Awareness camp on Bodoland Pig Mission held in Kalaigaon

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KALAIGAON: The Udalguri District Veterinary Office organized an awareness camp on Bodoland Pig Mission in the premises of Tangla College conference hall on Thursday. The Pig Mission was launched as an ambitious project at Kokrajhar on September 11 to make the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) a piggery hub in the country.

The Pramod Boro-led BTC (Bodoland Territorial Council) has decided to transform traditional livelihood into a sustainable economic activity in this region. The awareness camp was formally inaugurated by Naren Ch. Kalita, District Veterinary Officer of Udalguri, and this was presided over by MCLA Dilip Ch. Boro.

Addressing the farmers, Rakesh Brahma, Executive Member of BTC, said that the pork consumption in BTR and the entire Northeast was high. "Most of the States of the region import pork from outside to meet their demand. The Bodoland Pig Mission will play a significant role in meeting the demand." He also said, "The indigenous tribal people have traditional pig farms in their houses. But the people will not able to get the benefit for lack of scientific knowledge in farming. However, to sustain such farms, a scientific way of pig breeding is a must."

Brahma also announced that pig farmers would get skill enhancement training, technology support, piglets, insurance cover and modern breeding facilities.

Talking to mediapersons, EM Brahma added that the veterinary department of BTC would recruit people in as many as 423 vacant posts before December, 2021 to serve farmers properly as the farmers would get medical and technical support. An established pig farmer, Manoj Basumatary spoke in the programme and appealed to the pig farmers to follow the scientific method for piggery farming. More than 500 farmers took part in this awareness meeting.

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