17/07/2018
Four days vocational training programme on commercial goat rearing was organised in KVK on
during 18-21 May 2018. During the 1st day of programme trainees were guided about scope &
importance of goat rearing by SMS (Animal Science) of KVK. Trainees were given through
knowledge of important breeds of goat by Dr. Sanjay Aswale, Housing, nutrition management,
reproduction management were explained in detail to trainees by Retd. Prof. ASDS College of
Agriculture, Kolhapur. The cultivation practices of fodder crops were explained by J. B. Jagtap
(Senior Scientist & Head, KVK). The important aspect of disease management was also explained
to the trainees skill development and entrepreneurship development factors were explained by the
chairman of family Agro processing company Shri.
Uday Patil from Pargaon village. Last year’s trainees of
goat training who have started their goat unit were
made available to share their experiences with the
trainees. Different schemes of lead bank were
explained by Shri. S.S. Shinde, Councillor, Lead Bank,
BOI, Kolhapur.
On the last day, field visits were organised on
the goat farmers of KVK at Pargaon, Talsande, Ghunki
and Malewadi. Certificate distribution was done by the
auspicious hands of District Animal Husbandry
Officer, Dr. S. H. Shinde. In his speech he elaborated
different schemes of goat rearing by District Animal Husbandry Department & State Department of
Animal Husbandry