15 September 2025, Nagaland
A five-day training programme on “Scientific Livestock Management for Enhanced Productivity and Profitability” commenced today at the ICAR–National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema. The programme is being organized in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Phek, for 20 farmers from Meluri district, and will continue till 19 September 2025.
The training is designed to strengthen farmers’ knowledge and skills in scientific livestock rearing, with a special emphasis on Mithun, the pride and state animal of Nagaland. The programme combines expert lectures, interactive sessions, hands-on demonstrations, and field visits.
The participants were introduced to ICAR-NRCM technologies and Mithun promotion initiatives, government schemes for farmers, semi-intensive Mithun rearing practices, scientific pig management, and microbial diseases affecting Mithun.
The training will cover practical aspects such as Mithun handling and identification, record keeping in breeding, reproductive and feeding management, and the role of artificial insemination in productivity enhancement. Sessions will also focus on metabolic and parasitic diseases, entrepreneurial avenues in Mithun farming, and value addition in Mithun meat and milk products. Farmers will gain field exposure through visits to the ICAR Nagaland Centre farms and the Mithun Conservation Unit at Khonoma village.
By the conclusion of the programme, participants are expected to be well-equipped with scientific knowledge and practical skills to adopt improved livestock practices, thereby enhancing productivity, profitability, and livelihood security.
(Source: ICAR–National Research Centre on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland)
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