Dairy farmers to get training for six weeks

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 12

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development has announced to organise a six-week training workshop to impart technical skills to farmers who are willing to set up dairy farms.

Kashmir Singh Goraya, Deputy Director of the department, said a walk in interview of candidates would be organised on December 22.

Goraya said farmers would be told about artificial insemination for the improvement of livestock breed and other aspects. They would also be trained to handle common health issues of animals, he added.

The Deputy Director said the training would also cover value addition in milk and its products to supplement the income of farmers. Officials of the department said matriculate persons in the age-group of 18 to 45 years were eligible for the training.

They said farmers from Amritsar and nearby districts, including Tarn Taran and Gurdaspur, are eligible for the participation.