A Backyard/Small Poultry Farmer raises or cares for different types of domestic birds, as well as animals such as goats/pigs for the purpose of egg, milk and/or meat production. They could also be responsible for sericulture and managing bee colonies.
Personal Competencies
You are physically fit
You are comfortable communicating with others
You pay attention to details while working
Entry Pathway
Minimum Qualification • After completing class 8 and being 18 years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Backyard/Small Poultry Farmer/Goat farmer /Piggery/Sericulture/Sericulture/Beekeeping Training.
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Industries such as Goatery, poultry, piggery, mericulture, sericulture, bee-keeping units and so on
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
Farmer → Farm Manager (Level 5)
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Farmer : Backyard/Small Poultry ranges between INR 7,000 - 10,000* per month
Source -https://bit.ly/3KBGszY *These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Yan Singh is resident of village Barmaadi (Sainj Distt Kullu).The family was facing hardship as Yan Singh had met a horrific accident and was completely unable to work as daily wage labour for his livelihood. He showed a keen interest in the training scheme on agriculture and attended 7 days training on poultry farming at Poultry Farm Sundernagar (Mandi). He constructed a pukka (permanent) well ventilated (good cross ventilation facility) shed (200 square feet) with adequate lighting facilities with the initial financial help given by the Government before arrival of hatch. On 4th February 2020 a hatch of 150 No. day old chicks including 10 feederers, 10 waterers and 10 bags (45 kg each) of starter and finisher feed had been provided to the beneficiary. He had day old chicks, 10-day old chicks, 45- days old birds and 50-days old birds A team from the training centre visited his shed and had a conversation to know about his experience. He told us that 600 chick scheme has provided a great financial support to his family. The income from poultry has encouraged Yan Singh to adopt poultry rearing as profession in future. He wants to reinvest the profits and expand the farm operations. The successful execution of scheme by Yan Singh has drawn the attention of other resident families that were previously unaware of this low input farming.*
Farmer: Backyard/Small Poultry FarmerGoat farmer Piggery MaricultureSericulture Bee keeping
NCS Code: 6122.0200 | V093Minimum Qualification
• After completing class 8 and being 18 years of age you can enrol for National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF)* level 4 Backyard/Small Poultry Farmer/Goat farmer /Piggery/Sericulture/Sericulture/Beekeeping Training.
* NSQF is a nationally integrated education and competency-based framework that enables persons to acquire desired competency levels in a chosen field. NSQF includes vocational education, vocational training, general education and technical education which prepares an individual for the job market with competent skills. An individual may return at any time to upgrade skills after gaining experience
Government Institutes
1. National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC): Visit https://www.nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre
2. Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS): Visit - https://nsdcindia.org/find-nsdc-training-centre-jss/
3. NIOS training centres: Visit - https://voc.nios.ac.in/registration/locate-study-centre
4. List of NSQF centres: https://aicte-india.org/sites/default/files/Vocational%20institutions%20272%20recommended%20AY%202020-21.pdf
• A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in. Under this portal there are Central Government schemes offered by different Departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI
*(Availability of these scholarships can vary from time to time)
Places of Work: Industries such as Goatery, poultry, piggery, mericulture, sericulture, bee-keeping units and so on
Work Environment: You have to work for at least 8 to 9 hours and for 5 to 6 days a week. Shift duties may be there. Overtime is common.
Opportunities for work exist for differently abled in this field
Farmer → Farm Manager (Level 5)
The approx. salary of a Farmer : Backyard/Small Poultry ranges between INR 7,000 - 10,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3KBGszY
*These figures are taken from NCS and are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Yan Singh is resident of village Barmaadi (Sainj Distt Kullu).The family was facing hardship as Yan Singh had met a horrific accident and was completely unable to work as daily wage labour for his livelihood. He showed a keen interest in the training scheme on agriculture and attended 7 days training on poultry farming at Poultry Farm Sundernagar (Mandi). He constructed a pukka (permanent) well ventilated (good cross ventilation facility) shed (200 square feet) with adequate lighting facilities with the initial financial help given by the Government before arrival of hatch. On 4th February 2020 a hatch of 150 No. day old chicks including 10 feederers, 10 waterers and 10 bags (45 kg each) of starter and finisher feed had been provided to the beneficiary. He had day old chicks, 10-day old chicks, 45- days old birds and 50-days old birds A team from the training centre visited his shed and had a conversation to know about his experience. He told us that 600 chick scheme has provided a great financial support to his family. The income from poultry has encouraged Yan Singh to adopt poultry rearing as profession in future. He wants to reinvest the profits and expand the farm operations. The successful execution of scheme by Yan Singh has drawn the attention of other resident families that were previously unaware of this low input farming.*
Source - https://www.manage.gov.in/cfa/successstories/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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