While delivering his 2021-2022 Budget Response in Parliament last week, Minister for Agriculture, Waterways and Environment Hon. Dr. Mahendra Reddy briefly explained the funding for some of the capital programmes of his Ministry that were covered in the new budget for the 2021-2022 financial year.

“In 2021-2022 the Beef extension programme has been allocated $200,000 that will assist 50 farms in the Western and Northern Division with fencing materials.

“The Dairy Industry Support with the total funding of $600,000 will focus on assistance to 40 smallholder farmers who will be registered to the formal market and provision of support to 10 identified youth farmers who will be enrolled at Navuso Agriculture Institute to pursue National Certificate in Dairy production,” he said.

Dr. Reddy explained the Goat Extension programme which was allocated $100,000 would be used to assist 20 smallholder farmers with fencing materials and support the eradication programme of diseases in the goat industry.

In relation to the Animal Health and Production Division, Minister Reddy elaborated that the Ministry would continue breeding programmes of small and large ruminants into the next financial year.

“This will include the distribution of brown Swiss bulls and seven Senepol bulls to 12 farmers in the Western Division, supply of 15 Anglo Nubian, 30 F1 crosses and 10 F2 crosses to 50 farmers in the Western and Northern Division and will see the supply of 500 improved pig breeders, 160 indigenous pig breeders to 300 farmers.”

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