Our Correspondent
Mokokchung, July 18 (EMN): In an effort to develop self-reliance and generate means of livelihood, the District Planning and Development Board (DPDB) Mokokchung launched a livelihood project under LADP Common Pool 2021-22 at Forest Complex, Mokokchung on Monday.
Deputy Commissioner of Mokokchung Shashank Pratap Singh, who officially launched the project, informed that INR 10 lakh had been allocated for poultry farming for 10 constituencies under Mokokchung.
It was resolved under the former Chairmanship of DPDB, Mokokchung Minister Tongpang Ozukum in April, he informed.
He added that under each constituency, 10 beneficiaries will be selected out of which 50% of the beneficiaries should be SHGs and 100 broiler chicks will be allocated to each beneficiary.
He further said that SHGs have been prioritised because its success rate is high.
Singh also said that the general objective of the project is focus on self-reliance and livelihood generation.
He observed that here in the district, ‘the consumption of meat and poultry products is high, therefore, focusing on producing poultry products here would be a huge boost toward self-reliance’.
He also expressed optimism that the project will generate livelihood opportunities for many people, especially the unemployed youths in the district.
The DC also urged beneficiaries to work in a systematic and scientific way and discouraged not to focus on making profit overnight but to give stiff competition in pricing that would influence the market.
He further urged the beneficiaries to practice sustainable business initiatives by investing their profit in buying more chicks.
DFO Mokokchung, Dr. Sentila also informed that after the end of the rearing batch of broilers by all the farmers, the best farmer/ performer will be measured by livability, feed conversion ratio, broiler performances efficiency ratio and broiler farm index.
The project is supervised by committee with DC Mokokchung as the chairman.
In the first phase of the project, 30 beneficiaries from 26 Aonglenden AC, 27 Mokokchung Town A/C, and 28 Koridang AC received 100 chicks each while remaining assembly constituencies will be distributed in the next phase.