PAK/03/099 - Alternate income-generation from Goat-raising by community poor. (Total 510 farmer families)

Country Pakistan
Total project budget ($USD) $6,500
Requested funding ($USD) $6,500
03/06/2003
Project development type Income Generation
Name of Requesting Association Jacobabad Agricultural Development Association
Objective: Phase I: Initially Members of the Requesting Sub-Group (85 families) who will receive select breeds of goats (total 170 goats; proportion of 1 billy goat to 10 nanny goats) to be raised by individual families for both milk and meat to help raise family in
Background: By tradition, the daily meal of poor farmer communities in the District comprised grain, tubers or vegetable. Meat, and dairy products have been scarce or expensive. Although the village women first expressed willingness to begin alternate income generati
Use of Funds: For the purchase and supply of select goat breeds; to engage veterinary assistance and to arrange basic training in livestock rearing and income-generation for community development
Beneficiaries: Unknown
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