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Tyngson roots for scientific rearing of pigs in Meghalaya

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SHILLONG:  Deputy Chief Minister, Prestone Tynsong has called for  adopting latest technologies even in rearing and breeding of pigs

Speaking at 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 here on Thursday,  Tynsong hoped that the workshop would, in the long run, be very beneficial and helpful to the North Eastern region

He also urged all the participating states to actively deliberate giving their valuable inputs and suggestions during the workshop.

Earlier, K N Kumar, Agriculture Production Commissioner, during his welcome address informed that 75 percent of population 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.

The MD, NCDC also presented the cheque of Rs 34, 52, 52, 800 to the Deputy Chief Minister for the Meghalaya Milk Mission.

 

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