Name: Smti. Ashima Adhikari
Family : 5 nos.
Village : Dukenagar, North & Middle Andaman district
Contact no: 9434279054
Name: Smti. Ashima Adhikari
Family : 5 nos.
Village : Dukenagar, North & Middle Andaman district
Contact no: 9434279054
Smti. Ashima Adhikari, a resident of remote village of Dukenagarat Middle Andaman with 8th pass qualification stays in joint family of five members. Husband does farming insmall land (approximately 2 acre).
She is a regular visitor to ICAR-KVK, N&M Andaman district for guidance and developed interest on mini incubator as there was crisis for availability of chicks in Nimbudera, N&M Andaman. She had undergone training on operation of mini incubator at Partnering institute of ICAR-KVK, N&M Andaman. After attending training and gaining confidence, a demonstration unit of mini incubator was established at herplace under DBT-Biotech Kisan Hub.
She is utilizing the demonstration unit for hatching of desi chicks. She could hatch out chicks and charged hatching cost @ Rs. 20 per egg for both desi and duck. More than 100 farmers have been benefitted in and around the vicinity, wherein farmers bring desi poultry and duck eggs and use the mini incubator as incubation facility.She has become a supplier of rural poultry chicks and the availability of chicks has improved significantly .
Through this service, she is has started to earn a net income of Rs. 4500 per month as an additional income.
Has plan to start own duck unit.
Contributors : T.Sujatha & Jai Sunder