An overview on the status and strategy for improving pig farming in Arunachal Pradesh.

white, Yorkshire, landrace are kept for breeding purpose for up gradation of the indigenous stock (SDAH,2003). But most of the farms are running loss due to lack of funding from the state department where most of the budget is spent for salary of the staff and running the administration. For this reason, people are relying on desi breed, which is easily available from neighboring state like Assam.Each family on average rear 2 -3 pigs. Most of the work is done by the women folk followed by the other member of the family. The education level in the villages is very low (90%)of women are illiterate by (HRD, 1994). The method of raising the pig is based on traditional systems followed over the years. But those farmers near the town and where pig farms are located follow scientific rearing practices, and their socio economic status is better than in the villages. They usually do pig farming as a subsidiary source of income, feeding on concentrate and available kitchen waste.