Support to Improved Pig Breeding System - TCP/DRK/3604
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In recent years, with the emergence of food security,livelihood security, water scarcity and natural resourceconservation and environmental protection as majorissues worldwide, the Government of the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea has placed increased emphasison the development of the livestock sector to strengthennational food and nutrition security. Livestock in thecountry consists mainly of draught cattle, pigs, sheep,goats, rabbits, chickens, ducks and geese. Among these,pigs are an important source of meat production, as theyconvert a wide variety of feedstuff, grains, forages andhousehold leftovers into valuable nutritious meat. Pigs arealso prolific. A sow can be bred at as early as eight or ninemonths of age and can farrow twice a year, producingfrom nine to 13 piglets each time. Given theseadvantages, pig production can be established in bothsmallholder farming and large-scale commercialproduction. However, scientific management practicesto reduce pre-weaning piglet mortality and to increasethe profitability of pig farms are urgently required. Besidesthe physical and material constraints that currently exist,the breeding and multiplication of superior quality pigsare also impeded by knowledge and technological gaps.This project addressed the major causes of lowproductivity in pig production through the provision ofimproved breeds with high meat productivity, productioninputs and technical training to selected eight cooperativefarms in North and South Hwanghae provinces.