Evaluating Biosecurity and Farmer Training To Reduce AMR And Climate Impacts In Poultry Farms In Nepal: A Cluster-Based Intervention Study
Project Duration: 1st September 2025 – 30th June 2025
Focal Person: Sudim Sharma
Funding: International Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Denmark
Project Overview:
This study will be conducted in Bagmati Province, covering commercial broiler farms across Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Makwanpur, and Kavrepalanchowk. Small- and medium-scale farms will be identified using data from MoALD, DLS, VSDRL, CVL, the Nepal Poultry Federation, and feed suppliers. The study will evaluate the combined effects of peroxide-based disinfectant spraying and farmer coaching on antimicrobial use (AMU), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), environmental indicators, and poultry health.
Baseline data collection will include a structured KAP survey assessing farmers’ awareness of climate stressors, AMU, AMR, and biosecurity practices. Preliminary findings will inform a participatory co-design process involving key stakeholders to refine intervention components. Printed and digital IEC materials will be distributed to intervention farms, with enumerators providing on-site orientation and registering farmers for coaching sessions. The intervention will run for one broiler production cycle (35–42 days), measuring AMU, morbidity, mortality, environmental parameters, and microbiological dynamics. Weekly monitoring will capture temperature, humidity, ammonia, and CO₂ using standardized protocols. Farmers will collect in-shed data under guided supervision, while enumerators follow strict biosecurity procedures to avoid cross-farm contamination.
Objectives
Focal Person: Sudim Sharma
Funding: International Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions (ICARS), Denmark
Project Overview:
This study will be conducted in Bagmati Province, covering commercial broiler farms across Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur, Chitwan, Makwanpur, and Kavrepalanchowk. Small- and medium-scale farms will be identified using data from MoALD, DLS, VSDRL, CVL, the Nepal Poultry Federation, and feed suppliers. The study will evaluate the combined effects of peroxide-based disinfectant spraying and farmer coaching on antimicrobial use (AMU), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), environmental indicators, and poultry health.
Baseline data collection will include a structured KAP survey assessing farmers’ awareness of climate stressors, AMU, AMR, and biosecurity practices. Preliminary findings will inform a participatory co-design process involving key stakeholders to refine intervention components. Printed and digital IEC materials will be distributed to intervention farms, with enumerators providing on-site orientation and registering farmers for coaching sessions. The intervention will run for one broiler production cycle (35–42 days), measuring AMU, morbidity, mortality, environmental parameters, and microbiological dynamics. Weekly monitoring will capture temperature, humidity, ammonia, and CO₂ using standardized protocols. Farmers will collect in-shed data under guided supervision, while enumerators follow strict biosecurity procedures to avoid cross-farm contamination.
Objectives
- To assess the improvement of knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of improving poultry health
- To evaluate the effect of the combined intervention of biosecurity measures and farmer coaching on AMU, AMR, CO2, ammonia levels, and poultry health