Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development

This study was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Ropar to assess and compile the effect of poultry farming vocational training course on knowledge index and adoption. The study included assessment of 83 trainees who acquired the training on poultry farming. A knowledge test was developed with the help from the pertinent literature, personal experience, discussions held with the experts and pilot study conducted in the area of investigation. Study was conducted in four phases. The first phase was pre-test (on day 1 of training); respondents were assessed about their demographic profile by interview method and evaluated for their knowledge level through test method. Knowledge test had multiple choice type questions prepared for the aspects of physiology, disease management, feeding management and housing management of poultry birds. Second phase was the intervention/training for 5 days and classes were organised during the training on the poultry farming. Third phase was post-test I (immediately after the intervention). Fourth phase was conducted in 2023 where data was collected on adoption of enterprise by trainees. Data analysis inferred that knowledge index of trainees improved from 17.39 before training to 79.17 after the training. Knowledge gain data (from pre-test to post-test) indicated that significantly highest gain in knowledge was there for feeding and management practices aspect (3.81/5) (P<0.01) and minimum was for physiology aspect (2.15/5). Education level had significant positive correlation with knowledge score in pre-test, however, this correlation was non-significant in post-test. Which interpreted that training camouflaged the effect of independent variables on knowledge level. Correlation between knowledge score and knowledge gain and adoption and reflects that knowledge gain had significant positive correlation with adoption (P<0.05). Regression and probability analysis indicated that post test scores had a linear positive effect on adoption tendency, while knowledge gain had a more subtle (logarithmic) but definite effect.