Building Last Mile Livestock Extension Services for Rural Communities in Jharkhand, India
Jharkhand's livestock production is in the hands of marginal and landless farmers with women accounting for over 70 percent of the production. The JOHAR project aims to enhance and diversify household income through the livestock component to...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/329431591190384738/Building-Last-Mile-Livestock-Extension-Services-for-Rural-Communities-in-Jharkhand-India http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34718 |
| Summary: | Jharkhand's livestock production is
in the hands of marginal and landless farmers with women
accounting for over 70 percent of the production. The JOHAR
project aims to enhance and diversify household income
through the livestock component to target nearly 57,000
beneficiaries for enhancing productivity and accessing
markets in selected value chains (broilers, layers, pigs,
goats and dual purpose backyard poultry). Given the major
role of women, especially from marginal and landless
households, JOHAR livestock activities target over 90
percent female beneficiaries. While local service providers
are an important feature in all livestock related
investments the Bank finances, the JOHAR model is believed
to be the most comprehensive and successful of all. This
note highlights JOHAR's livestock activities, the JOHAR
Pashu sakhi model, lessons learned and what makes the JOHAR
model different. |
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