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The good old barter system isback. To meet the demand forduck meat, India will soonimport Vietnamese ducks inexchange for Indian buffaloes.According to the animal husbandry department
secretary, JP Singh, it was found thatIndian buffaloes were indemand in Vietnam whileduck meat is very popular inIndia's coastal areas and northern states. The only availablebreed of
ducks in India, KhakiCampbell, was developed bythe duck research centre atHessarghatta near Bangalore. India had made severalattempts in the past to. importducks. However., requests forthe
-import of the famouiCherry Valley ducks of UKand Vietnamese ducks wereturned down on the groundsthat the countries did not Wantto part with their "rare geneticmaterial" 'It
was only the lureof Indian buffaloes that madeVietnam soften its stance and.agrree to the barter.