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About Nepal:
Nepal is a country located between China and India. Its physiographic regions include the Himalaya, High Hills, Mid Hills, Siwalik and Terai. The Hills make up 42% of Nepal and are popularly used for agricultural practices such as fruit and vegetable farming as well as livestock rearing.
Nepal has a population of 27.8 million people (World Bank, 2015), 25% of which live underneath the poverty line (Chapagain, 2015). Its increasing population is leading to a demand for more food, vegetables, meat and dairy products. |
Nepal is a net importer of dairy products, and is currently in the midst of a severe milk shortage (Kathamandu Post, 2015). Kathmandu, the largest municipality in Nepal, is specifically being hit by this crisis. Due to the major earthquake in April of this year, a total of 13,450 cattle and buffalo have died, and 1,422 have been injured. This has resulted in the decreased ability of farmers to uphold dairy production in Nepal. As another consequence of the earthquake, farmers have experienced large financial loss and are unable to provide proper nutrition for the development of calves and maintenance of surviving cattle (Kathmandu post, 2015).
Nepal not only displays a need for assistance in reviving its dairy industry, but a promising future in the dairy industry if properly taken advantage of (Durbar, 1996).
How can the industry be revived?
Exportation of Hi-Pro Feeds Advantage 4 Medicated Dairy Calf Starter Kits (Tag #611001) can aid in the uprising of the dairy industry by providing intestinal health for dairy cattle starting at a young age.
The calf starter is used for calves from ages ranging 3 days to 3 months, to maximize the rate at which the calf can healthily gain weight, as well as improve feed efficiency by improving feed to gain ratio. The feed also prevents Coccidiosis,a disease in cattle (Hi-Pro Feeds, 2015). The target consumer of this product includes Nepalese farmers in the mid to high hills region who rear dairy cattle. |
Further Details
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