Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurates the Biotech Infrastructure Facility and visits the Citrus Processing Plant in Nagaland
Dr.
Harsh Vardhan inaugurates the Biotech Infrastructure Facility at
ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR-NRCM) and visits the
Citrus Processing Plant in Nagaland
Union Minister for Science &
Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan inaugurated the Department of
Biotechnology (DBT) funded Biotech Infrastructure Facility (BIF) at
ICAR-National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR-NRCM), Jharnapani, Medziphema,
Nagaland on 18th April, 2016. Mithun is a unique large
semi-domesticated animal of the bovine family, endemic to the North-eastern
States of India. The Minister remarked that as Mithun touches every Naga
household economically, socially and emotionally, it could not only become the
symbol of the Naga people but also exemplify India’s unity in diversity by
strengthening the bondage between different communities.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan acknowledged
that ICAR-NRCM is the only institute of its kind in the world solely dedicated
to the conservation, propagation and development of Mithun which itself is
geographically limited to Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram. The
ICAR-NRCM farm has established modern scientific facilities for the rearing of
Mithun under a semi-intensive system that comprises of various farmer-friendly
technologies developed by the institute namely feed block, mineral block, area
specific mineral mixture and low-cost feed formulation using industrial
by-products.
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, expressing strong
conviction said that this BIF facility will prove beneficial for young researchers
of the North-eastern region. During the interaction with scientific staff of
the institute he emphasized at working on research projects that are beneficial
for farmers and implementable at the grass-root level. He was all praises for
the “Rasgulla” that was made from the Mithun milk and said that Nagaland could
become world famous if its production is taken on a larger scale.
The Minister also visited the
DBT-funded Citrus Processing Plant of ICAR-Regional Centre for North Eastern
Region. He opined that the facility could be proved beneficial for food
processing viz. Citrus fruits, pine apple and others such fruits and will also
encourage the young entrepreneurs of the region to adopt the food processing
technology for commercial purposes.
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