Investigation of the Impact of Extension Interventions on Capacity Building of Tribal Backyard Poultry Owners in Mandla of Madhya Pradesh

The study investigates the impact of extension interventions on capacity building of tribal backyard
poultry owners in randomly selected six villages of Narayanganj and Niwas blocks of Mandla district
by Random proportionate sampling (RPS) method. Data were collected through a structured interview
schedule from 60 respondent’s (30 from each block) tribal poultry owners by personal interview
method and they were analysed using percentage frequency and chi-square. Suitable extension
interventions like group discussion, awareness cum animal health treatment camps, exposure visits,
training programmers were applied in the study areas. The capacity building of poultry owners were
measured on the basis of improvement in knowledge and change in attitude towards scientific poultry
farming practices. The chi-square test was applied ‘before’ and ‘after’ interventions of various
extension strategies. The study showed a significant improvement in the knowledge and attitude of
tribal poultry owners after extension interventions. It concluded that the capacity building of poultry
owners were increased on the basis of improvement in knowledge and scientific farming practices.