The Haryana government on Saturday said it will set up a centre of excellence for animal husbandry and dairy at Hisar with the help of Israel, as part of its efforts to raise per capita availability of milk.
An official spokesman said the centre of excellence will be established at a cost of Rs 15 crore under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojna.
It would be established in the already existing State Cattle Breeding Project at Government Livestock Farm, Hisar and would extensively use the Total Mixed Ration technology of Israel.
The major objective of the proposed centre is to establish a model dairy farm with Israel’s cost-effective and innovative dairy technologies accustomed to local conditions for achieving an intensive dairy production system of global standards.
Also, this centre of excellence is aimed at training the farmers of Haryana about Israel’s technology on raising productivity of dairy sector in India, he added.
He said the state government is taking effective steps to increase milk production in the state. - PTI
