Milk project helps households to escape from poverty

Villagers in the Tibet autonomous region are being raised out of poverty by an innovative cattle project.

The 259 households in Gyadrong, Lhundrub county, jointly operate a milking center.

"The local government and the county's alleviation office together invested 3 million yuan ($488,900) in 2013 to establish a feeding base and purchase 312 head of cattle," said Yontan, director of Lhundrub's Science and Technology Bureau and head of the local animal husbandry and veterinary station.