Evaluation of the Impact of Skill Development Training on Entrepreneurial Awareness of Undergraduate students in Integrated Livestock Farming

Author: Suresh C., Sujatha V., Bakyaraj S. and Sujatha U.

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Abstract

Combining the production of agricultural crops with livestock farming practices, integrated livestock farming guarantees that animal waste can be used as a naturally occurring organic fertilizer to increase the soil's fertility. Simultaneously, agricultural production wastes from crops might be used as significant roughage feed source for dairy cattle. In terms of ruminant production, the Indian livestock farming feeding system is dependent on crop residues. In India, animal husbandry is a significant source of income for the rural populace. Therefore, it is important to incorporate as many educated young people in rural areas as possible in the adoption of scientific livestock production technology through integrated farming. Out of 124 students, 78 were selected based on their interest in acquiring knowledge on animal husbandry activities. These 78 students were given 10 days of skill development training along with one day exposure visit to livestock farms. Students are evaluated before and after the skill development training programme to assess their level of knowledge on managemental activities of dairy, goat and poultry farming. Pre and post-training evaluations revealed that skill development training improved the scientific management knowledge among the students. Consequently, 89.74% of students accepted to start up integrated livestock farming after their graduation as a self-employment venture.

Keywords

Integrated livestock farming, Students, Youth, Farming

Conclusion

Skill development training on integrated livestock management has strengthened the skill and knowledge on housing, breeding, feeding and health management of livestock and poultry. Further, the skill development training on integrated livestock management enabled 89.74 percent of students to adopt integrated livestock farming as their self-employment opportunity after graduation. Skill development training on integrated livestock management to the rural youth students will motivate them to decide on themselves their own business. Providing skill training and dissemination of novel technologies in livestock farming to the youth students will enable them to adopt integrated farming at commercial scale and to evolve as a successful livestock entrepreneur.

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How to cite this article

Suresh C., Sujatha V., Bakyaraj S. and Sujatha U. (2024). Evaluation of the Impact of Skill Development Training on Entrepreneurial Awareness of Undergraduate students in Integrated Livestock Farming. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(5): 43-47.