Type : Other Article
Lalhumliana Tochhawng and Sanjay Kumar Rewani
The present study was undertaken to critically analyses the constraints of backyard pig farming amongst the tribal pig farmers in Aizawl district of Mizoram. Data were collected from 90 pig farmers through a structured interview schedule developed for the purpose. Managemental constraints with a mean score of 2.82 were reckoned as the most serious constraint by the pig farmers followed by socio-economic (2.64), institutional (2.82), technological (2.32) and marketing constraints (2.2) in that order. Difficulty in obtaining semen for artificial insemination (52.22%), difficulty in following correct vaccination schedule (56.67%), high cost of feeds (84.44%), non availability of timely medical care (64.44%) and problem in transportation of live pigs (26.67%) were perceived as the most serious constraints among technological, managemental, socio-economic, institutional and marketing constraints respectively
Keyword: Constraints; Mizoram; Backyard pig farming; Tribal;