Evaluating impact of training on backyard poultry farming among landless and small farmers of koderma district

An investigation was carried out with the objective of evaluating impact of training on backyard poultry farming among landless and small farmers of Koderma district of Jharkhand. On the basis of findings, it may be concluded that training on management of chicks is most important area where training is highly required followed by improved breeding and feeding management. The findings also showed that education, socio-economic status, scientific orientation, land holding, social participation and marketing intelligence having the positive correlation with knowledge gained by participant. The knowledge gained during the three days training was calculated as 107 per cent. All these interventions resulted in increases of 30–35 per cent additional income. Therefore, if the component used properly, it will surely help in improving the livelihood, reduce migration rate, generating employment and improving quality of life (QOL) of the rural youth in the region.