Pig Farming Bangladesh

Pigs eat garbage near factories in Savar, the outskirts of the capital. The pigs eat roots and taro stolon of arum, water lilies (shapla, shaluk), mach alu (a kind of wild potato) and other wild vegetation. A section of the people of the caste rear pigs for commercial purposes Pig rearing has turned out to be a profitable business for a section of people belonging to the Baishaya caste in the country’s northern region. According to sources, a section of the people of the caste rear pigs for commercial purposes. Besides, the indigenous people of the region also rear pigs for domestic use. In the region indigenous people of Santal and Urao community’s rear pigs for domestic purposes. One female pig is sold at Tk2,500 to 3,000 whereas a big male pig is sold at Tk15,000 to 16,000.