date:May 18, 2015
ccording to the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Indias pig population is 13.4 million as per the 2012-13 annual report of Animal Husbandry.
Pork production in India is limited, representing only 7 per cent of the countrys animal protein sources. Production is concentrated mainly in the northeastern corner of the country and consists primarily of backyard and informal sector producers. The pig farming constitutes the livelihood of rural poor belonging to the lowest socio-economic s