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North East India is affected by a deficit in animal origin protein. The region represents the highest per capita consumption however farmers are unable to meet the demand. The consumers rely on meat, fish and eggs imported from rest of India leading to high per unit price of protein. While ICMR nutritional estimates indicate a 25 Kg annual protein demand for adults, studies peg protein uptake in India at 5-6 Kgs annually. The Animal Husbandry department of Assam estimates a state wide shortfall of 316 thousand tonnes of meat. National Statistics data indicates that North Eastern states spend the highest share of household food budget on meat within India. Our study focussed on stakeholders, entrepreneurs and farmers from across Assam to identifying the animal protein with acceptable economic, social and environmental indicators for policy level support. The study focussed on Assam as the hub of production and North East India as the market. Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) parameters were evaluated in conjunction with Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Considerations and the results were analysed using CRISILS ESG scoring methodology. Keywords: Protein deficit, Green House Gases (GHG) emission, Triple Bottom line (TBL), Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) New Enterprises, Agri Business Incubators, Women first commodity. JEL Codes - J16, M21, M41, Q1, Q11, Q13, Q51