Name: Smt. Ayeshomma Beegum
Family : Living with husband & 3 daughters
Address : Geburige, Rammed Village, Minicoy Island
Village : Rammed Village
Contact no: 9496811850
Total land area: 33 cents
Number of livestock: 6 cows + 3 bulls + 2 calves+207 Leghorn
Crop area: 388 m2
Smt. Ayeshomma Beegum, aged 40 is a school dropout with 8th Std. She loves animals from her childhood days. Along with her trustworthy husband she started a dairy unit with two cows of Jersey breed without any technical know how at South Pandaram area of Minicoy Island in the year 2020. Hardly she used to get 5 litres of milk daily. After the contact with the team of RS Minicoy and the guidance offered , she augmented the number to 6 cows which included HF, Jersey and local breeds, as a result the milk production increased from 5 litres to 53 litres .Presently, she is supplying milk for 93 daily customers in around Minicoy along with door to door service also.
Later on perceiving her curiosity and dedication, ICAR-CIARI, Regional Station, Minicoy encouraged her to attend a hands-on training on Mini-incubator under Bio-tech Kisan Hub, which inspired her to incorporate poultry component also in the farm. She hatched 207 chicks of layers with the services provided under Bio-tech Kisan Hub. On seeing the potential of mini-incubator ,she purchased her own incubator with a capacity of 540 eggs. Till date, she has hatched nearly 1000 eggs of broiler & layers and sold the chicks at a rate of Rs.25-30/chick.
Scientific team of the ICAR-CIARI provided all the technical guidance regarding scientific management practices, feeding mineral supplements, vitamins and timely deworming. A plot of fodder (CO5 variety), was also established in an area of 338 which created a support to the green fodder requirement for the cattles. Nearly 50 m2 area is managed under chilli cultivation in grow bags (seedlings taken from ICAR-CIARI, Regional Station farm). The manure generated from the farm is properly used for fodder and vegetable cultivation.
With the technical support of the ICAR-CIARI the milk production has increased from 5 litres to 53 litres and further there is additional revenue generation by selling eggs and chicks.
A revenue of nearly Rs.1,89,000/- was generated annually.
| Sl.No | Component | Rate |
| 1 | Milk | Rs.60/litre |
| 2 | Eggs | Rs.6/egg |
| 3 | Chicks | Rs.20-30/chick |
She along with her family has been motivated by the technical guidance from the ICAR-CIARI and is looking forward to incorporate components like coconut based integrated farming system, pisciculture and with ducks for steady income in days to come.
Contributors : Gladston Y, Ms. Ajina S.M, A. K. O Ratheesh, Sharefuddeen Hassan Kararngothi, S. K. Zamir Ahmed, Jai Sunder & B.A. Jerard