Jammu and Kashmir: Educated Bandipora shepherd is now scientific methods to make sheep farming profitable

Hailing from Gounchipora village in Sumbal Tehsil of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district, Hussain is a postgraduate in history and after completing his education, he went outside Kashmir and got placed in an MNC at Delhi, reports ANI.

Hussain said he always wanted to earn a livelihood in his homeland and support his family.

“I came back to Kashmir and toiled hard for getting myself settled in a govt job but luck was not in my favour. It hit me hard and was deflated by the scourge of unemployment," he told ANI.

Hussain said he was fearing an uncertain future but then picked himself up and after reading for a few years and taking into account various tradeoffs, he decided to make a living out of sheep farming.

“Being from a rural area I had acquaintance with sheep farming but the quest of doing things differently, I always was keen to introduce the scientific management practices into the traditional sheep farming and make a living,” Hussain told the Indian news agency.

 “Sheep farming is a sustainable and profitable enterprise provided considerable efforts are put in. Patience and conviction in life can turn things in your favour,” he said.