Published on 12:00 AM, April 28, 2017

Develop the livestock sector

There are seven universities in our country which are providing formal education in veterinary medicine. Developing this sector can help the majority of the population living in villages to get engaged with poultry farming for a living. Given that poultry disease is a major hurdle faced by most livestock farmers, these people can take help from registered veterinary doctors to run economically strong farms.

Registered veterinary doctors working at upazila and Non-Government Organisations as veterinary surgeons are already providing training for poultry farming. The government should invest in developing this sector in order to boost employment opportunities for farmers and others living in poverrty in the rural areas.