Department of Information and Public Relations

Press Release No. 745/18

WORKSHOP ON DEVELOPMENT OF PIGGERY VALUE CHAIN FOR NORTH EASTERN REGION

A workshop on Development of Piggery Value Chain Ecosystem for Cooperative sector in North East Region jointly organized by National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), ICAR and Government of Meghalaya was held today at State Convention Centre, Shillong which was attended by Deputy Chief Minister, P Tynsong as the Chief Guest. Speaking during the Inaugural Session, Deputy Chief Minister, P Tynsong said that the latest technologies even in rearing and breeding of pigs needs to be adopted. He said that the workshop would in the long run be very beneficial and helpful to the North Eastern region and urged all the participating States to actively deliberate giving their valuable inputs and suggestions during the workshop. Earlier, K N Kumar, IAS, Agriculture Production Commissioner, Govt of Meghalaya during his Welcome Address informed that 75 percent in North East region consume pork but pigs are still being reared in the indigenous and non scientific manner which is not being able to meet the consumption demands of the region. He informed that the objective of the workshop is to intensify piggery in the region in a scientific manner and promote piggery value chain in the North East region. He added that the components of the workshop is to establish a value chain by creating a pool of private commercial breeders, rearing to be made scientific, artificial insemination to be encouraged and intensified, vaccination of pigs to be universally and aggressively followed, pig feeds to be produced scientifically and locally, provision of para veterinary services and pig sheds to be scientific and hygienic. Among others who spoke during the Inaugural Session were Sundeep K Nayak, IAS, Managing Director, NCDC and Dr J K Jena, DDG (Animal Sciences), ICAR. Also present were Secretary, A H & Veterinary, Meghalaya, Dr Manjunatha and Director, A H & Veterinary, Meghalaya Dr C Shilla. The workshop was attended by delegates from Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Sikkim and Tripura. The MD, NCDC also presented the cheque of Rs 34, 52, 52, 800 to the Deputy Chief Minister for the Meghalaya Milk Mission.