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BALISORI, 10 Mar:<\/strong> Thirty mithun rearers participated in an interaction programme conducted by Doimukh-based Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) in Balisori village in West Siang district on Saturday.<\/p>\n “The programme, sponsored by Chattisgarh-based IIT Bhilai Innovation & Technology Foundation (IBITF), was aimed at supporting the competence of mithun rearers, fostering a deep understanding of the integration of technology in buying and selling processes of mithun, which holds immense cultural and economic significance as a symbol of pride and local identity in tribal trade,” RGU informed in a release.<\/p>\n The programme was convened at the residence of prominent farmer Jobe Buchi, and was chaired by PI Dr Marpe Sora, under the tribal area sub-plan scheme of the IBITF, it said.<\/p>\n “The participants delved into pressing issues faced by mithun rearers, accentuating the challenges arising from a small population and localised distribution, which has resulted in inadequate policy and institutional support,” the release stated.<\/p>\n “Despite mithun’s integral role in the social, cultural and religious fabric of ethnic communities in the Northeast, it has unfortunately been overshadowed in policy discussions,” it added.<\/p>\n The participating farmers shed light on concerns related to insufficient policy and institutional support.<\/p>\n “The gathering emphasised the potential advantages of incorporating technology into mithun transactions, with farmers foreseeing improved efficiency and fairness in trade practices, marking a pivotal step towards empowering mithun rearers in the region,” the release said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BALISORI, 10 Mar: Thirty mithun rearers participated in an interaction programme conducted by Doimukh-based Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) in Balisori village in West Siang district on Saturday. “The programme, sponsored by Chattisgarh-based IIT Bhilai Innovation & Technology Foundation (IBITF), was aimed at supporting the competence of mithun rearers, fostering a deep understanding of the integration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-236749","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236749"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236749\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}