♤ Cost of production of meat is much lower in India. Also, India is geographically well placed in terms of export to the consuming nations

♤ With a shift towards protein rich diet India can gain from its meat industries.

Challenges faced by Indian Meat Sector

♤ Largely Unorganized (90% unorganized)

♤ Lack of adequate meat hygiene

♤ Inadequate infrastructure like outdated abattoirs (slaughter houses), poor cold storage facilities etc.

♤ Animals are not specifically bred for meat.

♤ Poor quality of meat because spent animals (old age farm animals) are generally used for meat production.

♤ Lower domestic demand, low per capita meat consumption in India (5.2 Kg/year vs 39.8 kg global average)

♤ Lack of awareness about food safety norms and packaging standards.

7.1. Poultry Sector

♤ Poultry is one of the fastest growing sub sectors of animal husbandry.

♤ Policies for poultry development has been included in the National Livestock Mission.

♤ NLM includes modernisation and development of breeding infrastructure, which includes training and feed analysis as well.

♤ It has also been aligned with National skill development framework.

♤ Technological interventions in the areas of biosecurity, automation and modernisation of Infrastructure is envisioned in the Central/State Government poultry farms.

♤ NLM includes Rural Backyard Poultry Development as a component to provide supplementary income and nutritional support to the BPL families.