Farmers exposure visit organized on the occasion of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav

A week long awareness program to the farmers on Good Management Practices in Poultry Production was organized during 22-28th November, 2021 as part of our Celebration of India at 75 Years: Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav at ICAR-DPR, Hyderabad. About 25 Farmers from the Nagireddy Guda village (Moinabad Mandal) visited the institute and participated in the exhibition. Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Director addressed the farmers and explained the role of backyard poultry. During the exhibition, different rural varieties and native breeds of chicken were displayed to the farmers. They were provided with the knowledge of Good Management Practices for proper management of the birds. The farmers were also exposed to backyard poultry farming with Moringa and the benefits of integrated farming with the feeding of Moringa leaves and earthworms to chicken were explained. Farmers were given hands-on training on vermicomposting. This program was coordinated by Dr. R.K. Mahapatra, Principal Scientist and Dr. Vijay Kumar, Sr. Scientist of this Directorate.