Backyard Poultry: Build Resilient Livelihoods

A black Kadaknath hen and rooster standing in a backyard
Help a Family Earn More from Their Backyard Poultry

For generations, tribal families in Jhabua have kept a small backyard flock for food, security and extra income. But many lose their birds to preventable disease, poor breed management and missed vaccinations, and one outbreak can erase months of income.

Shivganga’s Scientific Backyard Poultry Farming Training teaches disease prevention, vaccination, breed management, nutrition and low-cost farming, so families can build a reliable second income alongside farming. This is not simply about raising poultry. It is about building resilient livelihoods within villages. Trained farmers can protect their birds, improve productivity and inspire more families to adopt sustainable poultry farming.

Our Goal this year

Train 300 farmers and rural youth in Scientific Backyard Poultry Farming.

₹8,000 enables one farmer to complete the training.

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  • From Training to Transformation: Neeraj’s Journey

    Neeraj Vakhala, a young farmer from Dharampuri village, wanted to create opportunities at home instead of migrating for work. After Shivganga’s Vananchal Sashaktikaran Training Camp, he completed a 14-day Scientific Poultry Farming Training at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhar.

    Back home, Neeraj built a low-cost poultry shed from local materials for about ₹20,000. He started with 70 birds, and within three months the flock grew to nearly 180 birds, bringing in over ₹8,000 in sales. His success inspired 10 other village youth to start poultry farming.

    When knowledge reaches a village, livelihoods stay in the village.

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