Dimapur, April 4 (MExN): A total of 15 women farmers from Phek, Tuensang and Kiphire districts, six Livestock Service Providers and field extension staff under the project ‘Promotion of household level piggery enterprise’ being implemented with funding support from the Tata Trusts recently travelled to Assam for a three-day study tour from March 14-16.
The study tours were organized by the North East Initiative Development Agency (NEIDA) and its partners the Eleutheros Christian Society and the Chakhesang Welfare Women Society informed a press release received here.
The visiting team interacted with scientists from the National Research Centre on Pig farm, Rani, Guwahati. The team also visited Arohan Foods in Guwahati to understand meat processing and packaging, humane slaughtering techniques of animals, meat handling and deboning process.
In Nagaland, the farmers visited the All India Coordinated Research centre on Pig, SASRD, and a large scale private pig Farm in Medziphema.
Another group of farmers comprising of 23 Self Help Group members, Local Resource Persons and extension worker under the same project travelled to Peren district on March 27 and interacted with two SHG Federations from Mhainamtsi and Samziuram villages under the NERLEP programme. The purpose of the visit was to learn from best practices under the NERLEP programme.
