Advisor for animal husbandry and veterinary services, women resources development, R. Khing, inaugurated the community Thutho (cattle) project at vegetable village, Kidima on Monday.
According to a DIPR report, Khing said that Thutho could survive both in hot and cold places and that the government of India had approved the project.
He advised the villagers to not only farm for self-subsistence but also for commercial purpose and hoped that it would be an exemplary project.
Meanwhile, advisor for youth resource and sports, Zale Neikha also appealed to the people to properly maintain the facilities.
NLDB managing director, Neikeyielie Theünuo in the keynote address said that three sites with 200 cattle capacity with 30 dung pits for manure purpose has been set up and training centre with cowboy quarters had been constructed.
The managing director lamented that the pandemic affected the normal progress of construction.
Theünuo congratulated Kidima for selling vegetable worth Rs 3 crore in a year and said that the Community Thutho Project was the first kind in Nagaland state.
Chairman of Kidima village council Zakitol Thol expressed gratitude to the department and the state government for choosing their village for the project.
Earlier, secretary for animal husbandry and veterinary services, Khrupi Sothu chaired the programme while Project Co-ordinator of NLDB, Dr Kuokehebi Gwirie proposed vote of thanks.t