Jammu: The administration of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) for transforming the sheep farming sector in the Union Territory.
The virtual MoC signing ceremony was presided over by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan.
The MoC was signed by Navin Kumar Choudhary, Principal Secretary to JK administration, Animal and Sheep Husbandry Department and Ms Mischa Mannix-Opie, Executive Director, New Zealand G2G as a mutual commitment between JK and New Zealand for complementing each other’s capability in the sheep sector.
The Lt Governor observed that the new partnership between JK and New Zealand will boost production and productivity in the livestock sector of the UT.
The overarching objective of the MoC is to improve farmers’ remuneration, transfer of technology in research and development as well as marketing and value addition of sheep products of JK, the Lt Governor said.
New Zealand is an important partner of India’s expanding relationship globally and we attach special values to our ties not only because of deep bonding and cultural affinities but also from a mature understanding of our strategic convergences, global interests, and economic potential, observed the Lt Governor.
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