Namita Tandi once depended on farming and goat rearing like everyone around her. A training of trainers programme on goatery changed that – turning her into a Master Trainer for her block.
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Namita Tandi once depended on farming and goat rearing like everyone around her. A training of trainers programme on goatery changed that – turning her into a Master Trainer for her block.
Like most families in Khaliakani, Namita relied on farming and goat rearing for her livelihood. She had practical experience but no formal training – and no way to turn her knowledge into a wider role or additional income for her family.
Namita attended a training of trainers programme on goatery in Bhubaneswar, where she gained technical knowledge on goat rearing along with the skills to teach it to others. The training turned her into a Master Trainer, equipped to reach farmers and aspiring ecopreneurs across several villages in her block.
Namita has since trained farmers in many nearby villages, demonstrating low-cost ethnoveterinary practices using materials easily available at home. Farmers are adopting these methods and reducing costs while improving income. The work has given Namita a new identity in her community, and an additional source of income of her own.
Namita continues to motivate and support other women to take up goatery as a livelihood activity and become self-reliant.
Read how communities across the tribal belt are building new livelihoods.
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Aghanmoti Rathia’s one acre used to lie fallow every Rabi season. This year it grew groundnut, sunflower, greens, and gourd.
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Bimla Rathia had given up goat rearing after disease wiped out her herd. Training and support rebuilt it into her family’s most reliable income.
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Ram Pyari once earned about ₹23,040 a year growing paddy. Within one watermelon season, she nearly matched that in profit alone.
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Aghanmoti Rathia’s one acre used to lie fallow every Rabi season. This year it grew groundnut, sunflower, greens, and gourd.
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Bimla Rathia had given up goat rearing after disease wiped out her herd. Training and support rebuilt it into her family’s most reliable income.
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Ram Pyari once earned about ₹23,040 a year growing paddy. Within one watermelon season, she nearly matched that in profit alone.