Meghalaya has been ranked second in the country in terms of highest Annual Growth Rate (AGR) in meat production.
This was revealed in the Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 (milk, egg, meat and wool production 2022-23) released by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Parshottam Rupala in Guwahati today.
The major contribution in the total meat production comes from Uttar Pradesh with 12.20 per cent share and followed by West Bengal (11.93 per cent), Maharashtra (11.50 per cent), Andhra Pradesh (11.20 per cent) and Telangana (11.06 per cent).
In terms of annual growth rate, the highest Annual Growth Rate (AGR) has been recorded in Sikkim (63.08 per cent) followed by Meghalaya (38.34 per cent) and Goa (22.98 per cent).
The major contribution in the total egg production comes from Andhra Pradesh with a share of 20.13 per cent of total egg production followed by Tamil Nadu (15.58 per cent), Telangana (12.77 per cent), West Bengal (9.94 per cent) and Karnataka (6.51 per cent). In terms of AGR, the highest growth rate was recorded by West Bengal (20.10 per cent) and followed by Sikkim (18.93 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (12.80 per cent).
The highest milk producing state during 2022-23 was Uttar Pradesh with a share of 15.72 per cent of total milk production followed by Rajasthan (14.44 per cent), Madhya Pradesh (8.73 per cent), Gujarat (7.49 per cent), and Andhra Pradesh (6.70 per cent). In terms of annual growth rate (AGR), the highest AGR is recorded by Karnataka (8.76 per cent) followed by West Bengal (8.65 per cent) and Uttar Pradesh (6.99 per cent) over the previous year.
The major contribution in the total wool production comes from Rajasthan with a share of 47.98 per cent followed by Jammu & Kashmir (22.55 per cent), Gujarat (6.01 per cent), Maharashtra (4.73 per cent) and Himachal Pradesh (4.27 per cent). In terms of annual growth rate, the highest AGR is recorded by Arunachal Pradesh (35.75 per cent) followed by Rajasthan (6.06 per cent) and Jharkhand (2.36 per cent).
