RxPG News XML Feed for RxPG News   Add RxPG News Headlines to My Yahoo!  

Medical Research Health Special Topics World
 
  Home
 
 Careers 
 Dental
 Medical
 Nursing
 
 Latest Research 
 Aging
 Anaethesia
 Biochemistry
 Biotechnology
 Cancer
 Cardiology
 Clinical Trials
 Cytology
 Dental
 Dermatology
 Embryology
 Endocrinology
 ENT
 Environment
 Gastroenterology
 Genetics
 Gynaecology
 Haematology
 Immunology
 Infectious Diseases
 Metabolism
 Microbiology
 Musculoskeletal
 Nephrology
 Neurosciences
 Obstetrics
 Ophthalmology
 Orthopedics
 Paediatrics
 Pathology
 Pharmacology
 Physiology
 Psychiatry
 Public Health
 Radiology
 Rheumatology
 Surgery
 Urology
 Alternative Medicine
 Medicine
 Epidemiology
 Sports Medicine
 Toxicology
 
 Medical News 
 Awards & Prizes
 Epidemics
 Health
 Healthcare
 Launch
 Opinion
 Professionals
 
 Special Topics 
 Ethics
 Euthanasia
 Evolution
 Feature
 Odd Medical News
 Climate
  India Business
  India Culture
  India Diaspora
  India Education
  India Entertainment
  India Features
  India Lifestyle
  India Politics
  India Sci-Tech
  India Sports
  India Travel
 
 DocIndia 
 Reservation Issue
 Overseas Indian Doctor

Last Updated: May 20, 2007 - 10:48:48 AM
News Report
India Business Channel

subscribe to India Business newsletter
India Business

   EMAIL   |   PRINT
German wholesale major to train Bengal farmers
May 7, 2007 - 6:59:42 PM
He said local panchayats and self-help groups would be involved to facilitate the transactions between MCC and the farmers.

Article options
 Email to a Friend
 Printer friendly version
 India Business channel RSS
 More India Business news
[RxPG] Kolkata, May 7 - German wholesale outlet major Metro Cash and Carry - Monday launched a training programme for West Bengal's sheep and goat farmers to enhance their productivity.

MCC's training programme will cover over 12,000 farmers in eight districts of south Bengal.

After inaugurating the programme, West Bengal Animal Resource Development - Minister Anisur Rahman said: 'We have enough opportunities in allied sectors of agriculture, especially in animal resources and fisheries, but Bengal still has a shortfall in procuring milk, meat and egg.'

Emphasising on the need for such training, Rahman said the state government has already started a pilot project in two districts of south Bengal.

'These projects would help to expand the market for the farmers where they would be able to sell their agricultural products,' he said.

The training by MCC would impart knowledge to all sheep and goat farmers on vaccination and de-worming procedures and give them wider exposures in the business.

MCC is coming up with their first store in Kolkata but the project was delayed by legal tangles, Gerardo Monzillo, deputy director of MCC, told reporters.

'We have a plan to set up two other stores in Kolkata in the days to come. But that would depend on the requirement of our customers,' he said.

'As of now, MCC has issued license to over 8,000 registered customers for business transactions in West Bengal,' said Monzillo, adding that the company would soon commence a training programme for fishermen in Frazergunj in South 24-Parganas.

'In animal husbandry we have to focus on artificial breeding, reducing immortality rate and degeneration among sheep. We will also have to develop two breeds like Garole sheep and Black Bengal goat for procuring better meat in our state,' Rahman said.

He said local panchayats and self-help groups would be involved to facilitate the transactions between MCC and the farmers.

The minister said the requirement of meat in West Bengal is 900,000 million tonnes whereas the total procurement is only 600,000 million tonnes.





Related India Business News
11 Indian firms to set up manufacturing units in China
Draft bill to amend Companies Act under preparation
Spanish firm prefers India to China for joint venture
Only foreign vacations please: Outbound travel booms
New twist in Gurgaon SEZ protest
Indian Inc leaders to head for Cannes
SBI Mutual Fund to tap infrastructure opportunities
Probe ordered on tax breaks of Tendulkar, Gavaskar
BIG 92.7 FM to promote 'Jhoom Baraabar' songs
Sun Micro, Tech Mahindra join hands for IPTV services

Subscribe to India Business Newsletter
E-mail Address:

 Feedback
For any corrections of factual information, to contact the editors or to send any medical news or health news press releases, use feedback form

Top of Page

 
© All rights reserved 2004 onwards by RxPG Medical Solutions Private Limited
Contact Us