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Friday, January 31, 2025
Pig farmers in Sivasagar, Assam, India, against CP Group's entry into domestic pig sector
Hundreds of pig farmers in Sivasagar, Assam, India, took to the streets on January 30, protesting against the potential entry of Thai agricultural giant, Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, into Assam's pig farming sector.
Friday, July 19, 2024
Kerala, Assam, and Manipur among India's top cattle-producing states
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India's Union Government recently released the EnviStats report, shedding light on the number of animals slaughtered and the quantity of meat production in the country.
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Assam, India, produces most of its fish for local consumption, says fisheries minister
The monthly requirement of fish for consumption in Assam, India, is 37,469 metric tonnes, of which around 98% is produced in the state, said fisheries minister Parimal Suklabaidya in the Indian assembly last week.
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Assam, India milk producer co-op awarded for strong performance
The West Assam Milk Producers' Co-operative Union Limited (WAMUL) in India, the driving force behind Purabi Dairy, has bagged the e-market award of the National Cooperative Dairy Federation of India Limited for outstanding performance in th ...
Monday, March 13, 2023
Assam state, India has banned imports of poultry and swine from other parts of the country
The government of Assam state, located in north-eastern India, has temporarily banned imports of poultry and swine from other parts of India due to rising cases of avian influenza and African swine fever (ASF) throughout the country, The Ti ...
Monday, July 18, 2022
ASF confirmed in Assam, India
African swine fever (ASF) was detected in Assam, India, on July 17 after a pig in Dibrugarh's Bhogali Pathar village tested positive for the virus.
Monday, August 31, 2020
Assam, India, to keep ASF in check by culling 10,000 pigs
The government of Assam, India, will attempt to control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) by culling about 10,000 pigs from the first week of September.
Friday, July 31, 2020
India's Assam government urge poultry farmers to stop cruel killing
The Assam government of India has directed the state's poultry hatchers to immediately cease all illegal and cruel methods of killing of male or unwanted chicks, New Indian Express reported.
Wednesday, July 22, 2020
India's Assam seizes truckloads of cattle heads
India's Assam police confiscated 10 trucks carrying a total of 237 cattle heads illegally in Biswanath district on last Wednesday, NE NOW NEWS reported.
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
India's Assam state ends suspension of pork sale in ASF-hit districts
The government of India's Assam state has ended a ban on the sale and consumption of pork in districts hit by African swine fever, but with certain conditions, Hindustan Times reported on May 26.
Monday, May 11, 2020
India's Assam state continues to battle African swine fever amid COVID-19
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Assam state in northeastern India is battling the spread of another disease: African swine fever.
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
ASF kills 2,500 pigs in India's Assam
According to the Assam government in India, the first instance of ASF has been detected in the north eastern state, which has already killed about 2,500 pigs across 306 villages, reported The Economic Times.
Thursday, April 30, 2020
India's Assam pigs die from suspected ASF, likely from China
The mysterious deaths of over 2,000 pigs in six districts of Assam, India is likely due to the highly contagious ASF, which might have passed from Tibet in China through Arunachal Pradesh, agriculture and veterinary minister Atul Bora said, ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
Swine fever kills 1,300 pigs in India's Assam
The Assam government of India has dispatched teams of veterinary doctors following death reports of around 1,300 pigs in the state's five districts, reported Hindustan Times.
Monday, March 30, 2020
India's Assam dairy sector suffers from COVID-19 lockdown
With farmers having to deal with lockdown regulations that have severely impacted their livelihood, the dairy industry in Assam, India has come to a standstill.

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