Empowerment through Scientific Backyard Poultry Farming

Backyard poultry farming is a viable enterprise with low initial investment along with higher income and improved the livelihood and socio economic status of the small and marginal farm woman. However, farm woman are getting low income due to conventional rearing of backyard poultry. KVK, Namakkal planned to improve their livelihood of the farm woman through various scientific interventions. KVK, Namakkal enhanced the skills and capacity building of farm woman through training programme on scientific backyard poultry farming and motivate the farm woman through distribution of improved germplasm of desi poultry, night shelters, on farm trials and front line demonstrations. Farm woman adopted scientific backyard poultry farming and getting additional income of Rs.17000 to Rs.19000 per annum, provided additional income to the family and increased their socio economic status.