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Introduction Kolar known for gold and silk worldwide is also occupying top position in milk production in the state and is located 70 Kms from Bangalore. Though the district is drought prone it is known for innovative farming. District stands first in milk production in the state and one among top six districts in the country. All these achievements in dairy field can be attributed to late Sri.M.V.Krishnappa who hails from this district Dairy development Due to cross breeding programe taken up by the department dairying has taken roots i this district. Many of the families in the district are totally dependent on dairying for their livelihood.1.7 Lakhs crossbreed cattle are in the district. Daily milk production of the district has reached almost 8 lakhs litres of which nearly 5.6 Lakh litres of milk is being procured by KOMUL through the network of 1168 primary co-operatives. 2,16,278 dairy farmers are members of these primary cooperatives. It is heartening to note that 50,000 members are belonging to SC and ST community. Dairying being a rural based industry, women are also participating in large numbers in these societies. 28 all women dairy cooperatives are functioning in the district. Total women membership exceeds 33,000. Though the societies are self sufficient and backed by KOMUL, inputs are also provided by Government through IRDP, DPAP various other socio economic programmes under IRDP infrastructure. 240 milkotesters and chaff cutters are provided. Milkotesters facilitates instantaneous recording of quality and price of milk. A separate dairy was established in 1995 to process milk and to manufacture milk products. This dairy has the capacity to pasturise 4 Lakh litres a day. At present butter, ghee and Peda are also being manufactured in this dairy. Ghee manufacturing unit is also setup. KOMUL sells 76,000 litres of milk a day on its own and rest of the milk is marketed through Mother Dairy. Payments to the farmers is on weekly basis through banks. Other Animal Husbandry Activities Sheep Rearing Kolar has got the second largest sheep population in the state after Tumkur. All sheep rearing in done through small herds of 10 to 20. Local breeds of sheep which is popular here, are being upgraded through various schemes by the department of Animal Husbandry and Sheep board. Deworming being an important programme in sheep husbandry, all the sheep population in the district are dosed against worms this year. Other activities related to sheep husbandry like carpet manufacturing etc. are being done through sheep board and sheep breeders associations. Many of the youngsters are being trained in machine shearing and carpet weaving activities. This industry is yet to take roots in this district and it is hoped to flourish in coming years. Sheep Rearing The district has got the second largest pig population in the state. Pork consumption in the district is highest in the state. A separate sandy for marketing pigs is being held in H.Cross every Monday. Efforts are being made to upgrade local breeds and educate the farmers to adopt modern rearing. To boost pig industry in the district, a project totally sponsored by Central Government is launched at Bangarapet at the cost of 11.34 Lakhs. This centre also train the farmers in modern piggery farming. The project is supposed to supply exotic breeds to the farmers for rearing and upgrading the breeds.
Poultry Though this industry has not flourished as dairying in the district, it is slowly catching the imagination of the farmers. Broiler poultry farming has become more popular than layer farming. This has given employment opportunity to the educated youth. To help the farmers , Government is encouraging to establish poultry cooperative in the district. To improve the backyard poultry, supply of Giriraja birds was started in 1986-87. This breed of poultry has become extremely popular among the farmers. Government has setup Giriraja rearing centres at Kolar & Bangarapet. These centres catering the needs of the district in this regard. Rabbit Farming Though this is in nascent stage, all efforts are being made to popularize the rabbit community. Since rabbit consumption has not increased this activity has not progressed as envisaged. Animal Health Coverage As per 1991 census total livestick population of the district stands at 14.8 Lakhs( Cattle 5 lakhs, buffaloes 1.25 lakhs, sheep 4.9 lakhs). Health of all these livestock is covered through the network of 196 veterinary institutions. All these institutions also provide artificial Insemination facility with frozen semen technology. Apart from regular health coverage through veterinary institutions, several innovative schemes like free animal health camps are regularly conducted at village level with Veterinary Specialists( veterinary Gynecologist) to treat infertile dairy animals. For this programme, funds are provided under DPAP. Schemes To improve the socio-economic condition of rural people. Sheep (10+1)ten ewes and one Ram are given under special Livestock breeding programme. Fodder enrichment programme is taken up under DPAP. |
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