Govt plans milk, meat production thru’ cattle development

City Desk:

The government has unveiled a plan to increase meat and milk production through developing local cattle breed aiming to address nutritional needs, reduce poverty and improve rural livelihood.

The government will focus on breeding ‘proven bulls’ by selecting male calves from the highest-yielding crossbred cows under a five-year initiative on “Proven Bull Creation to Increase Milk and Meat Production,” set to begin in the current fiscal year 2025-26, says BSS.

Funded entirely by the government at a cost of Tk 69 crore, the project will be implemented by the Bangladesh Livestock Services (DLS) and the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI). It targets 93 upazilas across 18 districts in four divisions.