22/05/2025
Visit of Mission Director HADP to Composite Broiler Farm-cum-Hatchery and Feed Mill at Binner,Baramulla
Today on May 22, 2025,Mr. Sandeep Kumar (IFS), Mission Director, Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), today visited the Composite Broiler Farm-cum-Hatchery and Feed Mill established by Mr. Khursheed Ahmad Kakroo at Binner,Baramulla.He was accompanied by Dr. Parwinder Singh Sudan, Director, Animal Husbandry Department, Kashmir and Dr. Rafiq Ahmad Shah, Director, Sheep Husbandry Department,Kashmir
The dignitaries were also joined by Mr Yagvinder Singh, Joint Director,Agriculture; Dr. G.A. Lone, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Baramulla; Dr. Showkat Ahmad, District Sheep Husbandry Officer, Baramulla; besides Mr Showkat AD,Fisheries and other sectoral officers of the Animal husbandry department.
The officer inspected the unit, which has been established under the Poultry Development Programme of HADP. The Officers present at the venue briefed the visiting team about the objectives of this Poultry Unit in relation to the broader vision of poultry development in the Kashmir Division, with particular focus on Baramulla district.
The unit, first of its kind in the Kashmir Division, has been set up at a cost exceeding ₹110 lakh, with a departmental subsidy of ₹36 lakh provided by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Baramulla. The beneficiary has procured high-quality parent stock from one of India’s most reputed poultry enterprises. These birds will be raised for egg production, which will then be used for hatching Day-Old Chicks (DOCs), contributing significantly to local poultry production and self-sufficiency.
Mr. Sandeep Kumar expressed keen interest in the functioning of the unit and commended both the beneficiary and the department for their commendable efforts. He emphasized the potential impact of such initiatives in boosting rural livelihoods and strengthening the poultry sector in the valley.