JAMMU: Department of Sheep husbandry Udhampur organised awareness camp for sheep and goat farmers/FPO members and SHGs under wool and pelt project of Holistic Agriculture Department Programme (HADP) at Panchayat Chiani, Block Majalta.
More than 100 progressive sheep farmers, Farmers Producer organization members and ex-PRI members participated. The participants were educated regarding scientific sheep husbandry practices and different income generating schemes particularly HADP and Integrated Sheep Development Scheme through lectures, banners, posters and distribution of pamphlets containing resource material.
District Sheep Husbandry Officer Dr. Farhat Bashir, while interacting with farmers, laid emphasis on rearing of improved quality Sheep and Goats and availing of the benefits of HADP scheme, particularly establishment of commercial farms, use of artificial insemination in sheep and goats and establishment of farmers producer organization for wool collection, grading, transportation and marketing.
Veterinary Assistant Surgeon Majalta Dr. Pankaj Sharma, while interacting with the farmers, registered all the participants on Daksh Kissan and JK Samadhan portal. The participants landed the role of Department in organising such a programme and demanded that more camps shall be organized in the area for welfare of the sheep farming community.
The participants were distributed resource material and free seed kits under the Fodder project of HADP. Among others Ex-Sarpanch Chiani Panchayat, Block Majalta participated in the camp.
