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CM for focus on protection of local livestock breeds
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Lucknow: Chief Minister
Yogi Adityanath
on Saturday said agriculture and livestock were mutually connected and asserted the importance of focusing on local breeds.
"Prosperity cannot come without the prosperity of the farmer.
Agriculture and livestock have been interconnected in India. The farmer who provides food will have livestock in his house, and the livestock owner will also be connected to farming.
Considering their interrelationship, significant steps have been taken in this sector in UP. The energy of the double-engine govt has benefited UP, making it the number one state in milk production in the country," he said.
The CM was addressing the 'Development of Animal Breeds in India' workshop at Indira Gandhi Pratishthan on Saturday.
He also inaugurated the Artificial Insemination Training Institute of Gorakhpur and three projects in UP (Amethi, Bareilly, and Mathura) under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund.
Adityanath also called for the preservation of local livestock breeds, praising those who employ indigenous methods for breed improvement. "Many local breeds are on the verge of extinction. By paying attention to them, we can provide a permanent source of prosperity for livestock farmers," he said.
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Yogi said the Centre has assured its help in meeting the challenges of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the livestock.
"By making livestock FMD free, the state govt will contribute to bringing prosperity to the lives of livestock farmers," Yogi said.
The Chief Minister asserted that when his govt assumed office in 2017, it faced the challenge of inadequate improvement in the breed of livestock, which was eventually left to roam freely on roads and fields or was sent to slaughterhouses.
"There was trouble for farmers' fields and accidents on the roads," he said adding that today more than 14 lakh cows were being taken care by govt's cow shelters or govt-aided cattle keepers.
The CM said the Gauseva Commission in UP has been given the responsibility to ensure proper upkeep of destitute cow shelters.
"Campaigns are being run for breed improvement. Farmers are also being trained to connect the destitute cow shelters with natural farming," he said.
The CM said various milk producers were working in UP, including Balini of Jhansi, Gorakhpur, Agra and Varanasi.
"Lakhs of women are associated with this, who achieve the goal of milk collection, self-reliance through committees, and also take care of a good breed of animal husbandry. Value addition through milk collection can contribute to bringing prosperity to the lives of farmers and animal breeders," he said.
Yogi said in the current situation, excessive use of chemicals, pesticides and fertilisers is giving rise to new diseases, and it was important to adopt to natural farming.
For this, the CM said, his govt launched a special campaign to promote natural farming in 27 districts.
"Natural farming is also being encouraged in all seven districts of Bundelkhand. Efforts have been started to increase the importance of cow-based farming.
This will contribute to increasing the income of farmers," he said.
Yogi said UP was among the leading states in fish production and has also taken a big leap in egg production and poultry farming.
He said the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) signed an MoU with the UP govt and is taking care of three dairies (Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Kannauj). Ambedkar Nagar's fodder production centre has also been given to NDDB.
