Dimapur, JUNE 4: A three-day Training-cum-Exposure visit, organized by ICAR-NRC on Mithun, for the progressive farmers from East Khasi Hills district of Meghalaya concluded on June 4.
Mithun, a pride of North –East hilly region, is primarily available in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, a Manipur and Mizoram. However, Meghalaya though shared a similar agro-climatic conditions, Mithun is not reared in the state. ICAR-National Research center on Mithun, since last 28years, is striving to popularize the scientific rearing of Mithun and has successfully demonstrated the rearing of Mithun under semi-intensive system like other large bovine species of cattle and buffalo. With the changing climatic scenario and decreasing forest cover, it is becoming important to adopt the alternative rearing system for Mithun In the Training-cum-Exposure visit thirteen farmers from KVK- East Khasi Hills along with Ms. Bakordalin Chyne, SMS (Plant Protection) and Shanmebansan Marbaniang, SMS (Extension) participated. During the training programme, farmers were demonstrated with the different aspects of scientific production and management practices of Mithun rearing.
Farmers were taken to the nearby Molvom village of Medziphema block to witness the recently launched semi-intensive system of Mithun rearing at the farmers’ field. During the programme, Dr. S.Mukherjee, Dr. Saroj. Toppo, Dr. M.H.Khan, Dr. J.K.Chamuah, Dr. V. Singh and Dr. Akhilesh kumar have given the deliberations on various aspects of Mithun farming.
The valedictory function was presided by Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun and he has given away the certificates to participants and for the popularization and increasing the awareness about scientific rearing and role of Mithun in forest conservation, especially designed T-shirts depicting were also provided. He opined that the programme will help the farmers in better health care and management of livestocks.
