Impact of distance education on goat farming

A study was conducted to know the economic benefits of the distance education course on goat farming among the learners. A total of 100 learners were selected randomly as respondents from the total of 135 learners who have completed the course during 2000–01 to 2004–05. The data were collected from the respondents through personal interviews and analysed. All the respondents who underwent goat farming course had increased their farm size, achieved body weight gain in their adult animals and young ones, reduced disease incidence and mortality and improved sale of animals and positive change in the net value of stock, which all implied that the knowledge and skills gained through the course helped the farmer respondents to enhance farm benefits by increasing farm size and production and decreasing diseases and mortality.