National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Majority of the people in the poorest places of Dharmapuri, TamilNadurely on poultry production as their major source of income and protein supply. However poultry production is hindered by low potential native chicken varieties and lack poor package of practices It is believed that training programme on promotion of Aseel released by Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) during the year 2017 along with package practice for rural condition paying detail attention to the source of income generation and protein supply to the rural poor. Therefore the present study was undertaken in Dharmapuri district to know the impact of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) training on promoting of TANUVAS Aseel as backyard chicken under Attracting and Retaining youth in Agriculture (ARYA) programme among rural youth. Data collection regarding gain in knowledge and adoption level about improved poultry science technologies in backyard poultry farming were recorded before and after trainings. The results revealed that highest knowledge gain in importance of backyard poultry rearing (79.00%) and least knowledge gain in economic character of backyard poultry (35.06%). Regarding adoption level scavenging habit had highest adoption percentage (56.67%) and least adoption eradication of ecto parasite and economic character of poultry (24.45%) recorded. The overall performance of knowledge gain and adoption percentage had significant impact on uptake of new technologies.
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