10 days training programme on scientific management of sheep and goats in mountain themed, ‘Production improvement, sustainable development and livelihood improvement of threatened tribal nomads of Ladakh through scientific Changthangi sheep and Pashmina goat rearing concluded on October 5 at Directorate of extension SKUAST-Kashmir Shalimar campus.
 
The training programme was sponsored by DST-STI, HUB Project Govt. of India for the field staff and SRF/ KVK-Leh field staff.
 
As per the statement by Dr. Feroz Din Sheikh Principal Investigator the objective of the training programme was to get hands-on training to counter the problems faced by nomads of UT-Ladakh.

The programme was inaugurated by Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganaie, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K on August 26. During this training, various theoretical lectures were delivered on scientific sheep and goat management by professors of SKUAST-K. Under the training programme exposure visits to different research stations like Mountain Research Centre for sheep and goats, Shuhama and Mountain Livestock Research Institute, and Manasbal for practical classes were done.
 
The valedictory function was chaired by Senior Professor Hilal Mussadik Khan (Chief Scientist and Head MLRI Manasbal) as the chief guest. The function was also attended by Dr. FD Sheikh PI of the Project/Course Director and other CoPIs/Course coordinators DR Khurshid Ahmed Dar, Dr. Nazir Bumla, and Dr. Henna Hamdani. 

In the end, Certificates were also distributed amongst the trainees. The trainees gave their feedback and highly appraised the Directorate of Extension staff for the successful conclusion of the programme.