Sindh Agricultural Growth Project – Livestock component has been launched by Sindh Government through Livestock and Fisheries Department in assistance with World Bank. Project covers 765 villages in selected Districts are Tharparkar, Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad, Thatta, Shaheed Benazirabad, Naushehro feroz, Khairpur, Sukkur & Larkana. 153 MPGs will be established. Over 30,000 milking Animals will be registered for Dairy Value Chain activity. Capacity building of Livestock farmers as well as existing staff of the department. Establishment of Artificial Insemination training center at Tandojam. Rehabilitation 121 rain/ flood affected veterinary institutions.

Livestock & Fisheries Department

Introduction

Livestock & Fisheries Department caters to the requirements of livestock sector in the province. Livestock is increasingly becoming a very important sector of national economy, contributing even more than all the other agricultural crops combined. Livestock & Fisheries Department strives to ensure growth and development of livestock sector in the province thus contributing to national food security, economic uplift, rural development, poverty alleviation, employment generation and foreign exchange earning. Role and objectives of the Livestock & Fisheries Department are manifest in its following mission statement.

Mission

Support livestock development in a policy environment that enables farmers to realize the dividends of livestock farming by smartly dep loying public investments in core public goods & inducing privatecapital / initiative in the sector for poverty alleviation, food security & generation of exportable surpluses"

Sindh Agricltural Growth Project Livestock Component (World Bank Assisted)

Livestock & Fisheries Department

Government Of Sindh

Livestock & Fisheries Department

Introduction

Mission

Sindh Agricltural Growth Project Livestock Component (World Bank Assisted)