As a part of the ongoing cultural exchange programme under the “Ek Bharat, Sareshtha Bharat”, a workshop on “Indigenous Agricultural Practices of Nagaland” was held on April 28 at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Nagaland University (NU), Lumami
A press release from nodal officer EBSB, NU, Dr. Baljit Singh Sekhon, reported that in his inaugural address, sr. scientist & head, KVK, Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia, welcomed all the participants and associate professor, Dr. Vijaya Sundari, of Anthropology from Dr. Hari Singh Gaur University, Sagar, Madhya Pradesh.
SMS (agronomy, plant breeding & genetics), Dr. Visakho Shunyu, spoke on indigenous agricultural practices of Nagaland with special reference to jhum cultivation while Dr. Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia spoke on indigenous breeds of livestock’s found in Nagaland.
Dr. Rakesh presented a brief information report of Mithun (Bos frontalis), Sumi-NE, a goat breed and Tenyi-Vo, a pig breed, registered as breeds by NBAGR, Karnal from Nagaland.
Later, the participants visited a KVK demonstration farm and interacted with the farm manager, Naropongla who gave insights on hill farming in Nagaland.