Guwahati, Oct. 17 -- Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday called for a comprehensive roadmap to conserve yaks, improve the incomes of yak herders and develop a viable market for yak-based products.

Addressing the Yak Economy Summit 2026 and Yak Mela at Mago in Tawang district, Khandu said yak rearing was not only a livelihood but also part of the social, cultural and strategic landscape of the Himalayan belt, stretching from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh.

"From the perspective of national security, it is our duty to support our Brokpa communities and yak herders through appropriate policy interventions," he said, stressing the need to strengthen pastoral communities living in remote and strategically importa...