Ranchi, Sept. 22 -- ICAR-Indian Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology (IIAB), Ranchi, organised a hands-on training on "Scientific Poultry Farming" on September 20, 2019, for skill development of the stakeholder farmers of Soparam and Somersoth villages under Balumath block of Latehar district.
The programme was organised under Scheduled Caste Sub-Plan (SCSP) scheme of Government of India. More than a hundred farmers were oriented on different aspects of poultry farming, namely feeding, management, health care, etc. with a focus on entrepreneurship development. One thousand numbers of six-weeks-old vaccinated improved strains of chicks and ducklings, suitable for backyard farming in the region, were provided to the farmer stakeholders.
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