Goat Farming Expert Directory
Where to get real expert help for your goats — official helplines, research institutes, district training centres, independent training farms and the GoatIndia community. Government and public channels are listed first.
📞 Talk to Someone Today
Government farm tele-advisors (agriculture & animal husbandry graduates) answer goat health, feeding, breeding and scheme questions. 6 AM – 10 PM, all 7 days. Difficult questions are escalated to specialists.
Toll-free number for doorstep Mobile Veterinary Units under the national livestock health programme. Rolling out state by state — if it is not live in your state yet, contact your district veterinary officer instead.
🏛️ National Institutions & Training
ICAR-CIRG (Central Institute for Research on Goats)
India’s national goat research institute at Makhdoom, Mathura (UP). Runs scientific goat-farming training programmes, offers commercial-farm consultancy, and publishes free farmer apps (Bakrimitra and more). Training helpline: +91-565-2970999.
Visit cirg.res.in →Krishi Vigyan Kendra (Your District KVK)
600+ district centres run hands-on goat-rearing trainings and answer farmer questions locally. Find your district KVK through ICAR’s Agricultural Extension Division, or ask your District Agriculture Office.
Find your KVK →State Animal Husbandry Department
Your district veterinary officer and government veterinary hospitals are the front line for disease outbreaks, vaccination drives and official schemes. Search your state’s Animal Husbandry Department website for the district contact list.
Read our health guides first →NABARD & Your Bank
For goat farming loans, your bank branch is the starting point; NABARD refinances many of these loans. National Livestock Mission details come from DAHD and the NLM portal (nlm.udyamimitra.in); NLM is not taking new applications while it is revised (Sep 2026). See our Government Resources page for official scheme links.
Visit nabard.org →e-GOPALA (DAHD / NDDB)
The government’s livestock app: buy/sell listings, ration balancing, ethno-veterinary remedies for ~29 common ailments, and vaccination alerts. In 12 languages, on Google Play or the UMANG platform.
e-GOPALA on UMANG →Ask an Expert on Our Forum
Post your question on the GoatIndia community forum — experienced farmers and our team answer, and everyone learns from the thread. Free, fast, and searchable.
Ask on the forum →🚚 Independent Training Farms
Goatwala Farm
A working commercial goat unit that has operated since 2000 and also runs structured training for new and existing farmers. The farm describes itself as India’s oldest goat farming unit and the first to be approved under the National Livestock Mission.
Training & services
- Three-day residential training programme on commercial goat farming — academic sessions, practical work and a closing demonstration
- Five-day residential certificate course in scientific and commercial goat farming
- Hands-on working training on a live commercial unit
- Entrepreneur training aligned to the Agriculture Skill Council of India
- Farm exposure programmes for NGOs, government coordinators and tribal farmers
- Consultancy for new and expanding units
- GoatBook farm-record software
On the farm
Breeds worked with: Sirohi, Sojat, Barbari, Beetal and Karoli.
Farm visits: open visits on the 15th and 30th of each month; other dates by prior appointment.
Also produces: goat milk, meat, ghee, manure and vermicompost.
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