A cooperative in the Jajarkot district has distributed buffaloes of advanced breeds to local farmers.
As per the annual approved program of the Karnali Provincial government, 10 buffaloes were distributed to 10 farmers affiliated to the cooperative through Panchase Multi-purpose Cooperative of Nalgad Municipality-5.
The Province Government has introduced the program to promote milk production.
The cooperative has distributed 10 milking buffaloes at the rate of Rs. 150,000 to make the farmers self-reliant by increasing their income.
In order to improve the income of the animal husbandry business and make the farmers self-reliant, 10 buffaloes were brought from Nepalgunj in the grant amount of Rs. 1.5 million from the Veterinary Hospital and Veterinary Service Office.
Also, Rs. 450,000 were provided from the cooperative and distributed to the farmers, said Jar Bahadur Bhakri, chief of Veterinary Hospital and Veterinary Service Office.
Ganesh Prasad Gautam of Nalgad-5, who has been in the agri-animal husbandry business, said that he was very happy to get the buffalo.
He said that buffalo would help them improve their income and provide education to their children.
The manager of the cooperative Kishor Rawal informed that the cooperative has been distributing modern agricultural inputs and seasonal and non-seasonal vegetable seeds to the farmers.
The cooperative, which was established by 25 people in 2065 BS, has now 764 share members.
Source : TRN,
