Training on scientific pig and poultry production

Four-day training  on scientific pig and poultry production: avenues for entrepreneurship development in North Eastern hill region for tribal farmers of Karbi Anglong of Assam and Wokha, Kohima and Dimapur districts of Nagaland was organized by ICAR Nagaland Centre in collaboration with KVK Dimapur on November 15 to 18, at ICAR Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani . Altogether 25 tribal farmers were participated in the training programme. 

At the programme, chief guest of the function, additional deputy commissioner (ADC), Medziphema Sarah Jamir, appreciated the efforts of ICAR Nagaland Centre for promoting the artificial insemination and improved poultry production technology in the state of Nagaland particularly and in North East generally. She informed that the state of Nagaland has been importing 40% of animal based products from other states. 

She further stressed upon adoption of scientific pig rearing to achieve self sufficiency in pork production and lauded the efforts of ICAR Nagaland Centre in improving the agriculture economy of the Nagaland. Jamir also distributed one week old Vanaraja chicks to the participants. 

Joint director of ICAR Nagaland centre emphasized upon pig and poultry production on commercial scale in Nagaland by adopting the advanced reproductive technology such as artificial insemination in pig and Vanaraja and Srindji birds in poultry. He further urged the participants for incremental changes in piggery and poultry production system from fattening to breeding based system in pig and layer production in poultry.