India, Feb. 23 -- The Arunachal Pradesh Yak Herders and Products Development Cooperative Society Limited is recently formed by 17 yak rearers under the patronage of the National Research Centre on Yaks (NRCY)

Meat and milk products like Churpi and Ghee from yaks raised in the high altitudes of Arunachal Pradesh could soon be available for sale under the country's first cooperative society consisting of yak rearers. The Arunachal Pradesh Yak Herders and Products Development Cooperative Society Limited has recently formed by 17 yak rearers under the patronage of the National Research Centre on Yaks (NRCY), situated at an altitude of 5,000 feet in Dirang.

The Cooperative Society aims to promote social inclusion of the yak Brokpas, to achie...