Kohima, Jan 16 : Nagaland Agriculture Minister Dr Chumbun Murry emphasised the need of scientific management and feeding practices for higher productivity of meat from Mithun.
Speaking as the Chief Guest in the Session and Panel Discussion on “Strategies for Propagation and Augmenting Productivity of Mithun in NEH Region” held at National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR), Medziphema, Dr Murry emphasised the need of scientific management and feeding practices for higher productivity of meat from Mithun since at present mithun rearers followed primitive system of management.
He further said that the contribution to GDP from agriculture is 24 per cent which is more than the national figure, however, much remains to be done in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry for increasing production.
Mithun is intricately related to “Mithun rearers”, he further said and added in recent years, although there is substantial increase in meat production in Nagaland, 40 per cent of meat still has to come from outside Nagaland.
B Thowang, Secretary to the Veterinary and Animal Husbandry and Dr B S Prakash, Assistant Director General, ICAR, New Delhi were present at the programme as the guests of honour.
More than 100 delegates including Directors, Vety and A H, Govt of Nagaland, Govt of Mizoram, Deputy General Manager, NABARD, Dimapur, Directors, Joint Directors, Regional Heads and Scientists of ICAR Institutes, high officials of College of Veterinary Sciences, Agriculture University, Khanapara, progressive Mithun farmers, Mithun entrepreneurs of NEH States attended the programme.
The aim of the brain storming session was to bring awareness regarding scientific Mithun husbandry practices among the Mithun owners to rear Mithuns.