Vol. 12, Special Issue 8 (2023)

Author(s):
Maousami, BP Singh, Manoj Yadav and Rajesh Kumar

Abstract:
Animal husbandry can play a vital role in tribal development as it generates a continuous stream of income and employment. The present study was carried out purposively in Surguja district of Chhattisgarh, because of the highest population of Hill Korwa tribes. From each village 10 respondents (Hill Korwas) having livestock and poultry with them, were selected randomly to make the total sample size of 200 in present study. Analysis of data revealed that Majority (61%) of respondents from pooled data were from middle age group were illiterate, possessed medium level of experience, only 45 percent respondents had formal training on different topics related to agriculture farming, livestock farming, forestry, environment protection etc. 48 percent of the respondents had radio, 37 percent had mobile phone majority (73%) of respondents were labour followed by livestock farming (21%) and majority of respondents belonged to medium (Rs 6000-10000), categories of income from livestock and poultry.