Port Blair, Dec. 10: A DBT funded project on BIOTECH KISAN-HUB was established at Division of Animal Science, ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair with the main aim for dissemination of Livestock and Poultry Production Technologies for Enhancing the Farmers Income of Andaman Nicobar and Lakshadweep Islands. 

The objective of the programme is doubling the farmer’s income through implementation of two activities such as training and demonstration of mini incubator for supply of chicks and scientific goat farming. The Hub will act as a Nodal centre to act as the platform for interaction of scientist & farmer’s to address the issues of development of backyard livestock and poultry sector of the island farmers. As a part of the Hub Activity, every month five farmers (including women, rural unemployed youth) will be selected and trained on the scientific goat farming and operation of Mini Incubator for supply of chicks on regular basis for poultry farming at the Main Hub. The duration of the training programme is one month and the trainees will be given fellowship of Rs 10,000/ per person. The interested persons may apply directly to Director, ICAR-CIARI, Port Blair, 744105 or send a mail (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) or contact Dr Jai Sunder, Hub Facilitator (9434291840, jaisunder@rediffmail.,com). Preference will be given to the unemployed youth, destitute women who are interested to take up the poultry and goat farming as livelihood option and entrepreneurship development.