News and Announcements

On 6th July 2022, A training was conducted for the mithun farmers of Tobu village, Mon district under the institute TSP programme and DFMD NEH activities, where more than 50 farmers attended the programme. The farmers were taught about the management of mithun, semi-intensive rearing system and health care and management. A total of 70 mithun were vaccinated with the FMDV vaccine on the spot. The farmers were also taught about FMD and the importance of vaccination for control of FMD and...

On 26th June 2022, Hon’ble Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar visited ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Nagaland. On his maiden visit to ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that Mithun is a unique bioresource of  Northeast India and it is everyone's responsibility to conserve it. “Earlier Mithun was reared in the free-range system, but now as the agriculture is increasing, forest cover is decreasing, so farmers should adopt an...

The International Yoga Day was celebrated on 21st June, at NRC on Mithun by organizing a Mass Yoga practice session. The session was led by Yoga instructor, Shri Ravinder Gupta from Patanjali Yog Samiti, Dimapur. The objective of the session was to promote overall health benefits through Yoga which was attended by the employees of ICAR NRC on Mithun including contractual workers.

A farmer-scientist interaction programme was organized by ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema at Mani Village of Papumpare district on 17th June 2022. During the farmer scientist interaction programme, farmers have raised different issues about mithun farming. Dr Kezha discusses semi-intensive mithun rearing and how it will benefit people economically. The scientific information related to advanced mithun husbandry was also provided to mithun rearer by the scientific team...

A one-day training programme on "Scientific rearing of pig for better productivity and doubling income generation" under TSP (Tribal Sub-Plan) was conducted by ICAR-NRC on Mithun on the 6th of June, 2022 in the institute’s conference hall. The aim of the programme was to encourage pig farmers to better productivity and double their income generation. The training programme started with an inaugural function which was chaired by the director of the institute and a short welcome note was also...

ICAR-NRC on Mithun Nagaland has organized Technology Commercial Meet on 04-06-2022. During this meeting, Mr Sanjib Biswas CEO of Creative Displayers from Kolkata participated. The different designs and technologies of ICAR-NRC on Mithun were presented by Dr Debojoti Borkotoky and Dr Nazrul Haque, innovator during this event.

An Animal Health and Vaccination camp was organized by ICAR-National Research Centre on mithun, Medziphema at Tenin Village of Peren district on 26th May 2022. A total of 21 mithun have been vaccinated for Foot and Mouth disease. The team could also collect valuable information from the Mithun rearers in respect of their traditional mithun husbandry practices as well as different problems encountered by them. The scientific information related to advanced mithun husbandry was also provided to...

On 2nd June 2022, honourable ADG (AN&P) Dr Amrish Kumar Tyagi visited the institute’s mithun farm. He interacted with all the scientists and inspection of different farm activities. A tree plantation was also done in commemoration of his visit. ICAR-NRC in mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland conducted the IRC meeting for the year 2022 on 2nd June 2022 under Dr M. H. Khan, Director of the institute. Honorable ADG (AN&P) Dr Amrish Kumar Tyagi critically analysed the achievement of the...

ICAR - NRC on Mithun was visited by 37 students and 2 teachers of the Community Education Centre School Dimapur, Nagaland on 20 May 2022. The students visited the mithun farm along with different laboratories of the institute and briefly explained the research and experiments that are currently being pursued.

The meeting was conducted for the collaborative project on the topic, "Studies on estrus and parturient behavior of mithun" with the NIT official. The director of NRC on Mithun presented a token of thanks to the director, Dr S. Venugopal, and registrar, Dr R. Kumar.

ICAR - NRC on Mithun was visited by 21 students along with 3 faculty members of Unity College, Department of Economics on 30 April 2022. They visited the mithun farm along with the different laboratories of the institute. The students were briefly explained about the research and experiments that are currently being pursued as well as the types of equipment that are available in the institute.  

ICAR-NRC on Mithun organized “Discourse on Agro-Ecological and Livestock Practices” under the ‘Kisan Bhagidari, Prathmikta Hamari’ campaign on 28 April 2022. This campaign is a part of the government’s ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ Programme. The main objective of the programme is to educate the rural farmers to integrate agriculture and livestock farming. Dr M. H. Khan. Director emphasized how to establish small livestock enterprises and integrate them with agriculture. He explained in detail...

Hon'ble Union Minister of Tribal Affairs Shri Arjun Munda Ji visited ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Nagaland on 25.04.2022. He had an interaction with the Scientists and other staff about the prospects of Mithun husbandry in improving farmers' income and the role of the institute in the propagation and conservation of the species.