The Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF), is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) that works across 60 000 villages in 16 states of India, reaching out to over 4.5 million farmers. In BAIF’s programme area in the Dharwad district of India, high mortality among goat kids in the rainy season was reported as a major constraint by goat rearers. Following discussions with goat rearers in three villages’ of the district (Nigadi, Devarhuballi and Benkaiikatti), the high mortality was attributed to nematode infestations in both pregnant does and their kids. Members of the Kuruba community, a traditional pastoral community in the area, were reported to use a locally available herb for regular de-worming of their livestock. In collaboration with goat rearers. BAIF’s research team conducted trials to study the comparative efficacy of this herb with a commercial de-wormer Fenbenzadole.