Shillong, Jul 10: The ICAR–Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Ri-Bhoi organised a capacity building-cum-input distribution programme on ‘Climate-Smart Scientific Pig Farming’ under the NICRA Technology Demonstration Component in collaboration with the Agricultural Technology Management Agency, Ri-Bhoi.
Thirty progressive pig farmers from NICRA-adopted villages participated in the programme.
The training focused on climate-resilient and scientific pig farming practices, including selection of improved breeds, scientific housing, balanced feeding and nutritional management, disease prevention and biosecurity, vaccination and deworming schedules, waste management and strategies for enhancing productivity and profitability under changing climatic conditions.
During the programme, experts emphasised the importance of adopting climate-smart livestock production technologies to improve farm resilience, ensure efficient resource utilisation and strengthen farmers’ livelihoods.
As part of the programme, essential pig farming inputs were distributed to the participating farmers to facilitate the adoption of improved scientific practices.
