But in the face of such diseases, coupled with the government s apathy, the farmers get frustrated. The government has already accepted the WTO norms and it will become increasingly difficult for our farmers to face global competition. There is urgent need for attention to this in the emerging scenario. The government must put more emphasis on disease control among domestic animals and enhance production so as to enable our farmers to compete globally. There should be a well-established network of laboratories along with an epidemiology wing in animal husbandry departments.
More emphasis has to be put on prevention of disease rather than control after an outbreak.
Education of the farmers should be given more importance so that they can adopt dairy farming as a commercial activity. A demand to get the Kohinoor back from London is being articulated for some time. It came to the limelight once again a few months ago when a member raised the issue in Parliament. The origin and history of this world famous diamond are shrouded in mystery. There are different views about its origin and its antiquity.