Empowering women Self-Help Group (SHG) members through trainings on livestock and poultry farming

Abstract

The present study was conducted in Veterinary University Training and Research Centre (VUTRC), a constituent unit of Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS), Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu. The study was conducted to know the effect of imparting training to women farmers on livestock and poultry farming. A total of 100 beneficiary women self-help group (SHG) members who underwent the training programme on livestock management under Tamil Nadu State Rural Livelihood Mission (TNSRLM: 2023-2024) were the respondents. Data were collected from the trainees using structured questionnaires and conducting group discussion methods. Majority of the trainees perceived medium level satisfaction from the training on housing management (51.00%), feeding management (56.00%), health management (61.00%) and breeding management (59.00%). The knowledge score increase was more in Housing management (30.30%) followed by animal or bird selection (26.26%) and stakeholder institution (2.82%). It clearly envisages the gain in knowledge at post-training stage. The results would be useful to develop or strengthen training curriculum on livestock and poultry farming to benefit women farmers.