Commercial goat rearing on rise in Nawalparasi Purba

Madhyabindu (Nawalparasi), Aug 13 : The farmers at Bardaghat Susta Purba have been attracted towards commercial goat rearing.    
    
They are lured to high income over a short time from the goat farming.    
    
Chief of veterinary hospital in the district, Rishav Guragain, informed that the last fiscal year witnessed increase in numbers of farmers rearing goat, commercial farms, and goats as well.    
    
In the fiscal year, 2080/81, there was remarkable increase in goat rearing compared to the previous year, 2079/80. Last fiscal year had 18 new registration of commercial farm to rear goat, thereby reaching 274 in the district, according to Guragain.    
    
Similarly, there were over 143 thousand goat in the year, 2079/80, which increased by 23,789 in the fiscal year, 2080/81.    
    
Veterinarian Guragain said it was significant increase in the commercial farming. In the last three years, the district saw the increase of over 45,000 goats. "As the goat rearing is comparatively advantageous, which provides quicker return, the farmers are attracted to it," he observed.    
    
With the increase in number of farmers rearing goats commercially, the meat product also went up. In 2079/80, the district had produced 581 metric tonnes of goat meat, which was upped by 95 metric tonnes in the last fiscal year.    
    
Some farmers sell the livestock through cooperatives, while some sell on their own.    
    
The farmers sold 166 metric tonnes of goats through cooperatives while 511 metric tonnes on their own last year.    
    
The goats reared here are supplied to Kathmandu, Pokhara and Chitwan cities.    
    
With the rise on number of farmer rearing goats, those rearing buffalos have declined in the district. The buffalo farming requires hard work and more investment. It also takes longer time to secure return. (RSS)