By: Amit kumaR Agarwal
On the eve of International Women’s Day, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying organized a virtual program to spread “Awareness on Zoonotic Diseases” through the Common Service Centres (CSC) network.
Around 2050 camps organised by Village level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) across 21 States and UTs, joined virtually.
The session was chaired by Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Alka Upadhyaya. More than 1 lakh livestock women farmer participants were given information about various zoonotic diseases, clean milk production, and the role of ethnoveterinary medicines in disease prevention by experts and veterinarians during the program.