Vijayawada, April 30 -- Andhra Pradesh Minister for Agriculture K Atchannaidu has called on youth to come forward in sectors such as the rearing of dairy cattle, livestock, country chickens and pigs.

With the aim of further accelerating the development of the animal husbandry sector in the state, Minister for Agriculture and Dairy Development Atchannaidu launched the "Pashusamvardhan" Margadarshini" e-magazine at his camp office here on Thursday.

Speaking on this occasion, the Minister stated that approximately 2.5 million farmers in the state are engaged in allied activities such as rearing dairy cattle, and country chickens. He remarked that the Gross Value Added (GVA) of Rs 1,76,151 crore recorded by the Animal Husbandry Department for...