Success Stories
Dayanand Singh
Name and address of the Farmer : Dayanand Singh, Vill- Parbatta, Block - Parbatta, Distt - Khagaria
Contact No. : 8678079679
Age :50 Years
Holding Size (in acre/ha) : 1.0 acre
Educational Qualification : Non-Matric
Experience in Farming : 10 Years
Brief Description of the Farm /Enterprise : Sri Dayanand Singh of village Parbatta of Parbatta block, Khagaria has 1 acre of land. Three years back he started poultry farming with 500 chicks and got income of Rs 50000.00 approx. Later on he came in contact with KVK, Khagaria and got properly trained on the aspect. Under the guidance of KVK he has built a brick walled poultry house with thatched roof for rearing 2000 chicks of hybrid race Vencobb under the guidance of KVK scientist. He is now producing 28500 kg of chicken meat from 10 batches of farming annually and earning Rs 2.4 lakh to 3.0 lakh from the activity. He has also provided full time employment to two persons at his poultry farm. He is using the poultry litter as manure in his vegetable garden and earning Rs 60000.00 to 70000.00 by selling the vegetable produced. By learning from Mr Dayanand Singh the adjoining farmers have adopted the practice and reaping good benefits. In this way Mr Dayanand Singh is acting as an example for the farmers to emulate by getting good benefits from poultry farming and using the organic byproduct of the farming for vegetable production.
Quote of the Farmer : " Murgi khad apnayen, khet Bachayen"
Economics of the Farm :
| Crop/Livestock/Fish/Enterprise | Area (acre)/No. | Cost of production * (Rs. per unit) | Return (Rs. per unit) | Net income (Rs. per unit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry | 2000 Chicks | 2185000.00 | 2470000.00 | 285000.00 |
| Vegetable | 1.0 acre | 40000.00 | 110000.00 | 70000.00 |
* Includes cost of input, labour and other including marketing and transport of the products.
Income level before adopting such Farming :
| Crop/Livestock/Fish/Enterprise | Area (acre)/No. | Cost of production * (Rs. per unit) | Return (Rs. per unit) | Net income (Rs. per unit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poultry | Unit 500 Chicks | 575000.00 | 642500.00 | 67500.00 |
| Vegetable | 1.0 acre | 45000.00 | 105000.00 | 60000.00 |
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Lalit Kr. Choudhary
Name and address of the Farmer :Lalit Kumar Choudhary, Vill - Rahimpur, Block - Khagaria, Distt - Khagaria
Contact No. : 9534949496
Age : 50 Years
Holding Size (in acre/ha) : 14 acre
Educational Qualification : Graduation
Experience in Farming : 20 Years
Brief Description of the Farm /Enterprise : Sri Lalit Kumar Choudhary is a progressive and lead farmer of Rahimpur village having 14.00 acres of land. His most of the land lies in the diara region of river Ganges. Earlier only maize and lentil were the assured crops in the diara region. He diversified his farm by cultivating vegetable as well as field pea, tissue cultured banana along with his traditional maize and lentil crops. He took special training on Dairy Farming and stated dairy farming with two cross bad cows. Now he provides technical supports in the management of Dairy Cattle to the local farmers also. He had been the chief coordinator of Nehru Kisan Club sponsored by NABARD. Thus, in addition to improving his income he is serving the farming community at large in his area.
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Economics of the Farm :
| Crop/Livestock/Fish/Enterprise | Area (acre)/No. | Cost of production * (Rs. per unit) | Return (Rs. per unit) | Net income (Rs. per unit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pea | 3.0 | 10,000.00 | 32,000.00 | 22,000.00 |
| Lentil | 2.0 | 8,000.00 | 24,000.00 | 16,000.00 |
| Banana | 2.0 | 30,000.00 | 1,00,000.00 | 70,000.00 |
| Maize | 6.0 | 16,000.00 | 40,000.00 | 24,000.00 |
| Dairy | 2 Cows | 20,000.00 | 30,000.00 | 10,000.00 |
* Includes cost of input, labour and other including marketing and transport of the products.
Income level before adopting such Farming :
| Crop/Livestock/Fish/Enterprise | Area (acre)/No. | Cost of production * (Rs. per unit) | Return (Rs. per unit) | Net income (Rs. per unit) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize | 10.0 | 12,000.00 | 80,000.00 | 68,000.00 |
| Lentil | 2.0 | 6000.00 | 15,000.00 | 9,000.00 |
| Wheat | 2.0 | 10,000.00 | 16,000.00 | 6,000.00 |
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