Govt plans to quadruple meat production

[CaPtAiN_pLaNeT]

Govt plans to quadruple meat production


Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)

DHAKA, Sept 15, 2012 (BSS)- The government is planning to implement a broad-based programme to quadruple meat production through developing the local cattle breed so that the per capita protein requirement of the people could be met.

Sources at Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) said the programme would help increasing the meat production through crossbreeding of the local cows. The meat production from a developed cow would increase to 360-380 kilograms as against a maximum output of 75-100 kgs at this moment.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), the per capita annual demand for meat is around 80 kgs while per capita meat consumption in Bangladesh is only 7.3 kgs in a year.

WHO statistics said the per capital annual meat consumption in Pakistan is 19 kgs, 50 kgs in China, 100 kgs in Germany, 70 kgs in Argentina while it is over 100 kgs in the United States.

The sources said the programme will also help increasing milk production significantly as a local cow produces 200-250 liters of milk annually under the present condition. Adoption of the technology in this regard will increase this production manifolds as a cow in the developing countries gives 6,000-7,000 liters annually.

Even the per hectare density of cattle head in Bangladesh is higher than any other countries in the world, but the productivity is much lower.

In Bangladesh, the number of cattle head per hectare is 2.49 while it is 1.12 in India, 0.70 in Pakistan, 0.38 in the United States, 0.81 in Denmark and 0.34 in Kenya.

Talking about the plan, Md Azizul Haque Dhali, programme co- ordinate director of the Department of Livestock Services (DLS), told BSS on Saturday that the government is planning to extend 'the breed development' programme for more three years up to 2015.

He said the approximate cost for implementing the programme is Taka 30 crore. The programme is expected to implement in 80 upazilas under 32 districts, he added.

Earlier, the government implemented a three-year small-scale programme at a cost of Taka 7.26 crore in 10 upazilas, said the official, adding that the programme will continue till 2012.

Under the programme, the government would import 10,000 dose semen of the American Brahman cattle, the first beef breed developed in the United States, which to be crossed with the local cattle breed through artificial insemination, the official said.

Regarding the programme, secretary of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock (MoFL) Uzzal Bikash Datta said, the programme is successfully being implemented in the country and it will be a revolution in course of time.

He said, "We have a plan to extend the programme throughout the country."

 

[fallstuff]

100 kg of meat consumption seems way too much in USA, not that people can't afford it, but for health concerns. This amounts to consuming more than a pound of meat every other day. I don't know anyone who does that.

 

[eastwatch]

I think, to quadruple the production and consumption of local meat from 7.3 kg per head to, say, 25 kg is a long term target. Basically, the weather of Bangladesh is not suitable for cows for meat and milk. Cross breeding itself may not suffice. Equally important is the quality of feed materials. The country is suffering from overpopulation. People and animals compete with each other for food. Good quality animal food in large quantities is difficult to produce due to shortage of land.

So, I wonder if BD will ever be able to raise meat cows that give good quantities of meat. Quadrupling may remain a far cry. BD may have to seek agreement with India to supply cows legally and without smuggling. Australia can also be another source for meat. However, BD needs to improve its export earnings before it can start importing sheep meat and beef from that country.

 

[xyxmt]

I thought Bangla people only mosly khabo

 

[xyxmt]

*** I thought bangla people shudhu maacch khaai ***

I dont know what that means but I only remember those two words (and maybe incorrectly) from pre 71 bangali friends in Karabhi

 

[idune]

It is 4 years late but better than never. There is huge opportunity if govt start doing some research in high quality breed production. Also cattle feed is a big part of the equation, perhaps our char land could be used for cattle feed production.

 

[eastwatch]

It is 4 years late but better than never. There is huge opportunity if govt start doing some research in high quality breed production. Also cattle feed is a big part of the equation, perhaps our char land could be used for cattle feed production.

Your Char land feed cultivation idea is very good, but, you may forget about the Chars if these are in the rivers that border with greater Faridpur district. Chars are not really govt Khas lands. These have private owners. But, once a piece of land is taken away by the rivers like Padma and Meghna, it goes under control of a few very strong families in Faridpur, who live by sword and muscle power.

They do never relinquish their control in the Chars even if a piece is on the other side of the river in places like Aricha/Manikganj, Nawabganj, Munshiganj, Chandpur or Noakhali. The Faridpur Char overlords allow cultivation by the people from those arreas, but move when the paddy is ripe for harvesting with hundreds of no-nonsense Lathials who are willing to die and kill as well.

However, I agree that these Char lands are the only places where enough feed can be produced for the animals for meat and milk. A further raise of production is needed inside the country in this sector before BD should start Australian meats.

 

[TopCat]

I think BD should concentrate more on Mutton and Fish production and outsource all the beef production in India which we are doing now. We could better use our time and land to high tech stuffs and let the Indian do the low tech thingy for us.

 

[gslv mk3]

We could better use our time and land to high tech stuffs and let the Indian do the low tech thingy for us.

India low tech
Bangladesh high tech
High tech cattle rearing????

 

[eastwatch]

India low tech
Bangladesh high tech
High tech cattle rearing????

Yes, India is a big supplier of low value agricultural products to BD. It will remain so for the next few decades and Indian export should also include meat. Does this reality offends you? India keeps on supplying us food and we go after high tech industries, this is very normal. BD can achieve in the next 10 years what India took 100 years to achieve.

 

[gslv mk3]

Yes, India is a big supplier of low value agricultural products to BD. It will remain so for the next few decades and Indian export should also include meat. Does this reality offends you? India keeps on supplying us food and we go after high tech industries, this is very normal. BD can achieve in the next 10 years what India took 100 years to achieve.

Which hi-tech Industry
hi tech Bangladeshis...........

try to lift your country from low HDI counrty to medium HDI country like India..

what are you targeting in your next 10 years???
please really tell us!!!!!

 

[gslv mk3]

Which sort of idiots would consider a country capable of designing and exports satellite launch vehicles,satellites,cars,advanced CNC machines,advanced gas turbines,300,000 tonne ships ,ICBMs,supercomputers and fighter jets as a low tech good producing country

 

[Night_Raven]

Yes, India is a big supplier of low value agricultural products to BD. It will remain so for the next few decades and Indian export should also include meat. Does this reality offends you? India keeps on supplying us food and we go after high tech industries, this is very normal. BD can achieve in the next 10 years what India took 100 years to achieve.

Big , Big difference between "can" and "will".

First reasonable target would be try to achieve in 10 years what India achieves in 1 year ....

 

[UKBengali]

Which sort of idiots would consider a country capable of designing and exports satellite launch vehicles,satellites,cars,advanced CNC machines,advanced gas turbines,300,000 tonne ships ,ICBMs,supercomputers and fighter jets as a low tech good producing country

Relax buddy.

Do you not understand humour?

India is a poor country but it's technology levels in some areas like space, power stations and cars is not like that of other poor countries. The reason is that India has a huge 1.2 billion population so it cannot earn enough money from sales of these products to raise the income level of the majority of it's population to a decent level by world standards.

 

[gslv mk3]

Relax buddy.

Do you not understand humour?

India is a poor country but it's technology levels in some areas like space, power stations and cars is not like that of other poor countries. The reason is that India has a huge 1.2 billion population so it cannot earn enough money from sales of these products to raise the income level of the majority of it's population to a decent level by world standards.

any south asian country does better than India in income/HDI basis???
naahhh.....
rapid economic growth is what India want.....

I would not have come here if some one called India 'low tech'
continue with the discussion.