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AgroPolicy, India, Live Stock

The MoU aims to increase goat productivity, providing advanced training in breeding and healthcare practices and fostering sustainability throughout the goat value chain

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research — Central Institute for Research on Goats (ICAR-CIRG) signed a memorandum of understanding with Heifer India, according to a press release. The MoU aims to increase goat productivity, providing advanced training in breeding and healthcare practices and fostering sustainability throughout the goat value chain.

According to the press release, the collective mission is not only to increase productivity but also to create jobs and combat poverty in India’s rural areas. Both organisations pledged to provide specialised training, unwavering support, and essential resources to smallholder farmers and community agro-veterinary entrepreneurs.

“We are dedicated to co-creating lasting impact in smallholder farmer communities by offering capacity strengthening to bolster autonomous action. Moreover, we actively facilitate linkages with private sector value chain partners to ensure the long-term sustainability of community farming enterprises,” Rina Soni, country director, of Heifer India said in the statement. 

The institute and the organisation share a common purpose — to enhance the lives of smallholder farmers and advance the goat farming sector in India, said Manish Kumar Chatli, director, of ICAR-CIRG. “Together, we will forge a brighter future for all, transforming not only the goat value chain but also the destiny of our dedicated farmers, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape of Indian agriculture,” he said.

Both organisations pledged to provide specialised training, unwavering support and essential resources to smallholder farmers and Community Agro-Veterinary Entrepreneurs (CAVEs). Their focus areas include elevating goat productivity, imparting advanced training in breeding and healthcare practices, and fostering sustainability within the goat value chain.

The MoU aims to increase goat productivity,

AgroPolicy, Dairy, India, Live Stock, Sustainability

The program was designed to help farmers gain a better understanding of the latest practices and techniques

As part of Aazadi Ka Amrit Mahostav, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying organised the awareness Programme ‘Pashudhan Jagruty Abhiyaan’ under the campaign on Inclusive Development.  Information on various Schemes and Programmes of the Department especially on  Entrepreneurship, Vaccination and other beneficiary-oriented schemes the Department were explained through the Common Service Centres network by holding 2000 village-level camps across the Aspirational Districts. Varsha Joshi, Additional Secretary, CDD chaired the meeting. Attendees were given complete information about schemes and veterinary services, as well as how to apply on the scheme portal through the CSC itself. Around 1 lakh farmers joined the awareness Programme virtually from Common Service Centres.

Joshi interacted with the farmers during the program. Her insights and expertise proved invaluable in helping the farmers gain a better understanding of the various aspects of animal husbandry and dairy farming. Realigned schemes of DAHD are helping in creating rural Entrepreneurship and creating better livelihood opportunities for unemployed youth and livestock farmers in the poultry, sheep, goat, piggery, feed and fodder sectors paving the way towards Atma Nirbhar Bharat, she said during her opening remarks.

The program was designed to help farmers gain a better understanding of the latest practices and techniques in animal husbandry and dairy farming, thereby improving their livelihoods. The impact and success of the schemes were explained with the help of presentations and videos.

The program was designed to help farmers