
Jashore District Dairy and Meat Production Cooperative Society Limited’s President Mofizur Rahman said, There are 160 dairy farm traders in the district.
All of whom have fattened animals by targeting sacrifices Eid. At this time the price of the animal is also good. Farmers have fattening cows worth around Tk 250 crore.
They have spent over TK. 1 crore for this. Jashore’s shops, shopping malls and markets are closed due to Covid-19.
It goes without saying that there is no possibility of launching the cattle markets. So there is no way to save the traders except by launching online market. There will be pictures of different types of animals in the online cattle market.
The cattle markets will have the farm owner’s name, address and mobile number. If the animal is preferred, it will be delivered to the buyers’ house. There will also be separate apps for entering the market.
Through which buyers can easily enter the cattle market. If there is no change in the situation, the online cattle market will be launched in a week.
Abhijit Roy, proprietor of Ghop Nawapara Road Dairy Farm, said, His farm has 36 fattening cows. Each cow can be sold for more than one lakh taka. He has already spent about 15 lakh taka.
There is no end to the worries about what he will do if the cattle market is closed in the lockdown.
Raushan Ara, owner of Rabeya Dairy Farm in Bejpara, said, Her farm has 32 cows for sale. She has fattened up by targeting the upcoming sacrifice Eid. Seeing the current situation, She has fallen into misery.
If the leaders of their association do not take action in collaboration with the administration, everyone like her will be at great risk.
District Livestock Officer Bakhtiyar Hossain said, Covid’s condition in Jashore is very dire. Strict restrictions are being enforced. Ordinary people are not being allowed to leave the house in any way. If the situation continues like this, there is no way to save the farmers without online cattle farm. All the steps will be implemented to make Cattle market online.
If the rate of covid infection is somewhat normal, the animal shelters will be introduced in a short range in compliance with hygiene and social distance.
Jashore Additional District Magistrate Kazi Sayemuzzaman said, All the cattle markets in the district have been closed due to the increase in corona infection. The lockdown is ongoing. The district administration has taken initiative to activate an online platform for the sale of sacrificial animals. I am motivating to sell animals online.
An initiative has been taken to launch a separate portal for the sale of sacrificial animals.
Activities have already started.
At the same time, we hopeful that if the coronavirus infection is less, it will be possible to start the cattle shed before the sacrifice. Farmers do not have a chance to panic. They will be able to sale their sacrificial animals.
