Indians Taught How To Shear
(New Zealand Press Association/
WELLINGTON, July 12.
The chief shearing instructor of the Wool Board (Mr C. R. Waite), arrived back in New Zealand today after six months’ teaching eight Indians to become shearing instructors in Rajasthan, India’s sheep country.
The 2000-mile wide province supports nearly a quarter of the country’s 40m sheep, he said. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Indian Government have tried to improve sheep flocks, there, by introducing better breeds. The Wool Board’s field director (Mr G. Bowen) surveyed Rajasthan's shear requirements two years ago. The Indian shearers came to New Zealand last year and the Food and Agriculture
Organisation, which is supporting the programme, will probably send another New Zealand instructor to India next year. Rajasthan has a tremendous potential for production, said Mr Waite. Thousands of acres only need water to become immensely fertile. The 10 Indians now qualified to use shearing machines will train other Indians as instructors to cope with the thousands of sheepowners who will bring their flocks to the new Government shearing centres.
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Press, Volume CIV, Issue 30801, 13 July 1965, Page 3
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