ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute

 

 

Farm Input Distribution Programme in Ibrahmpur Village under the Integrated Farming System Project for improvement of nutrition and livelihood of farm women under different agro-ecosystems

 

Population growth, urbanization and income growth in developing countries are fuelling a substantial global increase in the demand for food of animal origin, while also aggravating the competition between crops and livestock (increasing cropping areas and reducing rangelands).

The increasing pressure on land and the growing demand for livestock products makes it more and more important to ensure the effective use of available livestock resources and feed resources, including crop residues.

 Keeping in view the prospective of Integrated farming system, one day program for the farmer beneficiaries   on farm input distribution was conducted by ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Old Goa for distribution of nutrition and livelihood interventions such as livestock feed-bypass fat and poultry birds to around twenty farmers, majority of them are women farmers by hands of Mr. Ashok Dhawaskar, Surpanch, Ibrahmpur, North Goa District, on 23.09.2016. This Programme was organised under the collaborative project of ICAR-Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute, Goa & ICAR-Central Institute for Women in Agriculture, Bhubaneswar Project which is funded by ICAR.

Mr. Viswanatha Reddy, K. Scientist- Agricultural Economics briefly introduced about the project and forms of interventions -nutrition and livelihood interventions to the chief guest and gathering and Mr. Ashok Dhawaskar, Surpanch, Ibrahmpur explained the action plans and schemes of Goa government regarding the development of livestock. The presentation on latest fodder production technology was made by Dr. Sanjaykumar Udharwar, Subject Matter Specialist, Animal Science. KVK, North Goa.  Impact of these farm interventions on nutrition, livelihood and income of farmer beneficiaries will be evaluated in the next phase of the phase of the project.