Minister Gabriel D Wangsu and others during the ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun, Nagaland 37th foundation day celebration held on October 15.
Medziphema, October 16 (MExN): The ICAR-National Research Centre (NRC) on Mithun, Nagaland, celebrated its 37th foundation day on October 15. The event was graced by Gabriel D Wangsu, Minister of Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary, Dairy Development, Fisheries, Food & Civil Supplies, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, as the chief guest.
Dr Dheer Singh, Director, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI), Karnal, was the special guest, and Hage Tari, Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Veterinary & Dairy Development (AHV&DD), Government of Arunachal Pradesh, attended as the guest of honour along with Dr Rajan Sharma, Joint Director (Research), ICAR-NDRI.
As part of the celebrations, a regional workshop on the “Development of the Dairy Sector in Northeast India with Special Reference to Mithun (Bos frontalis)” was organised. The workshop saw participation from 50 dairy farmers from Kohima and Dimapur.
An interactive session was also held, chaired by the Minister, Gabriel D Wangsu, with senior officials of AHV&DD, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, and scientists from NRC Mithun. The focus of the session was the roadmap for Mithun sector development in Arunachal Pradesh, culminating in the release of the policy paper, “Roadmap for the Development of Mithun Sector in Arunachal Pradesh”, by Wangsu.
Dr Girish Patil S, Director of NRC Mithun, provided a detailed overview of the policy paper and highlighted key deliberations.
The day also included the foundation day celebrations, where Dr Girish provided an overview of the institute’s significant achievements over the past year, including the submission of the Nagami Mithun breed registration, the development of an AI-based parasite detection tool, the launch of the m-Anitra app, and Mithun stress studies. Dr Dheer Singh delivered the Foundation Day Lecture on the Development of the Dairy Sector in the Northeast Region, with a special focus on Mithun.
The event saw participation from various dignitaries, including Dr D Longri, Director of AHV, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, and representatives from CPWD, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services, Government of Nagaland, as well as faculty from CVSc, Jalukie and the School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagaland University.
