To enhance women’s livelihoods through income generation by promoting self-employment activities. ICAR-NAARM organized four days Skill Development training programme on “Backyard Poultry Farming” under SCSP in collaboration with College of Veterinary Science, Rampura Phul, Bathinda district, Punjab. The training was held from 19- 22nd August 2025 at CVSc, Rampura Phul., Punjab. Thirty Scheduled Caste women farmers represented from Puni, Burj Ladha Singhwala, Jalal, Bugran, Bhai Rupa, Phul, Rampura, Dhilwan, Nandgarh Kotla, Lehra Bega, Gehriwala Singh and Balianwala, Bathinda district, Punjab participated in the programme. The women participated actively in all sessions of the program and were educated on various aspects of backyard poultry rearing. The participants gained both theoretical & practical experience on Poultry Management in the backyards, Diseases commonly observed in Poultry and their management.
Dr. Ravindran R Dean i/c, CVSc, Rampura Phul, in his presidential address briefed the farmers about the training programme. He highlighted that the backyard poultry farming can boost up family income as it involves low cost investment but gives higher economic returns. He further motivated the farmers to make continuous liaison with the college so as to get benefit from the various facilities available at their doorstep.
In his valedictory address Dr.M. Balakrishnan, Principal Scientist & Chairman of SCSP, ICAR-NAARM, Hyderabad, He briefed the participants about SC Sub plan programme and its implementation and enlightened the trainees towards adopting the Backyard Poultry Farming successfully as an income generation activity. He stated that introducing improved backyard poultry varieties, as well as scientific skill development for farmers in feeding, housing, disease prevention and management, will increase rural farmers’ income and living standards He highlighted that the backyard poultry farming can boost up family income as it involves low cost investment but gives higher economic returns.
As part of the programme, the participants were also taken to the innovative Jatana Poultry Farm in Gill Kalan village near Bathinda to gain hands-on experience with a modern poultry production unit, which proved to be highly beneficial for them.
In the valedictory program, to start the Backyard Poultry Farming by the trainees to each trainee 10 RIR chicks (four months old), Feed (50kg), and feeder distributed to start the backyard farming in their house.
Earlier, Dr. Pallavi Khajuria, Course Coordinator delivered the welcome address. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Pallavi Khajuria, Asst Professor(VPB), CVSc, Rampura Phul.
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