Guava orchards, a sliver of hope for Badin farmers
Business
May 11, 2021
HYDERABAD: A farmer Muhammad Zaman is among four lucky ones who have received 1,000 guava fruit saplings for planting at their family land.
His family already has a few mango orchards standing at a small water stream nearby, and now with the addition of the new guava garden, neighbouring farmers have started dropping by to take a look at the growing plants.
Falling crop productivity has forced farmers to hunt for alternative livelihoods. So, if Zaman’s guava garden succeeds, growers would have a chance at earning a livelihood.
Zaman belongs to village Sono Khan Jamali, located near Talhar town of Badin district, which is situated at the tail end of the canal irrigation system. The area faces severe water scarcity.
Support for livestock breeders stressed
Support for livestock breeders stressed
KARACHI:
Livestock experts have emphasised on the need to extend support and training to livestock breeders especially in Badin district, which has been experiencing drought, sea intrusion, loss of underground water and irrigation water scarcity.
Speakers at the closing ceremony on Wednesday of the month-long training course for community livestock extension workers (CLEWs), organised at the Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) in Tandojam, pointed out that Badin’s livestock population has drastically reduced to 2.8 million.
The training was jointly organised by the Laar Humanitarian Development Programme (LHDP) and Action against Hunger (ACF) in collaboration with the SAU.
‘Natural disasters reducing livestock in Badin’
Business
March 12, 2021
HYDERABAD: The livestock population in the coastal belt of Badin district is on the decline because of frequent natural disasters, local farmers said on Thursday.
Badin, once considered prosperous in terms of producing a variety of food and cash crops, has now been declared a disaster-prone area, as it is experiencing floods, cyclones, and droughts.
These views were expressed at a workshop for community livestock extension workers (CLEW), organised by the Laar Humanitarian Development Programme (LHDP) at the Sindh Agriculture University.
The workshop aimed at producing trained workers to help farmers in difficult times and in saving their animals.