Effective mechanism needed to control milk prices: President DCFA.

KARACHI -- Milk is being sold at higher price despite that Pakistan is the fourth largest milk producer mainly because of lack of an effective policy and absence of encouragement to dairy farming along with increase in the prices of cattle feed. This was mentioned by President, Dairy and Cattle Farmers Association, Shakir Gujar while speaking at the media studio of Muhammad Ali Jinnah University here, said MAJU release on Friday. He said steps were needed to curb the continuous rise in milk prices. He pointed out that a meeting held at the Commissioner's office in Karachi two years back it was decided to set up a committee to monitor milk production and its prices with mandate to review its cost and prices after every four months. However, he added, not a single meeting of this committee was held till date.

Shakir Gujjar said the Dairy Farmers...

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