Effectiveness of ARYA project on goat farming

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Banswara, has been chosen for the ARYA project, which is financed by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi, since 2015. KVK authorities began this initiative with the goal of attracting and retaining youth in agriculture activities by offering year-round employment and building entrepreneurship amongst them. Three agro-based vocational training initiatives (commercial goat farming, commercial poultry farming, and horticulture Nursery, orchard management including hi-tech and protected horticulture) were selected because these trades has a large number of trained and experienced professionals in these trades.Till date KVK Banswara has trained many rural youths in commercial goat and poultry farming over a period of last five year and no study has been conducted to assess its impact. Therefore it is high time to conduct an impact assessment of the ARYA project is required for need-based research and development of appropriate manufacturing systems. With this background in mind, the current research, titled "Effectiveness of ARYA project on goat farming in tribal area of Banswara district in Rajasthan".