Meghalaya gets Centre’s assurance on piggery promotion in state

Shillong: Meghalaya chief minister Conrad K Sangma along with deputy chief minister Prestone Tynsong called on Union minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying Giriraj Singh at his office in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Sangma apprised Singh on the initiative of the piggery value chain that is being introduced in the state. The Union minister appreciated the intervention being started by Meghalaya and extended all co-operation and support to the state.

The objective of the initiative is to intensify piggery in the region in a scientific manner and promote piggery value chain. The government is making an endeavour to establish value chain by creating a pool of commercial breeders, scientific rearing, pig feeds to be produced scientifically, etc.