The government has set a target of training 50,000 livestock and poultry farmers in the 2026-27 fiscal year to raise fish and livestock output and spread modern farm management. Of them, 20,259 farmers had been trained by the end of October.
Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Aminur Rashid gave the figures in parliament on Tuesday (10 November) in reply to a question from Mohammad Mazharul Islam, the ruling party MP for Kishoreganj-1.
The minister said there are plans to train fish farmers across the country to encourage growth in fisheries. To that end, funds have already been allocated for 976 training batches, two for each of the 488 upazila fisheries offices.
He said fish farmers receive material support to set up demonstration farms through various packages of development projects under the Department of Fisheries.
Turning to the livestock sector, the minister said the target for this fiscal year is to train 9,860 meat processors, of whom 2,922 had been trained by October.
There is also a target of 32,000 courtyard meetings with livestock and poultry keepers on modern farm management and public health. By October, 10,322 such meetings had been held.
The minister added that the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) has given technical advice to about 1,000 farmers and entrepreneurs over the past three years and provided loans to about 3,500 farmers.
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