909 cattle and poultry farms established in Gaibandha

A total of 909 cattle and poultry farms were established by the department of Livestock under its annual development programme in Gaibandha in last fiscal to create working opportunities and meet the demand of nutrition.

Office sources said the department set a target to establish 675 farms in all the seven upazilas of the district in the last fiscal but later, the target was exceeded and more 234 farms were established creating much enthusiasm and inspirations to the entrepreneurs.

Of the total, some 105 dairy farms, 180 goat farms, 110 sheep farms, 160 chicken farms and 120 duck farms were set up in the district during the period.

A good number of poor and marginal people including the unemployed youths were brought under the need base training for the establishment of the farms.

The trained people were also provided with necessary credit facilities and other technological supports from the government to make the farm establishment programme grand success.

Talking to the BSS district livestock officer M. Belal Uddin said as many as 6,96,794 chicks, ducklings and chicken were also distributed to the entrepreneurs to encourage them to establish the poultry farms in the district during the fiscal.