Establishment of Field Demonstration unit on Integrated Moringa Farmimg

Establishment of Field Demonstration unit on Integrated Moringa Farmimg

9th January 2024 Hyderabad,

ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad, has successfully established a Field Demonstration Unit on "Integrated Moringa Farming with Backyard Poultry" in the adopted tribal village of Baoji Thanda, Telangana.

Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Director, Directorate of Poultry Research, Telangana, emphasised the benefits of integrated farming as a better approach to farmland management. He further added that growing moringa provides high-quality protein feed which helps in reducing the cost of chicken production.

Establishment of Field Demonstration unit on Integrated Moringa Farmimg  Establishment of Field Demonstration unit on Integrated Moringa Farmimg

About 100 Gramapriya birds, a rural layer chicken variety, were provided by the Directorate and reared in this unit under a free-scavenging system, utilizing resources from the unit such as fallen Moringa leaves, plant materials, insects, worms, ants, flies, etc.

A total of 60 farmers from the village, along with scientists and technical staff from the Directorate participated in the programme.

(Source: ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad)

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