BSS, Rajshahi :
Livestock experts at a post-rally discussion here today expressed their hopefulness that Bangladesh is going to achieve self-reliance in milk production in near future. They told the meeting that the county produces 94 lakh metric tonnes of milk against the demand of 140 lakh tonnes annually at present.
Rajshahi district produces four lakh metric tonnes of milk against the demand of 5 lakh tonnes, they said.
Divisional and district offices of Department of Livestock Services (DLS) jointly organized the discussion at the city bhaban conference hall of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) to mark the ‘World Milk Day- 2019’. The theme of World Milk Day 2019 is “Drink Milk: Today and Everyday.” Chaired by divisional deputy director of DLS Dr Kolyan Kumar Fouzder, the meeting was addressed, among others, by RCC Panel Mayor Rajab Ali, Additional District Magistrate Nazrul Islam and District Livestock Officer Dr Humayun Kabir.
Livestock experts at a post-rally discussion here today expressed their hopefulness that Bangladesh is going to achieve self-reliance in milk production in near future. They told the meeting that the county produces 94 lakh metric tonnes of milk against the demand of 140 lakh tonnes annually at present.
Rajshahi district produces four lakh metric tonnes of milk against the demand of 5 lakh tonnes, they said.
Divisional and district offices of Department of Livestock Services (DLS) jointly organized the discussion at the city bhaban conference hall of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) to mark the ‘World Milk Day- 2019’. The theme of World Milk Day 2019 is “Drink Milk: Today and Everyday.” Chaired by divisional deputy director of DLS Dr Kolyan Kumar Fouzder, the meeting was addressed, among others, by RCC Panel Mayor Rajab Ali, Additional District Magistrate Nazrul Islam and District Livestock Officer Dr Humayun Kabir.
