The provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will distribute an amount of Rs 826 million to dairy farmers under Prime Minister's Emergency Reform Programme for breeding of calves to discourage their slaughtering.
This was stated by the Provincial Minister for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Mohbiullah Khan while addressing a cheque distribution ceremony to dairy farmers here on Friday for breeding and protection of calves.
He said under the PM's reforms programme Rs 4,000 will be given to each farm owner for breeding and protection of calves from slaughtering so that healthy meat will be made available in abundance in market.
The Minister said the programme will continue for four years under which farm owners in 16 districts of the province would be benefitted, adding that farm owners will be encouraged to feed the calves till the age of slaughtering so that meat production could be increased.