It will undertake the quality research, especially on factors affecting the quality meat production.
Dr. Trilochan Mohapatra, Secretary (DARE) & Director General (ICAR) virtually inaugurated two important facilities developed by the ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat, Hyderabad namely – Poultry Processing Plant and Rendering-cum-Pet Food Plant.
In his address, Dr Mahapatra highlighted the Centre’s importance in the perspective of the present meat industry scenario. He urged for utilizing the developed facilities to undertake the quality research, especially on factors affecting the quality meat production. The Director General suggested to undertake the collaborative work for deducing strategies to expand the export base for Indian meat, allay the fears of consumers of linking COVID-19 with the meat consumption, studying the quality and branding of meat from indigenous poultry breeds.
Dr B.N. Tripathi, Deputy Director General (Animal Science), ICAR applauded the Centre’s scientific achievements, technology transfer initiatives, extension activities, value-added meat products production, species identification services provided and the entrepreneurship development activities. He praised the Centre’s association with the agencies like FSSAI, APEDA, etc., and accreditation of the laboratories, publications and patents of the Centre.
Dr Amrish Tyagi, ADG (ANP), ICAR urged for utilizing the facilities to achieve the intended need of promoting the hygienic meat production and profitable utilization of the animal by-products in the country.
Earlier, in his welcome address, Dr S. Vaithiyanathan, Director, ICAR-NRC on Meat, Hyderabad expressed his gratitude to the ICAR for providing funds under the National Agricultural Innovation Fund Agri Business Incubator Project and the Institute Plan Fund for the facilities.The senior officials of ICAR also virtually participated in the programme.
