SCIENTIFIC GOAT FARMING PROJECT

SUPPORTED BY INTEGRATED TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (ITDA), GOVT. OF ODISHA

Agragamee has demonstrated that Goat Rearing by Small and Marginal Farmers and Landless, especially the women can ensure Sustainable Livelihood. Keeping this in mind, Agragamee has mobilised the District Administration of Nabarangpur District which is an Aspirational District to launch a very important project on Scientific Goat Farming. The entire District will be covered involving 300 SHGs. The technical inputs will be given by the Goat Trust, Lucknow.

Agragamee has received the Sanction for a Project from ITDA (Integrated Tribal Development Agency), Nabarangpur under ST & SC Development, M & BCW Department of Govt. of Odisha Funding for a 3-year project titled:

Promotion of Scientific Goat Farming in Nabarangpur District of Odisha.

Project Area: 10 Block in Nabarangpur District of Odisha

The objective of the project is to make coordinated effort to mobilize all the available resources for impactful sustainable livelihood programme on livestock promotion through Goat farming in the District.

Major Activities:

A) Input support to 300 SHGs and their Capacity building.

B) Cadre development in form of Community Resource Persons (CRP)/Community Livestock Manager and Pashu Sakhi and build their capacities.

C) Goat Breeding cum Marketing Centre at Block Level.

D) Goat marketing cum facilitation Centre at District Level.

E) Modalities for Procurement of Goat and Buck.

Activities Conducted So Far:

Agragamee has been facilitating the selection process of WSHGs from Nabarangpur, Nandahandi and Tentulikhunti blocks in consultation with the dignitaries of Odisha Livelihood Mission/Mission Shakti Dept., Nabarangpur.
Selection of 30 WSHGs for Goat Farming in Tentulikhunti, Nandahandi and Nabarangpur Blocks has been completed.
30 nos. of Capacity Building Training of the Women Members of 30 WSHGs in Tentulikhunti, Nandahandi and Nabarangpur Blocks has been completed.
Agragamee has been facilitating the Formation and Running of FPO for Goat Farming.
NABASIDDHI Farmer Producer Company has been formed under the Scientific Goat Farming Project.
Agragamee has been actively engaged in community mobilization, facilitation and capacity building of the WSHG members under this project for long term sustainability and smooth running of the project.
Construction of 30 nos. of Goat Shed of 30 WSHGs in Tentulikhunti, Nandahandi and Nabarangpur Blocks has been completed.