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Good Practices
Small Holder Poultry
Mitigating Diseases and Saving Valuable Assets - Poultry Vaccinators Delivering Services to the Doorstep of the Poorest in Bangladesh
Making Modern Poultry Markets Work for the Poor - An example of Cooperative Development from Madhya Pradesh, India
Unpacking the 'Poor Productivity' Myth - Women Resurrecting Poultry Biodiversity and Livelihoods in Andhra Pradesh, India
Linking Business with Pro-Poor Development - a Backyard Poultry Value Chain Increases Assets, Income and Nutrition
Backyard Poultry Farming Through Self-Help Groups in West Bengal - Towards Good Livestock Policies
Reviving the Indigenous Poultry Breed, Kadaknath - Enhancing livelihoods of tribals through niche market opportunities
The Satpuda - Replicas of Native Chicken in Rural Poultry Production
Lighting up Lives - Biogas from Poultry Litter as a Sustainable Energy Resource
Sustainable Livelihoods for the Rural Poor through Small Scale Poultry Rearing
Government-Led Integrated Approach for Delivery of Services to Smallholder Poultry Farmers
Common Property Resources - Livestock
Securing Community Tenure over Common Lands
Innovations in Common Land Development - Strengthening Institutional and Physical Spaces for Poor Livestock-keepers
Community Ownership and Institutional Mechanisms to Develop CPRs' and Enhance Livelihoods - The Kavalas Way, Rajasthan, India
Willow Silage: An Alternative to Winter Fodder
Building Fodder Security in Rural Areas: Validation of Traditional Knowledge on Fodder and its Reintegration into Livelihoods
Management of Rangelands Through Controlled Shrub Burning
Development of Village Institutions for Equitable & Sustainable Access to Natural Resources
Enriching community pastures - Villagers of Gudha Gokulpura in Bundi, Rajasthan take the lead
Promoting a Productive and Sustainable Fodder Programme: Oats as a Potential High Altitude Winter Fodder Crop
Building Consensus and Joint Strategies for Fodder Development and Resource Management – Rapid Appraisal of Agriculture Knowledge Systems, a Multi Stakeholder Process
Watershed Development and Livestock Rearing- Experiences and Learning from the Watershed Organisation Trust, Maharashtra, India
Livestock and Commons: Policy Perspectives for Rainfed Regions of India
Small Ruminants
Small Ruminant Rearing – Product Markets, Opportunities and Constraints
SMS for Good Shepherding – Providing Information When and Where it is needed
छोटे पशुओं के उपचार के लिए औषधीय पौधों द्वारा पशु चिकित्सा पद्धति को प्रोत्साहन - बायफ डेवलपमेंट रिसर्च फाउंडेशन द्वारा एक शोध अध्ययन
Small Ruminant Rearing - Breed Conservation and Genetic Improvement
Collective Action to Reduce Goat Mortality - A Case Study of interventions supported by PRADAN in District Kandhamal, Odisha
छोटे पशुओं के उपचार के लिए औषधीय पौधों द्वारा पशु चिकित्सा पद्धति को प्रोत्साहन - सेवा तामिलनाडु द्वारा एक शोध अध्ययन।
FAMACHA: An Eye-Colour Based Ready Reckoner for Assessing Worm-load in Small Ruminants
Community-Based Insurance for Goats - Experiences and Learning from Ibtada, Alwar
छोटे पशुओं के उपचार के लिए औषधीय पौधों द्वारा पशु चिकित्सा पद्धति को प्रोत्साहन - सेवा तामिलनाडु द्वारा एक शोध अध्ययन।
Lessons Learnt
Small Holder Poultry
Small Scale Poultry Farming and Poverty Reduction in South Asia - From Good Practices to Good Policies in Bangladesh, Bhutan and India
Small Ruminants
Small Ruminant Rearing – Sub-sector Overview and major challenges/ constraints
CPR Livestock
Dependence of Livestock Rearers on Common Lands - A Scoping Study
Regeneration and sustainable management of CPRs can contribute to increased benefit for the livestock-dependent poor
Stories
Small Holder Poultry
Searching for households keeping poultry? Go to the poorer part of the village!
Appropriate management practices and delivery of animal health services - key to successful backyard poultry rearing
Good management practices pave the way for improved livelihoods
Wooden poultry sheds - a source of income for poor carpenters
Satpuda-Desi poultry rearing – a viable self-employment opportunity
Saleha - An Ideal Poultry Worker
Use of poultry litter to run bio-gas plants – Case study of Rajan Sen, Village Lagata, District Gazipur, Bangladesh
Poultry rearing in homestead areas – a source of nutrition and income for women
Zero mortality – Good management practices do pay back
Social Constraints to increasing flock size – the story of Tarabela, a widow in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal
Aseel Poultry – Secure and dependable livestock assets for the poor
Satpuda poultry- a secure source of income and nutrition for Bebabai’s household
Kadaknath poultry rearing provides a sustainable livelihood opportunity for Keena and her family
Sukritbai Chautele’s successful poultry enterprise is an inspiration to her family and neighbours
Employment as a village facilitator provides a stable source of income for Dayaram in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh
Women Poultry Vaccinators in Bangladesh – Provision of regular and timely health services for poultry rearers
CPR Livestock
Med-Bandi Se Adhik Paidawar (Increased productivity including fodder for livestock as a result of field bunding )
Oats - A Source of Fodder supporting Livelihoods of Mountain Communities
Willow silage: a source of nutritious winter fodder
Community-led initiatives for pasture regeneration – Village Kadesan shows the way
Small Ruminants
Buck sale – a viable livelihood opportunity for youth in rural areas
Parwati Kanwar awarded the prestigious Golden Talent Award for her exceptional work in Village Amka, Thanagazi Block, Alwar (Rajasthan)
Herbal medicines not only cure but also build resistance against disease, says Jayaraman, a livestock healer in Village Vandipalayam, District Villupuram, Tamil Nadu
Community-led Initiatives for Conservation of the native Bhagli (Sonadi) Sheep, District Pali, Rajasthan – the story of Dharmaram Raika
Goat rearing is much more than just an additional source of income, observes Sebati Digal, Self Help Group paravet, Jargi village, District Kandhamal, Odisha
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Photo Slide Shows
Kuroiler - Supply Chain
beeds-privately-owned-pasture-land
Satpuda Desi
Chitravas - A struggle for existence
Kavalas – Degraded land to valuable community assets
Home based Broiler farming
Efforts of Adivasi women in Andhra Pradesh bear fruit
Community led watershed development
Eeranna’s lamb fattening unit in Tumkur district
Willow silage - An alternative to winter fodder
Sustaining Livelihood for Poor Livestock Rearers
Eco-restoration leads to enhancement of food security
Community led initiatives for wasteland regeneration
Rasgan – Securing Livelihoods by rearing bucks for the Bakr-Id Market
Utilization of Slaughterhouse Waste Blood
Small Ruminants
Beemabai Pandurang from Keli-Rumhanwadi village in Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra
Davrabai Barku of Keli-Rumhanwadi village in Ahmadnagar district of Maharashtra
Nana Galvad on her way back home after grazing her goats in forest tracts surrounding her village.
Thakubai Tadpade of Keli-Rumhanwadi village in Ahmadnagar district, tending a goat kid
Parwatabai Bhagwan Gawli from Vhanikhurd village in Chandrapur district of Maharashtra
Shantabai with her Osmanabadi buck
The side wall of the shed made of locally available bamboo sheets.
A large goat shed in Vhanikhurd village in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.
An inside view of a goat shed made from wooden logs.
A goat shed (background) in Pudiyal Mahoda village in Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.
A goat shed made from woven stalks of pigeon pea
Thakubai in Sangawi village putting her goats inside the shed in the evening.
A goat shed made of bricks and mud in Sangawi village in Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra
Kisan Sambamahi, a goat herder in Shivpod village in his goat shed
A multi-compartment goat shed in Shivpod Village in Yavatmal District of Maharashtra, May 2010
Rambhau Thakaji Pathvay standing infront of his goat shed
Goats being led out for grazing in nearby forest areas.
Goats are reared by most households in Shivpod village, primarily for meat.
A goat shed in Shivpod village in the Yavatmal district of Maharashtra
Buyers and sellers standing against the boundary wall of the Balaheri mandi
The crowded Balaheri mandi with buyers, sellers and animals spread across the entire space.
Pick up vans and other vehicles at the Balaheri goat and sheep mandi are meticulously parked
The enclosure where purchased animals are kept by traders before loading them onto trucks.
Water tanker parked at the Balaheri market
Buyers and sellers negotiating and agreeing on the sale price of animals.
Buyers and sellers negotiating and agreeing on the sale price of animals
A prospective buyer checking the meat mass of the animal
The age of the animal is confirmed by counting the number of teeth.
Totapuri breed of goats for sale at the Balaheri market
A two year old Barbari goat with kid for sale at the Balaheri market
Sellers with their goats at the Balaheri market
Sellers with their goats at the Balaheri market
Sellers with their goats at the Balaheri market.
Pradhan sahib with other members of the Rajasthan Khatik Samaj Seva Samiti that manages the Balaheri mandi.
Khatik samaj members and goat sellers gathered at the Balaheri market.
The purchased goat is marked by the buyer by cutting the hair in a distinct pattern, for ease in identification.
The goats being put together in a temporary enclosure by one of the buyers at the market.
Sold goats in an enclosure
Goats inside the temporary shelter at the Balaheri market
Goats inside the truck
Loading the purchased animals to the upper compartment of the truck
Purchased animals being loaded onto the trucks
A lamb peeping from a truck loaded with sheep and goats purchased from the Ferozepur Jhirka market.
The Ferozepur Jhirka market is known for supplying goat kids to goat rearers from Rasgan
A herd of sheep purchased by a trader is ready for loading onto a truck for onward transportation.
A herd of sheep purchased by a trader is ready for loading onto a truck for onward transportation.
Buyers and sellers in the Ferozepur Jhirka market
A buyer with two goats purchased from the Ferozepur Jhirka market.
A set of goats for sale at the Ferozepur Jhirka market.
Goats for sale in the Ferozepur Jhirka market.
Bucks for sale in the Ferozepur Jhirka market.
Goat rearers at the Ferozepur Jhirka market in Haryana.
Goat rearers at the Ferozepur Jhirka market in Haryana.
In Firozepur Jhirka (Haryana), an uneven stretch of land serves as the market yard.
Joharilal Khatik runs a butcher shop in Jasaunda village
The Goat and Sheep Meat Value Chain
The Goat and Sheep Meat Market in India
Jujanna’s lamb fattening unit
Jujanna at his farm
Jujanna’s wife at the lamb fattening unit
The lambs feeding on water mixed with oil cake
For some families, particularly landless families, livestock rearing is often the only source of livelihood.
The flock is grazed in nearby common lands for three hours every morning and for an hour in the evening.
The flock returning after grazing in nearby common lands in Belgaum district, Karnataka.
A young boy herding his sheep flock for grazing in the Barmer district of Rajasthan.
A woman goat rearer with her goat in the Barmer district of Rajasthan.
A herd of sheep and goats near a mountain stream in Vashisht, Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Changthangi goats being sheared
Changthangi goats in Manali district, Himachal Pradesh
Changthangi goats being sheared
Women rearers with their Changthangi goat herd in Ladakh
Goat rearing is emerging as a livelihood activity for the poor in urban areas – a herd of goats in Dwarka, New Delhi
Goat rearing is emerging as a livelihood activity for the poor in urban areas – a goat kid being reared in Dwarka, New Delhi.
Supru Ware, a landless livestock rearer from Umarda village in the Pandhana block in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
Jagdeesh from Umarda village in the Pandhana block in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh
Jagdeesh’s daughter letting the goats out of the goat shed for grazing.
Laxmibai with her husband Gulabchand from Jhamli village in the Pandhana block in Khandwa district.
Laxmibai feeding wheat grain to the lactating mother goat.
Gulabchand with his buck which resembles the Berari goat breed locally referred to as Nimari
Rekhabai from Jhamli village in her goat shed.
Kanchanbai from Jhamli village in the Pandhana block feeding maize grain to her goats.
Kanchanbai with her husband Bandu in their goat shed.
A mixed herd of sheep and Changthangi goats at Aru Valley in Pahalgam, Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir
CPR Livestock
People from Chitrawas village
Sitaphal: supporting tribal livelihoods
Revived stream
In search of greener pastures
Persian wheel
Building federations
Benefits of conservation
Multiple benefits from bio gas
Spaces for Poor
Reaping rich harvest from conservation
Bamboo meets household needs
Managed uplands revived water cycle
Small hands larger responsibilities
Honeycomb
Small holder poultry
Women making ethno-veterinary medicines for Poultry
Woman ploughing with local bullocks
Women goat rearers of Andhra Pradesh
Crop diversity for food and fodder security
Adivasi Women planning for their livelihoods
Young Bengali housewives with their Kuroiler flock.
Teacher saved a few of his birds from the culling team.
Tarabela Ghosh, a Kuroiler rearer from West Bengal.
Shubha keeps kuroilers and goats.
Shiuli's kuroiler
Sabita Jena and her sister-in-law
Pheriwala at the end of a good day.
Making par-boiled rice from paddy
Karnobala's puffed rice business
Haripad Doloi proudly displays his 3kg Kuroiler.
Kuroilers being sold in the haat market
Sahar Bano Bibi with her Kuroiler.
Pheriwala loaded with chicks
Kuroilers being kept indoors in a large shed.
Week old chicks housed inside the hut.
Using cement ring as a poultry housing unit.
Purnima Jena's outdoor enclosure for birds
Poultry shed made out of bamboo.
Poultry shed on stilts.
Night shelter to house four birds.
Firdausi's Mother Unit.
Murtaza Bibi in front of her poultry shed.
Mother Unit with an overhang.
Maya Poria's Poultry shed
Kuroilers housed under a mosquito net
Hay lined vendor's basket to keep the chicks comfortable.
Earthern pot used as waterer.
Double storey night shelter.
Double storey night housing for poultry.
Cane Basket used to house the birds during night.
Basket as housing unit.
Elevated night shelter for birds.
A woven rattan structure serves as a night shelter.
A wooden box serves as a night shelter.
A small Mother Unit.
A raised Mother Unit
Tins being used as feeders in a small mother unit
Scavenging RIR birds
RIR Parent Stock
RIR hens laying eggs
RIR birds
RIR bird in open range system of rearing
A mixed flock of RIR and Black Astralop
A fine specimen of RIR cockeral
Woman feeding her Aseel flock.
Rearing Aseel is a lucrative livelihood option for old people.
A fine specimen of Aseel Cock
Aseel cock displaying colourful plumage.
An old woman poultry rearer
Day old Satpura Desi chicks.
70 day old Satpuda Desi birds
Kuroilers being reared in confined conditions.
Over-crowding of 23 days old chicks at Mother Unit.
Kuroilers and Pigeons scavenging in the yard.
Kuroilers adapt well to the rural conditions.
Kuroiler hen is capable of laying 120-150 eggs
Kuroiler eggs are tan coloured
Kuroiler eggs (large sized) being compared with Desi eggs (small sized).
Kuroiler day old chicks ready to be transported
Kuroiler chicks in a hatching tray at Kolkata hatchery.
Interior of a small Kuroiler Mother Unit.
Firdosi's Kuroiler chicks in newly constructed Mother Unit on her roof.
Day old Kuroiler chicks are placed in cane baskets
A flock of Kuroiler birds.
A colourful healthy cockerel at Diamond Harbour.
45-day old Kuroiler chicken
Semi scavenging system with supplementary feeding both appropriate and profitable.
Feeders are used to avoid spoilage of the feed
Birds being maintained in a shed
A flock of Kadaknath birds
Ditubai Parmar from Sad village in the Rama block, Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh
Kammabai from Keljhar village in the Rama block, district Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh displaying a brooding basket.
Suribai Parmar from Sad village in the Rama block, district Jhabua
Rajubai from Nawapada village in the Rama block
A poultry bird hatching eggs in a brooding basket (village Bhaisa Karai, Rama block, district Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh)
Ditubai Parmar from Sad village, in the Rama block
Ditubai Parmar with her desi poultry bird. Ditubai is the secretary of the Saraswati Self Help Group in the Sad village.
Prema from the Sad village in the Rama block with her local poultry bird.
Kammabai from Keljhar village, with her desi poultry bird and week old chicks.
Shyama from Keljhar village, Rama block
Dittobai from Hatyadeli village in the Rama block with her brooding desi poultry bird.
Gumibai from Nawapada village in the Rama block with her flock of desi poultry.
Halwanbai from Ruparel village in the Rama block with her flock of desi poultry.
Baddi from Bhaisa Karai village in the Rama block feeding her poultry birds.
Three guinea fowls also form part of Baddi’s poultry flock in the Bhaisa Karai village in the Rama block.
Baddi’s husband Badar displaying eggs laid by the desi poultry bird
Sangeeta, Baddi’s daughter displaying eggs recently laid by their desi poultry bird.
A women poultry rearer displaying desi eggs, Village Navapara, District Jhabua
A desi hen brooding on a clutch of eggs, Rama block, District Jhabua
A woman poultry rearing feeding her desi poultry flock, Village Navapara, District Jhabua.
Goomibai from Nawapada village in the Rama block, Jhabua district
A naked-neck male poultry bird from Goomibai’s flock, Village Nawapada, Rama block.
Nooribai from Nawapada village in the Rama block.
Rajubai from Nawapada village in the Rama block with her two desi poultry birds and one week-old chicks.
Surtibai Parmar from Sad village with her male poultry bird.
Ditubai Parmar from Sad village displaying the leaves of the custard apple tree
Vir Singh from Ruparel village, standing in his poultry shed.
Egg-laying Kadaknath birds at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) hatchery, Jhabua.
Freshly laid eggs of Kadaknath poultry birds lying in hatching trays.
A unit housing one day to ten days old chicks.
10-12 day old Kadaknath chicks are housed in a separate unit.
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About SA PPLPP
बकरी पालन से दुगना लाभ - खरगौन, मध्य प्रदेश में क्रियान्वित कार्यक्रम के परिणाम
हमारे उद्देश्य और गतिविधियाँ
घरेलू मुर्गी पालन
जुगाली करने वाले छोटे पशु - बकरी और भेड़
सामुदायिक भूमि और पशुधन
झाबुआ, मध्य प्रदेश में क्रियान्वित कार्यक्रम के परिणाम
घर-घर पहुंचे उन्नत बकरी और भेड़ पालन से लाभ
Poultry Rearing Pilot - Rama Block, Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh
Kadaknath and desi poultry birds
Beneficiary with chicks distributed to BPL families in Rama block
Broody hen hatching eggs in a brooding pen
Broody hen
Chick distribution under state govt. backyard poultry scheme
Chick distribution under state govt. backyard poultry scheme - 2
A clean poultry shed from inside
A clean and well ventilated poultry shed under construction
Demonstrating egg candling during a refresher training
Demonstrating poultry feed making during training programmes
Murgi Sakhi Ditu parmar addressing poultry rearers during an exposure visit to Sad village
Murgi Sakhi Ditu Parmar with her poultry flock
Dr Kornel Das training murgi sakhis
Dr Tomar from Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhabua awarding training certificates to murgi sakhi Surti Bai
Eggs in brooding basket
Feeding clean drinking water to poultry birds
Visit to households with model poultry sheds, to raise awareness
Visit to households with model poultry sheds - 2
Perches inside the poultry shed
Jan-samvad, a dialogue with chief functionaries at the Animal Husbandry Department, organized by sampark
Kadaknath bird
Handing over medical kits to trained Murgi Sakhis
Meeting with Poultry Extension Group members at village hamlets, to display use of brooding pen, waterers and feeders for poultry
Meeting with members of Poultry Extension Groups
Meetings with PEG members at village hamlets, to display use of waterers for poultry birds
A mix scavenging flock of desi and kadaknath birds
Monthly Murgi Sakhi review meetings
Murgi sakhhis at a monthly review meeting
Murgi sakhi standing next to her poultry unit
Murgi sakhi Ramila ben, sharing her experience at Regional Workshop on Small Ruminants in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Murgi sakhi Shanti Meda leading the training on poulry feed making
Murgi sakhis displaying preventive medicines from medical kits
Murgi sakhis practicing vaccination of poultry birds during training
Murgi sakhis practicing vaccination of poultry birds during the training
Murgi Sakhis with their medical kits, post training
Ramila Ben facilitating the monthly meeting of Poultry Extension Group members
PEG members preparing poultry feed
Foundation residential training of Murgi sakhis
Household visits to model poultry sheds to raise awareness
PEG members visiting model poultry shed
Perches inside the poultry shed - 2
Perches inside the poultry shed - 3
Performers at nukkad natak to raise awareness among poultry rearers
Performers at nukkad natak to raise awareness among poultry rearers - 2
Poultry birds kept under mosquito net
Poultry rearer next to brooding pen
Poultry rearer with chicks
Low cost poultry shed housing chicks, from inside
Low cost poultry shed housing chicks, from inside - 2
Low cost poultry shed from outside
PRA exercise with villagers at Nawapada village
Prema bai in her poultry shed
Pullet drinking water from a vessel
Raising awareness on good practices in backyard poultry rearing among villagers
Use of mobile vans to raise awareness on good practices in backyard poultry rearing - 2
Messages on village walls for raising awareness on backyard poultry rearing
Women at village meeting for raising awareness on poultry rearing
Poultry rearer with her desi flock - 2
Poultry rearer with her desi flock
Well ventilated poultry shed
Poultry rearer with brooding pens inside shed
Trainee murgi sakhis practicing on filling syringes
Murgi Sakhis during a training on goat rearing
Training poultry rearers in hamlets using mobile van
A clean poultry shed from inside
Poultry rearer Baddi bai from Bhainsakarai village
Training cum exposure visit to Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Jhabua
Training of PEG members at village hamlets
Goat Rearing Pilot - Jhirniya Block, Khargone District, Madhya Pradesh
Awareness programme on Berari goat, the native breed found in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh
Azolla farming to provide protein rich feed to goats
Bakri Palak Sammelan to raise awareness on collective goat marketing
Body Weight Analysis done by Pashu Sakhis
Meeting during an exposure visit of goat rearers to PRADAN, Dholpur
Horns of vaccinated animals being painted for identification
From Left, Dr Peter Kenmore, Former, FAO RAP and Mr Sanjay Bhoosreddy, Joint Secretary, ANLM, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries, interacting with Pashu Sakhis
Low cost goat shed at village Ted in Jhirniya block
Low cost goat shed in Jhirniya block
Pashu Sakhi Urmila conducting a training session of members of the Goat Rearing Group
Meeting of members of the Goat Rearing Group - 2
A mineral block suspended inside a goat shed
Pashu Sakhi Nimabai presenting at a Workshop on value-added-services on mobiles phones
Monthly Pashu Sakhi review meeting in progress
Pashu Sakhi Nima Bai confidently explaining the vaccination schedule of goats, to dignitaries during a field visit in July 2014
Pashu Sakhi Nimabai being feliciatated during the National workshop on Small Ruminants held in Delhi in January 2015
Pashu Sakhis presenting at the Regional workshop on Strengthening Small Ruminant based Livelihoods, held in Bhopal in September 2015
PPR Vaccination Camp in progress in Muramiya village in Jhirniya block
PPR Vaccination camp being held in a project village in Jhirniya block
Use of manger to feed goats - An improved management practice in goat rearing
Villagers bringing goats for vaccination during a health camp for goats
Wall paintings to raise awareness on Improved Goat Management Practices
Mr Sanjay Bhoosreddy, Joint Secretary, ANLM, interacting with a goat rearer, during a visit to pilot project villages in July 2014
Pashu Sakhis training woman goat rearers, members of GRG
Integrated goat and sheep pilot - Jayal block, Nagaur disrict, Rajasthan
Farmer Field School training session on goat rearing in progress
Practical session on mineral brick making during Foundation training of Pashu Sakhis
Foundation training of Pashu Sakhis in January 2016
Village level meetings to discuss ongoing project on goat rearing
Recording household data of FFS experimental goats
Street plays in project villages to raise awareness on the ongoing programme
Trainee pashu sakhis preparing mineral brick mixture during Foundation training
Field coordinators collecting household data from goat rearers
Trainee Pashu Sakhis developing a sample model goat shed during the Foundation training in January-2016
Pashu Sakhi Bhanwari Devi's goat shed under construction
Maintaining Average Daily Gain (ADG) chart of experimental and control goats in select households
Goat rearers preparing mineral bricks
Rearing and Management Practices
Small Holder Poultry
Ethno-Veterinary Practices for Control of Ectoparasites
पारंपरिक पशु चिकित्सा पद्धतियाँ
औषधीय पौधों से ग्रामीण मुर्गीपालन में उपचार
Small Ruminants
Pashu Palak Calendar
CPR Livestock
हे द्वारा चारा संरक्षण (Use of green fodder for hay making)
News
National Workshop on Community-led Conservation of Local Livestock Breeds, National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources, 8-9 March, 2013
Change through Unity and Collective Action - A report of the 6th Maha-adhiveshan of the Kandhamal Mahila Mandal, Balliguda, Kandhamal district, Odisha
Archives
Poultry farmer’s group in Bhutan: An innovation in support for agricultural inputs and marketing
A platform to share experiences and knowledge on the availability and requirement of fodder, feed and grazing areas
Revisiting Traditional Knowledge Systems: Livestock an Integral Part of Agriculture
The relevance of Animal Welfare to Sustainable Development
The State of Food and Agriculture, 2009 – Livestock in the Balance
Farming Matters, March 2010 – Centre for Learning on Sustainable Agriculture (ILEIA)
Village Theatre - An effective communication strategy for the promotion of small-holder poultry rearing
Integrated Development of Small Ruminants and Rabbits – Launch of a new centrally sponsored scheme
Analysing Poultry Sector’s ‘Good Practices’
Trikal in Barmer: All Tharparkar breed conservation efforts go down the drain
Why did Kapashia escape the outbreak of Avian Influenza?
Egg prices hit record high
BAIF's Livestock Development Programmes to have Small Ruminants and Backyard Poultry as a Key Component
Unpacking the malady of Pro-Poor!
Visit to Biogas Plants by Bangladesh Team
Bird Flu Compensation Woes
Orissa in the lime light: ICT4D application in the livestock sector
SA PPLPP’s Community of Practice appreciated at State Level Policy Seminar in Madhya Pradesh
Livestock Policy making a difference - Case Of Orissa
Wooden poultry sheds enhancing the livelihoods of poultry keepers and carpenters
Conserving indigenous poultry breeds - Black Haringhata and Aseel in West Bengal
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