Mahajan et al.
Table 3. Supply-Demand gap of different meats in NE states (in 000 tonnes)
States
Fish
Chevon/ mutton
Beef/ carabeef
Pork
Chicken
AP
-1.26
-0.91
13.44
1.25
-0.44
Assam
65.21
-145.41
-3.17
-2.23
-13.79
Manipur
11.70
-7.10
10.96
4.66
4.52
Meghalaya
-2.03
-5.36
22.62
1.28
-0.08
Mizoram
1.98
-1.17
3.06
4.15
-3.00
Nagaland
3.48
-1.08
32.96
25.33
-5.84
Sikkim
-0.28
-0.40
1.77
-1.02
0.44
Tripura
5.46
-34.82
-0.54
7.59
8.42
NE
84.27
-196.24
81.10
41.02
-9.77
India
5762.38
-1080.60
403.40
27.40
2029.16
Note: AP=Arunachal Pradesh, NE=North Eastern
Table 4. Avg. monthly per consumer unit consumption (MPCC) of different types of meat in rural areas of NE states in 2009 (in kg)
States
Fish/ Prawn
Chevon/ Mutton Beef/ Carabeef
Pork
Chicken
Others
Total
AP
0.366
0.047
0.160
0.148
0.201
0.063
0.986
Assam
0.502
0.022
0.057
0.069
0.124
0.016
0.790
Manipur
0.298
0.002
0.141
0.085
0.107
0.044
0.675
Meghalaya
0.230
0.014
0.352
0.158
0.087
0.014
0.856
Mizoram
0.133
0.004
0.057
0.300
0.157
0.126
0.777
Nagaland
0.242
0.003
0.520
0.532
0.186
0.119
1.602
Sikkim
0.052
0.037
0.204
0.093
0.160
0.004
0.549
Tripura
0.973
0.012
0.014
0.118
0.181
0.011
1.308
NE
0.495
0.020
0.090
0.095
0.130
0.021
0.851
India
0.212
0.038
0.031
0.006
0.090
0.003
0.381
Source: Authors’ estimates from NSSO unit level data
Note: AP=Arunachal Pradesh, NE=North Eastern States
consumption is very less in the region which account for
the consumption pattern and per capita consumption of
only 2.1 per cent of the country’s total chevon/mutton
different types of meat and fish may be explained in the
consumption.
tables that followed.
Across the states, the consumption of all types of meat
Estimation of production and consumption of meat and
and fish is maximum in Assam which may be explained
fish in the region helps in analysing the demand-supply
by the largest population as well as largest area of Assam.
gap situation of the region. Table 3 explains the surplus
The minimum consumption in most types of meat is seen
and deficit of different types of meat and fish across the
in Sikkim, except chevon/mutton and beef/carabeef which
NE states. It is seen that the region is having deficit in
is least consumed in Manipur and Tripura, respectively
chevon/mutton and chicken which is about 196.24 and
which may be explained on the basis of religious customs
9.77 thousand tonnes, respectively, whereas, there is
and beliefs particularly in Tripura. A clearer picture of
surplus production of fish, beef/carabeef and pork in the
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