1. To assess the production performance of goat breeds in farmer’s flocks under village management system and improve the germplasm through selection.
2. To evaluate the socio-economic status of goat breeders and the economics of goat production in farmers flock.
3. To disseminate the pro-poor goat based technologies under field conditions and assessment of their impact on goat production.

1. The performance recording on growth, milk yield, reproduction, health etc. will be done separately for each group and reporting will be made accordingly.
2. Each unit will maintain at least 4 Centres having at least 600 breedable does under the coverage.
3. Selection of males and females will be made on the basis of 6 months body weight in small breeds (Black Bengal) and 9 months body weight in medium and large breeds.
4. Multiple birth born kids will be preferred over single born kids in the selection of future bucks.
5. Semen Bank will be established by each Unit to store at least 1000 doses of semen of each elite buck available in the field area to promote ex-situ conservation of the breed and 500 semen doses to be sent to NBAGR, Karnal.
6. The socio-economic studies will be undertaken and viability of goat rearing will be worked out.
7. Strategic supplementary feeding schedule will be followed to improve the nutritional level of the goats.
8. Health coverage will be provided to all the goats in the project area in collaboration with State Animal Husbandry Department.
9. Marketing aspects of live goats and goat products viz. meat, milk, skin, hair and manure will be studied.
10. Efforts will be made to form goat breeder’s societies, cooperative societies and to register the goat flocks in the breeding tract of the respective breeds.