Mintu Abdur Rahman, Rangpur :
The Production of meat has exceeded its target in Rangpur division during last five years.
According to Divisional Livestock office, Rangpur sources around 34 lakh tonnes of meat were produced in eight districts under Rangpur division in last five years against the target to produce 23 lakh tonnes of meat. As a result the production is 11 lakh tonnes higher than that of the target, sources said. The districts are: Rangpur, Kurigram,Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh.Sources informed that the government has taken adequate steps to encourage farming of different farm animals in the villages and char areas of the region in recent years.
A good number of domestic animal farms have also been set up across the region during last few years, sources also said.The total number of livestock in the division is 20 million (2 crore). The animals include cow, buffalo, goat and sheep. Due to good profit and huge demand hundreds of people of rural areas are getting interested in cattle farming in recent times and thus are changing their financial condition, sources said. Livestock office sources said with the aim to expand farm animals farming across the region some 167 artificial insemination sub-centres and points have been set up in eight districts under the region which are playing significant role in producing developed species of cattle across the region, sources further said.
The Production of meat has exceeded its target in Rangpur division during last five years.
According to Divisional Livestock office, Rangpur sources around 34 lakh tonnes of meat were produced in eight districts under Rangpur division in last five years against the target to produce 23 lakh tonnes of meat. As a result the production is 11 lakh tonnes higher than that of the target, sources said. The districts are: Rangpur, Kurigram,Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Gaibandha, Dinajpur, Thakurgaon and Panchagarh.Sources informed that the government has taken adequate steps to encourage farming of different farm animals in the villages and char areas of the region in recent years.
A good number of domestic animal farms have also been set up across the region during last few years, sources also said.The total number of livestock in the division is 20 million (2 crore). The animals include cow, buffalo, goat and sheep. Due to good profit and huge demand hundreds of people of rural areas are getting interested in cattle farming in recent times and thus are changing their financial condition, sources said. Livestock office sources said with the aim to expand farm animals farming across the region some 167 artificial insemination sub-centres and points have been set up in eight districts under the region which are playing significant role in producing developed species of cattle across the region, sources further said.
