Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2011-07-27

Livestock Master Plan - a strategy for Livestock Development towards Self- Sufficiency Livestock Development Policy Document

- this Master Plan which contains the strategy for Livestock Development to reach self reliance level by the year 2015 has been prepared on a proposal made by Hon. ArumuganThondaman, Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development. The livestock sector accounts to nearly 1% of the GDP in Sri Lanka. There are about 670,000 smallholders engaged in this sector. It has been estimated that by 2016 the country will need 785 million litres of milk, 2000 million of eggs and 200,000 MT. of poultry meat annually. Cabinet approval was granted for this Master Plan to be implemented with the participation of the private sector as well, and also in keeping with the Development Policy Framework of the Government.