ICAR conducts training for farmers from Arunachal

[caption id="attachment_278051" align="aligncenter" width="565"] Officials from ICAR- NRC on Mithun giving away certificates to the mithun farmers from Arunachal Pradesh at the valedictory function on October 19.[/caption] Dimapur, Oct. 19 (EMN): ICAR- NRC on mithun under tribal sub-plan conducted a three-day hands-on training programme on semi-intensive mithun farming for farmers of Arunachal Pradesh from October 17 to the 19th. An update from ICAR-NRC on mithun on Saturday stated that a total of nine mithun farmers from Mai village under Yachuli block in Lower Subansari of Arunachal Pradesh have attended the training programme. The training was part of the institute’s initiative to create awareness among the mithun farmers on semi-intensive mithun farming with the objective to train them on the various aspects of scientific mithun husbandry. During the training, farmers were educated on the potential and diversified use of mithun under semi-intensive farming. Milking capacity of mithun and draught power were demonstrated during the training. The scientists delivered lectures on various topics like 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. During the three-day training, farmers spent their time in the mithun farm where they witnessed routine farm activities, animal handling, identification of animals, blood collection and other activities including detection of heat, semen collection, and milking in mithun. They also had the unique experience of tasting mithun milk for the first time, the update added. The farmers have shared their views on what they have learned from the training. They have also shared the knowledge on the importance of mithun in Nishi tribe. Nishi tribe rear mithun to fulfil the need for children’s education, for paying medical bills and also during feast after selling the animals. Dr. Kesang Yeshi Tukshipa, project associate of livestock from NEIDA, was the facilitator. Dr. Sapunii Stephen Hanah, scientist (LPM), and Dr. Laishram Sunitibala Devi, scientist (LPM) from ICAR-NRC on Mithun, co-ordinated the training programme.