A Backyard/SmaIl 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 have good communication skills
• You like to assemble things
• You have good analytical skills
• You are organised in your work
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/SericuIture/SericuIture/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
Where will you study?
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
2. National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
3. College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati
4. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai
5. Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana
6. Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur
7. Central Institute of Poultry Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad
Fees
A majority of government schemes are free
Scholarships & Loans
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlinelnstituteSearchlndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/article/iti-scholarships
(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.
Entrepreneurship: You can get contracts from wholesale vendors and sell your products to them directly.
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
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Farmer: Backyard/ Small Poultry ranges between INR 7,000 - 10,000* per month
Yan Singh is a resident of Barmaadi village. His family was facing hardship as Yan Singh had met with a horrific accident and was completely unable to work as a daily wage labour for his livelihood. He showed a keen interest in the training scheme on agriculture and attended a 7 days training course in poultry farming at a Poultry Farm in Sundernagar (Mandi). He constructed a pukka (permanent) well ventilated shed with adequate lighting facilities with the initial financial help given by the Government. Yan then brought in chicks, birds and chicken feed, starting his own poultry farm. The income from poultry has encouraged Yan Singh to adopt poultry rearing as his profession in future. He wants to reinvest the profits and expand the farm operations. The successful execution of the scheme by Yan Singh has captured the attention of other resident families that were previously unaware of this profession.*
Source - manage.gov.in/cfa/successstories/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
FARMER: BACKYARD/SMALL POULTRY FARMER/GOAT FARMER/PIGGERY/MARICULTURE/SERICULTURE/BEE KEEPING
NCS Code: 6122.0200 | AAS007• You have good communication skills
• You like to assemble things
• You have good analytical skills
• You are organised in your work
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/SericuIture/SericuIture/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
GOVERNMENT INSTITUTES
1. Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar
2. National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal
3. College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Guwahati
4. Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai
5. Punjab Agricultural University (PAU), Ludhiana
6. Maharashtra Animal and Fishery Sciences University, Nagpur
7. Central Institute of Poultry Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad
A majority of government schemes are free
SCHOLARSHIPS
• Visit the National Scholarship Portal for details on ITI registered with NSP: scholarships.gov.in/fresh/onlinelnstituteSearchlndex
• Visit buddy4study.com for details on scholarships for ITI/Vocational Training: buddy4study.com/article/iti-scholarships
(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.
Entrepreneurship: You can get contracts from wholesale vendors and sell your products to them directly.
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
The approx. salary of a Farmer: Backyard/ Small Poultry ranges between INR 7,000 - 10,000* per month
Source - https://bit.ly/3KBGszY
Experts from the field
Yan Singh is a resident of Barmaadi village. His family was facing hardship as Yan Singh had met with a horrific accident and was completely unable to work as a daily wage labour for his livelihood. He showed a keen interest in the training scheme on agriculture and attended a 7 days training course in poultry farming at a Poultry Farm in Sundernagar (Mandi). He constructed a pukka (permanent) well ventilated shed with adequate lighting facilities with the initial financial help given by the Government. Yan then brought in chicks, birds and chicken feed, starting his own poultry farm. The income from poultry has encouraged Yan Singh to adopt poultry rearing as his profession in future. He wants to reinvest the profits and expand the farm operations. The successful execution of the scheme by Yan Singh has captured the attention of other resident families that were previously unaware of this profession.*
Source - 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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