Commercial lamb farming venture launched in Barind region
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RAJSHAHI, Dec 16, 2020 (BSS) – A commercial lamb farming programme has been introduced in Rajshahi Barind region aimed at improving the living and livelihood condition of the distressed and marginalized people besides meeting the protein deficiency through sustainable farming expansion of the domestic animal.
The venture has been opened formally through the beneficiaries of Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh (CCDB), a non-government organization, at a function held at Narkelbaria campus of Rajshahi University (RU) on Tuesday.
On the occasion, 12 lambs were distributed among the beneficiaries on behalf of a project titled ‘Validation of Good Practices of On-farm Lamb Production System’. Besides, a six-member executive body of 59 sheep farmers was constituted.