Training Needs of Tribal Farm Women in Backyard Poultry Farming

This study was conducted to explicate training needs of tribal farm women of Dang district in poultry farming. A total of 120 respondents from 6 villages belonging to Ahwa taluka of Dang district (South Gujarat) were selected randomly. Training need of tribal farm women was hypothesized to have 5 major farm operations viz. Housing, Breeding, Feeding & management, Healthcare and Marketing&finance. Analysis using Kruskal-Wallis test revealed that healthcare was the most preferred major farm operation for training. Friedman test revealed that symptoms of common diseases, vaccination and identification & isolation of sick birds were the minor farm operations in which training was most needed. Regarding the training preferences, women preferred on farm training of one day duration that too once in a year and as after noon session during the month of March to May organized in local institutions. Demonstration was perceived as the best method of training.