ITANAGAR, Aug 6: A day-long training programme on ‘Recent Scientific Technologies in Mithun Husbandry’ was successfully organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Longding at Nginu village in Longding district today.
Aimed to create awareness among Mithun farmers on recent scientific technologies for improving productivity, health management, and sustainable mithun husbandry, a total of 78 Mithun farmers from Nginu, Ngisa and neighbouring villages actively participated in the training programme.
Dr Tilling Tayo, Course Director of the programme, highlighted the importance of integrating scientific innovations with traditional mithun rearing practices.
During his technical session, he delivered a comprehensive lecture on the Salt and Mineral Licking Block (SMLB) Technology for mithun. He explained that the technology helps congregate free-ranging mithun at designated locations in the forest, thereby facilitating easier monitoring, nutritional supplementation, health management, and herd observation.
The programme featured Tadang Tamut, Chairman JomloMongku Mithun Farmer Federation (JMMFF) and Farmer Coordinator, ICAR-NRC on Mithun, as the resource person. He delivered an informative lecture on the use of solar-rechargeable tracking devices for efficient monitoring of free-ranging mithun in forest areas. He also emphasized the adoption of semi-intensive mithun farming systems to improve productivity and management.
In addition, he stressed the importance of regular Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination and demonstrated the significance of electrical stunning as a humane method of slaughter in accordance with modern animal welfare standards.
Addressing the gathering, Longwang Wangham, Village Chief of Nginu, urged the Nginu-Ngisa Mithun Farmers' Association to work in close coordination with KVK Longding and the JMMFF to modernize traditional mithun farming practices by adopting scientific and digital technologies.
During the interactive session, Kaigam Pansa, president, and Genwang Wangsa, secretary, NNMFA, urged for conducting regular mithun health camps and sought support for establishing community fencing to mitigate the increasing conflict between free-ranging mithun and agricultural crops. They emphasized that such interventions would improve animal health services while reducing crop damage and strengthening mithun-based livelihoods in the area.