Press Release
Nyoma,25 March 2025:
The Department of Sheep Husbandry Nyoma,conducted an Awareness Camp at Koyoul village under Sheep Extension Centre – Koyoul in collaboration with NBAGR – Karnal in the presence of Honourable Councillor Ishey Palzang and Assistant Director PGF Nyoma Dr. Mohd Sadiq.
During the camp, Dr. Mohd Sadiq, Assistant Director,
Sheep Husbandry Department, Nyoma enlightened the herders about the Genetic importance and Disease Outbreak management and also highlighted the villagers/herders about the importance of formation of FPO (Farmers Producers Organization) on Sheep & Goat products and its benefits among the herders to channelize their income generating sources.
Dr. Mohd Sadia,informed the villagers that so far Department under the leadership of Dr. Iftikhar Hussain, Director, Sheep Husbandry Department, UT-Ladakh in collaboration with LAHDC- Leh has managed to distribute 99 quintals of alfa alfa dry fodder, 100 quintals of Feed and 10 numbers of tarpaulins among the livestock herders under SEC- Koyoul till date, wherein 10% of the vulnerable population were taken into consideration affected during the recent snowstorms in the region.
The honourable councillor Ishey Palzang addressed the camp and expressed his viewpoints regarding the rearing of livestock and appreciated the initiatives taken by the department to control the livestock mortality. He also emphasised on the formation of FPO(Farmer Produce Organisation) which can significantly benefit livestock rearers and encouraged the breeders to become a part of the FPO.
