August 6, Punakha: With the inauguration of fresh milk marketing by the Woku-Damtshi and Sirigang Dairy Farmer Group (DFG), people in Punakha will now be able to enjoy fresh milk daily. The day was inaugurated by Punakha Dzongdag, Dasho Karma Dukpa.
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August 6 2015, Gelephu. The Sarpang Yarkey Piggery Co-operatives (SYPC) opened a new piggery co-operative shop at Gelephu market. It is intended to make local pork available in the commercial hub. The shop is the second sale-outlet for the group. This outlet will cater for both the whole-sale and the retail of pork and fish produced by its Co-operative members at a competitive price. Currently SYPC has 55 members who are involved in piggery and fishery activities.
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31 July 2015, Tsirang: Under the directives of Department of Livestock, the National Poultry Development Centre in close collaboration with Tsirang Dzongkhag has launched turkey farming (backyard level) activity in the Dzongkhag on 31 July, 2015. Before launching turkey farming activities in the Dzongkhag, the farmers were trained on basic skills in general management of turkey birds (feeding, health care and management of the day to day farm operation).
Of the total 64 farmers that took part in training program, 48 farmers turned out to pursue turkey farming and accordingly the farmers were provided with support packages for construction of shed (CGI sheet, cement and feeder and drinkers) for five number of birds/farm. The farmers were then supplied with two male and three female turkey poults, through which the farmers are expected to breed naturally in their farms like the native bird once it starts laying. The main objective of launching turkey farming activities is to provide the farmers an alternative source of income generation and also as source of family nutrition; further to provide self employment and to uplift rural livelihood.
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July 14-15, Pemagatshel: The Regional Livestock Development Centre (RLDC), Kanglung and Dzongkhag Livestock Sector, Pemagatshel organised a two day training on ‘Clean milk production’ for the members of the Nanglam Gonor Gongphel Detshen in Nganglam.
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