‘Micro pig abattoir’ commissioned and organized workshop on ‘Enhancing commercial pig production in NE India with focus on export prospects’

19-20 October 2022, Agartala, Tripura

ICAR-National Research Centre on Pig, Rani, Guwahati in collaborator with APEDA organized a sensitization workshop on 20 October 2022, on ‘Enhancing commercial pig production in Northeast India with focus on export prospects’ towards creation of an ecosystem that not only enables the different stakeholders to interact with each other but also to tap into the vast market opportunities available at the domestic as well as export markets. The programme was organized at Agartala, Tripura and was attended by over 100 participants comprising commercial pig farmers and officials from Animal Resources Development Department, Govt. of Tripura. The progamme was graced by the presence of Dr. Vivek Kumar Gupta, Director, ICAR-NRCP along with Dr. Bimal Krishna Das, Director I/c, ARDD and Dr. Shyamal Das Gupta, Dy. Director, ARDD, Govt. of Tripura. Participants were sensitized on different aspects and prospects of commercial pig farming and pork processing to tap the domestic demand and the export markets in the neighboring (Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, China) as well as South East Asian countries. Also a micro pig abattoir, developed through ABI technical support of ICAR-NRC on Pig, was commissioned at Nalicherra, District Dhalai, Tripura on the 19 October 2022.