Improved Chicken Farming in tribal village (Dharmaji pet -Kolamguda) in Aspirational Districts Programme under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)
ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad introduced rural/ backyard chicken farming with improved chicken variety, Vanaraja, with an aim to improve the income and living standards of tribal farmers under Tribal Sub Plan Programme. Input distribution program was organized at Kolamguda- Dharmaji pet village of Utnoor Tehsil, Adilabad District on 09-11-2018. This was an initiative of Government of India under the Tribal Sub Plan (TSP), in Aspirational District Programme of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Team of Scientists and Officer of this Directorate interacted with tribal beneficiaries. Benefits of backyard farming with Vanaraja and its management practices under free range backyard system were explained to the tribal farmers. A total of 45 tribal beneficiaries were provided with 10 Vanaraja birds, 15kg feed, one feeder, one waterer and medicine kit per each beneficiary.
