ICAR-CCARI, Goa organized a Training-cum-Demonstration under AICRP on Pig for Maharashtra and Goa Farmers

            ICAR-CCARI, Goa organized a two days Training-cum-Demonstration on “Scientific Pig Farming” under Tribal Sub Plan of AICRP on Pig during 21-22 February, 2024. Total 27 participants including 3 women (20 from Palghar, Maharashtra and 7 from Goa) attended the training. In the inaugural address, Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director highlighted about the potential and different aspects of scientific pig farming that can be profitable to farmers by adopting the low-cost rearing practices. He emphasized that farmers should follow routine vaccination and proper shelter management against climatic stress to avoid disease incidence and mortality in the farm. Dr. Shirish D. Narnaware (Section in-charge, Animal and Fisheries Science) briefed the participants about the organized commercial piggery farming, demand of pork and marketing avenues in north eastern hilly region.

Various lectures were delivered on breeds of pig and breeding practice, management of newborn piglets, housing, feeding, reproductive care, stress management, health care and disease prevention, integrated farming with pig component, processing and marketing of pork by the scientists of the institute. Practical demonstrations were arranged on deworming, vaccination, feed preparation and storage, castration, semen collection, processing and artificial insemination. An interactive session was also conducted with the scientists and farmer trainees and piglets were distributed to all the schedule tribe beneficiaries. Dr. Amiya Ranjan Sahu (PI, AICRP on Pig) and Dr. Gokuldas P.P (Senior Scientist) coordinated the training programme. Mr. Vithal Naik (YP-1), Mr. Kiran Hangaragi (YP-1) and Ms. Tejasvi Pednekar (Lab Assistant) were associated with registration of participants, hall arrangements and other activities during the training and distribution of piglets.