[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DEVELOPMENT OF ANGORA WOOL SECTOR FOR TRIBAL COMMUNITIES
(Development of Angora Wool Sector for Tribal Communities in District Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand)
BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT
Rabbit farming is extremely climatic specific. Only temperate zones of the country are ideally suitable for angora rabbit farming. Rabbits are very sensitive to temperature, rainfall, sunshine hours and wind velocity of the environment. They cannot tolerate high environmental temperature and humidity. They can be reared between –2 to 35C temperatures with desirable humidity between 60% to 80%. Therefore, only hilly regions are best suited for angora production. Due to several constraints like inconsistent supply of superior angora germplasm, ignorance about the profitability of this farming, poor marketing avenues for wools and other by-products of this enterprise, non-availability of complete pelleted feed, aflatoxicosis, poor recognition and some sentimental issues in specific pockets, the angora rabbit farming could not be popularized and expanded to desired levels. In spite of the efforts being made by various development agencies to popularize angora rabbit rearing there is a dearth of high yielding germplasm, quality feed and other inputs as well as adequate processing and marketing facilities, to effectively market the produce, to ensure the breeder his/her timely returns. An urgent need is there to provide a concrete base to this promising income generating enterprise.
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT
• To introduce angora rabbit rearing as an viable income supplementing activity in mountain tribal families of Uttarakhand.
• To organize training programs in the field of angora rabbit breeding, rearing, shearing, feeding, management, wool production and processing.
• To establish 30 angora rabbit, 30 spinning and 30 weaving units at farmer household level in hilly and tribal villages.
• To develop rabbit feed based on locally available raw material.
• To provide buy-back facility for angora wool, yarn and end products.
• To develop rabbit feed based on locally available raw material.
COMPONENTS OF THE PROJECT
• Training and extension programme for farmers to make the programme economically viable with applicable technical inputs.
• Introducing the concept of scientific and planned breeding, rearing and record management in the field of angora rabbit production.
• Developing new and improved packages of practices in the field of breeding, feeding, disease control, treatment, management, production and processing etc.
• Establishment of common production and processing centre for spinning, weaving and processing of angora wool in to yarn and handmade finished products at NGOs or community level.
• Skill upgradation of producers and artisans by providing technical inputs.
• Developing the techniques of cheaper housing and cage making by bamboo and other cost effective substitutes.
• Developing techniques of manure/compost management.
TARGET AREA AND TARGET GROUPS OF THE PROJECT
The target area of the project is Jaunpur Block in District Tehri Garhwal of Uttarakhand. Low income group and Tribal families are the target groups of the project.
FUNDING AGENCY
The project is funded by Department of Science & Technology (DST), Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India, New Delhi.
COST OF THE PROJECT
The project is sanctioned by DST during the year 2009. Total cost of the project sanctioned by DST for three years is Rs. 17,19,000.00[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”715,716,717,718,719,726,725,724,723,722,721,720″ img_size=”medium”][/vc_column][/vc_row]