Sri Lankan rural dev team visits Haryana, shows interest in raising Murrah breed buffaloes

In a bid to explore mutual agricultural development possibilities, Rural Development team from Sri Lanka met Haryana Agricultural Minister Jai Parkash Dalal. On 13 September, Monday, a delegation from Sri Lanka expressed interest in animal husbandry and agricultural sector of Haryana. team comprising of Sri Lankan Minister of State for Backward Rural Development, Sathasivam Viyalendran and Coordinating Secretary to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Senthil Thondaman met with Haryana Agricultural Minister to discuss exchanges in Animal Husbandry and agricultural sector.

delegates met at Haryana Bhawan in national capital. After meeting, Dalal tweeted in Hindi: "Today, (I met with) Sathasivam Viyalendran, Minister of State for Backward Rural Development and Senthil Thondaman, Coordinating Secretary to Prime Minister of Sri Lanka and held a meeting with m at Haryana Bhawan, Delhi." During meeting, delegates displayed a keen interest in water buffalo breed, Murrah due to its high capacity of milk productivity.

Sri Lankan delegates praised agricultural development in Haryana, especially in animal husbandry sector. y also expressed ir views on possibility of mutual development in same. team spoke about high-yielding Murrah buffaloes reared in Haryana.

During in-depth bilateral rural development meeting, diplomats discussed agricultural research and techniques, e-mandi, agricultural marketing and horticulture centres and milk plants, ANI reported. He also said that both countries have huge potential for mutual development in agricultural and animal husbandry sector.

Know about Murrah buffaloes

water buffalo breed known as Murrah buffaloes drew keen interest of Sri Lankan delegates due to its high milk-producing capacity. buffaloes produce approximately 15-20 litres of milk every day. ditionally, stored fat content in milk is about 7 per cent or more in some cases. Low-quality breeds are sold for Rs. 1 lakh, while prices of premium quality buffaloes can go up to Rs. 4 lakh. 

(With inputs from ANI)

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