forced to dump huge milk
COVID-19: Satkhira dairy farmers forced to dump huge milk every day
Hundreds of dairy farmers in Satkhira are counting huge losses as they have to dump over 50,000 liters of milk every day for lack of demand at every level amid the virtual lockdown in the country after the coronavirus breakout.
As the dairy farmers have no alternative source of income, particularly after this pandemic, farm owners in the district are even failing to arrange feed for their cattle.
President of Tala Milk Production Samity Dibas Chandra Ghosh said around 1,000 dairy farms in the district, including 400 at Jiala Nalta village and 50 farms in Athari village in Tala upazila, produce over 50,000 liters of milk every day.
“All the dairy farmers in the district will turn paupers if this situation continues…the milk dumping must be stopped as soon as possible for their survival,” he said.
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