ICAR – NMRI organised an ICAR-Industry Interface Meet

23rd September 2023, Hyderabad

ICAR – National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad organised an ICAR-Industry Interface Meet on ‘Developing roadmap for enhancing the potential of Livestock, poultry, and meat value chain’ at the Livestock, Dairy and Fisheries Expo 2023, Hitex Exhibition Centre, Hyderabad today. 

The Chief Guest, Dr. V. K. Gupta, Director, NRC on Pig, Guwahati, highlighted the role of the livestock and meat sector in fulfilling the nutritional security of the country in addition to revenue and employment generation, especially for the rural poor.

Dr S. B. Barbuddhe, Director, ICAR – National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad presided over the meeting and highlighted the role of the institute in developing innovative technologies to address various issues of the sector and promoting entrepreneurship.

Dr. M. Muthukumar, Principal Scientist and Organising Secretary briefed about the industry meeting and hoped that the deliberations of various experts and stakeholders will help to develop a road map for achieving sustainability in the livestock, poultry, and meat sector.

The meeting deliberated on the topics of augmenting meat production potential, opportunities in meat processing, and accelerating entrepreneurship.

A total of more than 200 stakeholders comprising farmers, entrepreneurs, representatives of industries, line departments, and various ICAR and Veterinary colleges participated in the event.

(Source: ICAR – National Meat Research Institute, Hyderabad)