Participants and officials during the six-day Skill Training of Rural Youth on poultry management organised by KVK Mokokchung at Yisemyong from May 5 to 11 (Photo Courtesy: KVK Mokokchung)
Mokokchung, May 13 (MExN): The KVK Mokokchung organised and conducted a six-day Skill Training of Rural Youth (STRY) on poultry management at Yisemyong from May 5 to 11. The programme was conducted in association with State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI) and National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE).
During the inaugural programme, Dr Keviletsu Khate, Senior Scientist & Head, KVK Mokokchung highlighted the importance of skill development. He also explained about the objectives of STRY and the relevance of sill development in poultry management. He encouraged the all the trainees to make the most out of the training.
During the week-long training, different topics that were covered included basics of poultry production, types and systems of poultry production, access to information and using ICT, ethoveterinary practices in poultry production and management, entrepreneurship in poultry farming, planning a sustainable poultry enterprise, poultry marketing, beyond production – opportunities in small scale processing and value addition, agro-metrology and it importance in poultry production and challenges and opportunities in times of pandemics – special reference to COVID-19.
Altogether 15 youths (all female) participated in the training and on successful completion, were given certificates, the KVK Mokokchung informed in a press release on Thursday.
