ICAR-IARI Organized Kisan Gosthi on Crop Diversification

Eastern Regional Station, ICAR-IVRI, Kolkata Organised a Training Programme on “Modern methods of pig farming for entrepreneurship development” A 3 days training programme on “Modern methods of pig farming for entrepreneurship development” was organized by Eastern Regional Station, ICAR-IVRI, Kolkata from 8-10th July 2025 under AICRP on Pig. A total of 21 trainees (Male 17 and Female 4), mostly educated unemployed youths, progressive farmers from different districts of West Bengal attended the training. The main focus of the programme was to impart knowledge on breeding, feeding, housing, health care management, reproduction, disease and stress management, value chain and cluster formation, meat processing for value addition, integrated pig farming as well as funding agencies supporting animal farming besides intensive hands-on practical exposure in the animal farm. The inaugural programme was started with address by Dr Sadhan Bag, Course Coordinator and Co-PI of AICRP on Pig who welcomed all the participants and other staff including scientist colleagues present in the hall. Thereafter, Dr S Naskar, PI of the AICRP on Pigs described about the theme of the training programme as well as course content of the programme. Dr D Mondal and B Mondal, course Co-Cordinators also briefed the participants about the importance of the scientific training and entrepreneurship development through piggery husbandry. Dr. Arnab Sen, HORC, ERS, ICAR-IVRI briefed about ICAR-IVRI and especially ERS, ICAR-IVRI, Kolkata centre on various scientific and extension programme conducted for the welfare of the rural farmers and entrepreneurs. In his inaugural lecture, Dr T K Biswas appraised the participants on breeds and breeding of pig for better productivity and discussed on selection of elite breeding stock, avoidance of inbreeding, importance of pedigree records and the physical attributes of elite animals. Dr Naskar detailed out the importance of pig rearing, how to start a farm, housing, day to day care, management of various age group of pigs and routine farm management etc. Dr. D. Mondal, Principal Scientist elaborated on “Different diseases of pigs and their treatment” including their prevention and control.