The annual review meeting of All India Coordinated Research Project on Poultry Breeding and Poultry Seed Project for the year 2022-23 was organised at ICAR Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Nagaland Centre, Jharnapani, Medziphema, Nagaland on 2nd & 3rd May 2024.
Dr. Raghavendra Bhatta, Deputy Director General (Animal Science) ICAR praised the AICRP for its significant contribution to the poultry sector’s development over the past 50 years. He also emphasized the need to increase backyard poultry’s contribution to total production.
Dr. G.K. Gaur, Assistant Director General (AP&B), ICAR accentuated the need to conserve the indigenous chicken breeds and large-scale dissemination of superior backyard poultry. He further emphasized developing entrepreneurs and second-line breeders in rural poultry.
Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Director, ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad highlighted the genesis of the Project and its salient achievements made during the last 50 years.
Dr. Girish Patil, Director, NRC Mithun praised the ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad and AICRP on Poultry Breeding for its significant contribution to the livelihoods of the NEH Region.
Dr. U. Rajkumar, In-charge, AICRP on Poultry Breeding, ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad presented the action taken report and the progress report of the project during the year 2022-23.
Dr. H. Kalita, Head of the Regional Centre, ICAR Nagaland Centre highlighted the impact of the project in North East in general and in Nagaland in particular.
The PIs presented the progress of the centre, which were reviewed by the Deputy Director General, Assistant Director General, and Director of ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad, offering constructive suggestions for improvement.
The centre charge of 12 AICRP on Poultry Breeding and 12 Poultry Seed Project Centres covering different states of the country and the scientists from ICAR-RC for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre and NRC-Mithun, participated in the Review Meeting.
