PAK/07/011 - Domestic Poultry Farming Scheme

Objective: The project aims at producing eggs and eventually the number of hens. The project will generate income for rural families through the sale of eggs and hens. Poultry breeding will eventually enable the extension of the project to include more families in t

Background: There are an estimated 15,000 families in this rural area of Chak Jumhra, Faisalabad, and the majority have no formal education. The main occupation is loading and unloading truckloads of stone crush for the local brickworks and kiln owners. Others are br

Use of Funds: The funds would be used mainly for the purchase of hens and cocks for the initial group of one hundred women and their families. Training will be an important element and an amount of $400 is included for the training facilities and materials.

Beneficiaries: 100