This programme has been developed in Collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India.
The programme imparts knowledge and technical proficiency in Dairy Farm Management Practices, Animal Healthcare, Fodder Production and Clean Milk Production etc. It also encourages entrepreneurship among the youth for self-employment. One cycle of the programme has been already completed in two states viz. Rajasthan and Bihar. It is proposed to run one cycle of the programme in 20 Training Centres through Dairy Federation in each of the 4 more states viz. Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh proposed by the MoRD.
The main objective of the programme is to:
- Imparting knowledge and technical proficiency in Dairy Farm Management Practices, Animal Healthcare, Fodder Production and Clean Milk Production.
- Development of the necessary human resource for dairy farming system on scientific lines and encouraging entrepreneurs among the youth for self-employment through Dairy Farming.
(16 days counselling)
The study material includes 14 modules in Hindi language. The broad contents are:
Introduction
Animal Breeding
Reproduction
Calving and Calf Rearing
Animal Nutrition/Feed and Fodder Management
Milk Production
Milk Testing, milk Handling and Storage
Animal Housing and Shelter
Health Management
Animal Disease Prevention and Control
Disposal of Dung and Dairy Waste Materials
Dairy Farm Equipment
Dairy Farm Economics and Accounting and
Role of different Agencies in Dairying Developments
For further information kindly contact
Dr. P. Vijayakumar
Assistant Professor& Programme Coordinator
School of Agriculture
G Block, Zakir Hussain Bhawan
New Academic Complex
IGNOU, Maidan Garhi
New Delhi-110 068
Phone: +91-11-29533167/66
E-mail: pvkumar@ignou.ac.in
