School of Animal Sciences & Fisheries
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Livestock, Fisheries, Piggery & Poultry
Works on fish farming, piggery, poultry, and livestock systems that form critical livelihoods for communities across the region. EFC-mandated project: characterisation of indigenous animal and fish resources; development of fishery-based integrated farming systems for livelihood improvement.
3. School of Animal, Poultry and Fishery sciences
This School works on the animal and aquatic dimensions of the farming systems of North-East India. Fish farming, piggery, poultry, and livestock form critical livelihoods for communities across the region, and this School's research directly addresses productivity, health, genetic improvement, and sustainable livelihood opportunities in these sectors.
Mandated Research Projects (as per EFC 2021–26)
Project 7: Characterisation of Indigenous Animal/Fish Resources and Livelihood Improvement through Animal/Fish Integrated Farming System
- Enhancing productivity of indigenous rice genotypes with specialty traits
- Development of climate-resilient rice genotypes suitable for rainfed and flood-prone lowlands
- Breeding climate-resilient, short-duration rapeseed/mustard varieties for rice fallows
- Breeding pulses and buckwheat for utilisation of rice fallows
- Development of rice/rabi maize hybrids for improved yield and disease resistance
- Pre-breeding in rice for tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses
