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Animal resource development minister of West Bengal, Mr Nure Alam Choudhury, on Tuesday said the ‘alarming increase’ in feed prices was affecting the livestock sector.
According to Mr Choudhury, the steep increase in feed prices due to forward trading of corn and soya bean, the acute shortage of green fodder, weak linkages between the producer and marketer and the adverse impact of climate change are some of the major challenges faced by the livestock sector.
He was addressing an interactive session on challenges and opportunities in animal husbandry organised by the city-based Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Mr Choudhury also said that livestock farming received meagre funds.
“Livestock gets only 12 per cent of the total funds allocated for agriculture industry,” he said.
Stating that there was need for more insurance coverage for the animal husbandry sector, he said, “Only four to six per cent of the animal farms are provided with insurance services.”
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