Vol. 7, Issue 5 (2019)
Livelihoods promotion and nutritional security of tribal through backyard poultry in Banka district of Bihar, India
Author(s): Dharmendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Mandal, Raghubar Sahu, Sharda Kumari and RK Sohane
Abstract: To supplements the livelihoods and nutritional security of tribal’s through Agro-technological interventions in the district, under Tribal Sub Plan supplied Vanraja birds. 17,500 vanraja birds (vaccinated against Ranikhet) have been distributed among around 700 beneficiaries. A total 63 backyard poultry farmers were selected for the study and visited 63 units personally with a pre tested interview schedule to collect data from tribal farmer by using a well structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Mortality of poultry was 61% in which major cause of mortality was predators which was 75% of total mortality. Body weight at the age of 6 month age was 880g in desi chicken but vanraja breed having 2.260 g hence performance significantly (P<0.05) increased to 3 times. Total poultry meat produce was increased to 24kg/year/family which were approx 8 times more than previous. Consumption of poultry meat was increased by 6 times and it was 64% of total production. Poultry meat selling % of produce was increased to 36% from 19%. Average productivity of vanraja was 83 eggs/year but in desi was 42eggs/ year, the productivity of egg was increased significantly (P<0.05) by 2 times but total production increased by 6 times because of less mortality and more poultry reared for egg purpose. Total egg production per family in the tribal village of banka was increased from 26-336 to 65 - 876 eggs per annum. The egg consumption % of produce was increased from 37 to 81 and egg sold increased from 7 to 14%. The egg used for hatching was decreased from 35 to 20 eggs/ year. The protein produce % of protein required/family was 6% but protein intake was 4% of protein required per family. Increased in income through backyard poultry was Rs. 2458 increased from 151Rs. So, the backyard poultry farming with Vanraja birds is one of the best unique livelihood opportunities for the tribal women farmers in the district. It provides round the year nutritional security and can generate subsidiary income.
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Dharmendra Kumar, Sanjay Kumar Mandal, Raghubar Sahu, Sharda Kumari, RK Sohane. Livelihoods promotion and nutritional security of tribal through backyard poultry in Banka district of Bihar, India. Int J Chem Stud 2019;7(5):1026-1029.
