Smart livestock village inaugurated in Rajshahi

Activity of ‘Smart Livestock Village’ was inaugurated in a village of the district formally for the first time in the country yesterday aimed at reaching all sorts of livestock services toeach of the villagers in package system.

This was launched at Chandpur village under Mougachhi Union Parishad of Mohanpur Upazila on behalf of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) to mark the Mujib Barsha- birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Livestock and poultry farming demonstration and projection, biogas plant, demonstration of organic fertilizer generation through compost method and vermin-compost, stage system goat rearing and poultry birds rearing through organic method are the salient features of the smart livestock village.

Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Kazi Washi Uddin and Divisional Deputy Director of DLS Kolyan Kumar Fouzder attended and addressed the programme as chief and special guests respectively with Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sanwar Hossain in the chair.

District Livestock Officers Dr Humayun Kabir, Dr Al Mamun Mondal and Dr Mustafizur Rahman, Assistant Director (Animal Production) Dr Ismail Haque and Union Parishad Chairman Al Amin Biswash also spoke on the occasion.

Detailing the aspects of the village Kolyan Kumar Fouzder told the meeting that similar type of village will be launched in all other villages of 66 Upazilas of eight districts in the division in order to produce safe and secure milk, egg and meat like animal proteins after the farmers-level best uses of modern technologies.

The initiative will contribute a lot towards livestock expansion and rural nutrition improvement side by side with achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Office decoration and information display, digital information database, online reporting, digital attendance and installation of closed circuit camera are the main activities of the initiative.

Chief Guest Kazi Washi Uddin urged all the officials concerned and other stakeholders to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to supplement the government efforts of achieving the SDGs within the stipulated time.

Appreciating the effort he expected the smart livestock concept will be replicated to all upazilas throughout the country within the near future that will contribute a lot towards boosting the country’s livestock production through reaching the digital services and modern technologies to the grassroots farmers.

 

Smart livestock village inaugurated in Rajshahi

Activity of Smart Livestock Village was inaugurated in a village of the district formally for the first time in the country yesterday aimed at reaching all sorts of livestock services toeach of the villagers in package system. This was launched at Chandpur village under Mougachhi Union Parishad of Mohanpur Upazila on behalf of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) to mark the Mujib Barsha- birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Livestock and poultry farming demonstration and projection, biogas plant, demonstration of organic fertilizer generation through compost method and vermin-compost, stage system goat rearing and poultry birds rearing through organic method are the salient features of the smart livestock village. Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock Kazi Washi Uddin and Divisional Deputy Director of DLS Kolyan Kumar Fouzder attended and addressed the programme as chief and special guests respectively with Upazila Nirbahi Officer Sanwar Hossain in the chair. District Livestock Officers Dr Humayun Kabir, Dr Al Mamun Mondal and Dr Mustafizur Rahman, Assistant Director (Animal Production) Dr Ismail Haque and Union Parishad Chairman Al Amin Biswash also spoke on the occasion. Detailing the aspects of the village Kolyan Kumar Fouzder told the meeting that similar type of village will be launched in all other villages of 66 Upazilas of eight districts in the division in order to produce safe and secure milk, egg and meat like animal proteins after the farmers-level best uses of modern technologies. The initiative will contribute a lot towards livestock expansion and rural nutrition improvement side by side with achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Office decoration and information display, digital information database, online reporting, digital attendance and installation of closed circuit camera are the main activities of the initiative. Chief Guest Kazi Washi Uddin urged all the officials concerned and other stakeholders to discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to supplement the government efforts of achieving the SDGs within the stipulated time. Appreciating the effort he expected the smart livestock concept will be replicated to all upazilas throughout the country within the near future that will contribute a lot towards boosting the countrys livestock production through reaching the digital services and modern technologies to the grassroots farmers.