Nagaland: RAC highlights conservation & propagation of mithun

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-National Research Centre (NRC) on Mithun Medziphema held its 15th Research Advisory Committee (RAC) meeting on September 21 wherein the committee recommended future line of research and development work for the conservation and propagation of mithun.
In a press release, ICAR-NRC on Mithun Medziphema stated that RAC after through discussion about the research work done in the past and ongoing research work recommended future line of research and development work for the conservation and propagation of mithun in order to further improve the income generation of mithun farmers.
The committee also emphasised the need of developing entrepreneurship in mithun husbandry, skill development of mithun farmers, popularizing semi-intensive mithun rearing model developed by the institute, diversified use of mithun and value addition of mithun meat and milk etc.
At the meeting, director of the institute, Dr. M. H. Khan highlighted the progress made by the institute during last three years and the salient achievements of the institute.
Action taken report of the previous RAC committee was presented by the member secretary, Dr. Nazrul Haque. Each scientist also presented the achievements of their respective sections. RAC also visited the Institute Mithun Farm at Medziphema and interacted with the scientists and technical officers of the institute and also carried out plantation drive.
The meeting was presided by the RAC chairman professor (Dr.) M. R. Sasendranath, chancellor, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Pookode Wayanad, Kerala and attended by the RAC members Dr. A. K. Tyagi, assistant director general (AN & P), ICAR, New Delhi, Dr. M. H. Khan, director, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland, Dr. R. B. Sharma, former national coordinator, ICAR-NAHEP, New Delhi, Dr. S. K. Pan, former professor & head, West Bengal University of Animal and Fisheries Sciences, Kolkata, Dr. P. K. Singh, professor & head, Khalsa College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Amritsar, Punjab, Dr. A. K. Sangwan, head, department of Veterinary Parasitology, C. V. Sc, Jalukie, Peren, Nagaland, Sambu Siongju, Nafra, West Kameng District, Arunachal Pradesh and Dr. Nazrul Haque, principal scientist, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema, Nagaland.
All the scientists and technical officers of the institute also attended the programme.