ICAR-NRC on Mithun organized two days training programme on “Improvement of Farmers’ Income through Scientific Mithun Husbandry” from 23rd to 24th March 2022

Two days training programme on Improvement of Farmers’ Income through Scientific Mithun Husbandry was conducted by ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema for mithun rearing farmers from Noklak District, Nagaland. The training is intended to create awareness and to train on the various aspects of scientific mithun husbandry.

Through this training, farmers were educated on the potential and diversified use of mithun under Semi-Intensive farming. The milking capacity of mithun and draught power were demonstrated during the training. In addition, the training covered care and management of young, pregnant and lactating animals, selection of mithun breeding bull and breeding management, feeding management and fodder resources for mithun, health management, and entrepreneurship development.