Initiative:

Solution of health issues of dairy animals

Beneficiaries:

Villages in and around Belgaum, Karnataka

The Challenge:

• Poor health of livestock
• Absence of a proper system to address the need for producing quality dairy animals
• Huge expenditure incurred in travel to veterinary centres in far-off locations

The Solution:

• NABARD financed the establishment of K K Koppa Veterinary Hospital in Belgaum under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF)

The Impact:

• Radical change in the animal husbandry scenario in the area
• Artificial insemination came as a boon for poor farmers looking for quality animals
• Substantial control of contagious diseases
• Almost 50 per cent increase in milk procurement