National Research Centre On Mithun, Dimapur

About National Research Centre On Mithun, Dimapur

National Research Centre on Mithun was established by Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICAR in the year 1988 in the state of Nagaland. The institute was functioning from shillong, Meghalaya during the period of 1988 to 1994. The institue was shifted to Porba in the year 1994 and started functioning. However, due to remoteness of the area with little facilities, the institute was shifted to Jharnapani and accommodated in the campus of ICAR research complex, Nagaland. During the period 1988 to 1997 the institute was functioning with a skeleton stuff and could not achieve much progress.

The National Research Centre on Mithun NRCM was establishe under the aegis of ICAR in the 6th five year plan. NRCM is currently working for developing the scientific and sustainable mithun rearing system and for catering the needs of mithun farmers. The mandate of the NRCM is Identification, Evaluation and Characterization of mithun germplasm available in the country, conservation and improvement of mithun for meat and milk, to act as a repository of germplasm and insormation centre on mithun.