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Livestock and Poultry Production Policy for Andaman and Nicobar Islands : A scientific perspective

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Title Livestock and Poultry Production Policy for Andaman and Nicobar Islands : A scientific perspective
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Creator A. Kundu
Jai Sunder
S. Jeyakumar
S. K. Verma
M. S. Kundu
A. K. De
R. C. Srivastava
 
Subject Livestock
Poultry Production
 
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India has vast resource of livestock and poultry, which play a vital role in
improving the socioeconomic condition and National economy. The island
agriculture and animal husbandry activities are barely 150 years old. Till
late 18th century islands were inhabited by only native tribal and the major
food animals was pigs and birds. With the settlement of penal colony by
Britishers, livestock farming came in existence to meet out the demand of
meat and milk.
The island is endowed with rich faunal diversity and among them the
farm animal genetic resources comprises of cattle, goat, buffalo, pig and
poultry. Among them the Nicobari fowl, Teresa goat, Nicobari pig are the
important indigenous germplasm of the island.
The challenges ahead for the institute and the administration to address
the major issues keeping in mind the growing population and the tourism
sector. Now it is high time to redesign the livestock and poultry production
strategies to meet out the requirement of meat, milk and egg.
In the brain storming session all the eminent scientific, technocrats and
bureaucrats discussed on important aspects of livestock sector and come
out with valuable implementable policies and recommendations towards
sustainable development of livestock sector in the islands. The authors
thank all the participants for their valuable contribution for bringing out
this doucument.
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Date 2019-04-09T10:55:01Z
2019-04-09T10:55:01Z
2010-01-01
 
Type Policy Paper
 
Identifier Kundu, A., Jai Sunder, Jeyakumar, S., Verma, S. K., Kundu, M. S., De, A. K., and Srivastava, R. C.(2010). Livestock and Poultry Production Policy for Andaman and Nicobar Islands : A scientific perspective, Central Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair.
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/18266
 
Language English
 
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Publisher The Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair