PESHAWAR: A project to increase milk production and reduce feed costs for small farmers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is making progress.
A press release said that with the collaboration with SABAWON and the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, the project is addressing the shortcomings in veterinary facilities, skills, and fodder systems.
Veterinary stations in Peshawar and Khyber districts were upgraded in collaboration with the Livestock Authority under the leadership of Professor Dr Nazir Ahmed Khan of the University of Agriculture and Dr Owais Akhunzada of Sabawon. Staff were retrained, and AI kits, cold chain systems, and vaccines were provided.
Up to 300 farmers were trained in animal husbandry, feeding, and dairy processing, while 200 were given equipment kits. Two fodder crops, lucerne and ryegrass, were successfully trialled on farms. Under which milk production per cow per day increased by 2.4 liters with lucerne-maize silage.
