Training on Nicobari Fowl Breeder Management & Poultry Hatchery Operation conducted

Port Blair, Oct 14: Animal Science Division, CARI, Port Blair organized a three days training programme from 07.10.2013 at Tamaloo Village, Car Nicobar under Tribal Sub Plan, on “Nicobari Fowl Breeder Management and Hatchery Operation” for Tribal Farming Community in collaboration with KVK and DAH & VS, Car Nicobar. Shri. Pal Benjamin, Captain of Tamaloo village was the chief guest wherein , he motivated the tribal farmers to get benefit from the programme. Dr.Bardhan SVO, AH&VS Car Nicobar , the guest of honour, narrated the available schemes for tribal youth for their benefit , described the importance of health management and vaccination in rural poultry. Shri. Newten Hardis, 2nd Headman and Shri. Meshah Hollan, 3rd Headman also spoke on the occasion.

Dr.T.Sujatha, Course coordinator, in her address, emphasized that the Nicobari fowls are about to be extinct and are in urgent need of propagation and conservation at community level. She emphasized to take up management of breeding of Nicobari fowl in backyard , nutritional management practices using locally available feed ingredients and suggested the simplified balanced feed formulae for rural poultry. She also gave knowledge on poultry incubator , its operation and management. Dr.Zachariah George, SMS, KVK ,Car Nicobar explained the importance and role of incubator in the conservation of Nicobari fowl. He described the management of breeding fowl and health of rural poultry. Mr.Chandrika Ram, SMS, KVK guided how to construct simplified house for rural poultry.

The Deputy Commissioner Mrs. Sakshi Mittal, Car Nicobar welcomed the concept of poultry hatchery operation by tribals’ to improve their nutritional security. The captain of Tamaloo village expressed satisfaction about the programme after getting feed back from the participants. Training was concluded on 9th October with distribution of certificates by the Captain to 25 tribal farmers representing from different Tuhets. The programme was conducted under the plan and guidance of Dr S. Damroy , Director , CARI for the benefit of the tribal farmers of Car – Nicobar.