The Gandaki Province government is set to implement an artificial insemination programme for improving livestock breeding and increasing productivity. The province government's annual policy and programme for the fiscal year 2080/81 has come up with the programme for improving cows and buffaloes breeding and boosting productivity so as to make the province self-sufficient and commercial in milk production. 'Necessary arrangements will be made to ensure availability of seeds, saplings, fish breeds and different high breeds of livestock by establishing agriculture, livestock and fishery resource centers at private and community level', the annual police noted. The provincial government has put forth a programme to incentivize commercialization of livestock such as yak, sheep, goat and mountain goat in high hill areas. It has also included a programme to regulate quality of animal breeds, seeds, feed, medicines and organic materials so as to ensure farmers' right to access quality production materials. Among other programmes included in the annual policy of Gandaki province are development and execution of livestock and crops related disease screening and monitoring system, emergency crop protection and pandemic control related programme, expansion of full immunization of livestock, incentivizing agreement-based agro production system programming and assuring marketization, improvement of agriculture and livestock regulation units established at Anbukhaireni (Tanahun) and Malunga (Syangja) as well as its expansion in other areas.
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