Help to set up goat rearing project
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The goat project commenced in April, 2009 with 6 goats, and shortly after a few months, the goats began giving birth at intervals with some giving birth to twins. This brought the total number to 11 goats within a period of six months. However, one kid was knocked down by an over speeding cyclist reducing the number to 10. In January 2010, the youth bought more three adult goats with funds resulting from the youth’s crafts sold by Esther and Maria in Europe between October to December, 2009. This has increased the number from 10 to 13 goats. 4 others are currently pregnant and soon the youth expect the number to multiply. The goat project initially involved six youth but currently as the number of goats multiply, more youth have gotten involved increasing the number from 6 to 11 youth. Recently in January, two young goats were passed on to two youth. More three are yet to be passed on to others when they reach a somewhat mature age.
The three males could be sold in three months time, and new goats could then be purchased.
Table 1.1: Expenses incurred on the goat rearing project as at 31st December, 2009
No. Item Q’ty Unit Cost ($) Total cost ($)
1 Local goats 6 30 180
2 Transport 10 10
3 Goat cake 6 3.5 21
4 Goat treatment 7.5 7.5
5 Spray powder 1 2.5 2.5
6 Salt 6 3 18
7 Vaccination 6 2 12
8 Vet Certificate 1 3 3
9 Insemination 3 1 3
TOTAL 257
Challenges:
·Diseases
·Scarcity of pastures during the dry seasons
·One incident of accident was recorded by an over speeding cyclist
·The goats grow at a slow rate therefore returns take long to be realized.
How they have overcome the challenges:
·Scheduled and urgent vaccinations
·During dry seasons, the goats are fed on tree branches, food wastes
·Since the goats take quite long to mature, some youth are also involved in art and crafts to earn an income
·The goats are also being cross bred to ensure that fast growing/improved breeds are obtained
Way forward:
·Look for funding options to buy more goats since more youth are very much interested in the project
·Involve married women who have no employment. Some have already shown interest in joining the group
What you can do:
1) Advise the youth on how to store food for the dry season.
2) develop a guide on how to make hay or other dry food - apparently nobody in the village makes hay.
Project: Wakitaka vilage
We've already done this - and the sites we have sent to Emma have been deleted, so how are we supposed to put them back? This strategy is very confusing to me. This was the fastest moving village at Nabuur - we had done ALL our research in the last 2-3 months, now it's gone and we are supposed to start from scratch?
I am Really confused. The last I heard from Emma, he was ready to start with the chickens and veggies - both quick money producers. Pigs and goats next, and a test plot for no till farming.
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Ginger :)
We've already done this - and the sites we have sent to Emma have been deleted, so how are we supposed to put them back? This strategy is very confusing to me. This was the fastest moving village at Nabuur - we had done ALL our research in the last 2-3 months, now it's gone and we are supposed to start from scratch?
I am Really confused. The last I heard from Emma, he was ready to start with the chickens and veggies - both quick money producers. Pigs and goats next, and a test plot for no till farming.
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Ginger :)
Hi Ginger
If you click on the project name (Wakitaka Village) you can see all the Finished tasks http://www.nabuur.com/en/village/wakitaka/project/wakitaka-vilage
This is not exactly obvious from the way the site is set up - it should tell you how to do it.
I am not familiar with the whole discussion, but I think the info is still there.
A lot of the stuff is also in the Resources section.
Mary
Hi Ginger and Mary, dear all,
Sorry for the confusion. This wasn´t my intent. First good news, the sites have not disappeared. I just put the first two discussions you had with all the information as "stalled", thinking that you could still see them. Apparently this is not the case, or only as finished tasks. So I have put them back, that everybody can access them easily.
What was my intent, was just to divide the discussion for the different projects. It´s true you have already done most of the assessment, feeding, growing and advice. So lets keep on with this and maybe summarize the most important points.
I am not really sure, do you had already decided about all the projects how to do them? Do you think that the youths should start right now? Are there still any technical/training points that should be discussed as for example for the chicken (see Cambodia chicken)?
Sorry again for the confusion, and I am happy to get any suggestions about how we could go on.
best,
Maria
Hi Maria,
The projects had been agreed on by the Neighbors and a considerable research had been done on all the projects including management, feeding, vaccination, cutting down costs, securing land for the projects, operational plan etc. For example goat rearing, a lot of good literature from the Neighbors was passed over to me which I printed out for the youths. Not only that but also how the youths should feed the goats, breeding, type of goats etc. All that was left was to get the projects started.
Regards,
Emmanuel
Hello Maria,
First time round. I just saw your message. My comment is the last one under neath talking about women goat rearing. Did not realise young boys. I will check out the website on your message.
Hello Maria,
First time round. I just saw your message. My comment is the last one under neath talking about women goat rearing. Did not realise young boys. I will check out the website on your message.
I think that the first thing is to let the youth have a team and then discuss each other.To have a project is very important.Planning to how to do and decide what to feed and how to feed is the best way to do goat rearing-breeding.You also can use some sources like books from library or farm or some farmer's experiences.I think it is useful for youth to hear from experieced farmer.
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YEH YU WEN
The youth in this village have been discussing this project for a good 2-3 months and One of the Nabuurs already sent the youth an excellent brochure on the How To of goats that they have studied, for feeding, shots, kind of houses to be built- everything they need. In the last 2 months they have also spoken to the local vet about shots. I believe these native goats won't need them. I think you might have joined the village after the discussions.
**** I just noticed that Emmanuel posted the info I repeated here just beneath your posting! Go back a few postings to find out what has been going on so it will help you to catch up to where we are!
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Ginger :)
Can this example apply to the youth in addition to what is already done.
PRADAN is promoting goat-rearing programmes in Rajasthan and Orissa. As with other PRADAN initiatives, the focus is on assisting women in optimizing their livestock resources. This becomes necessary given that in these project areas, goat rearing is characterized by the use of poor breeds and unscientific husbandry practices that result in low incomes and high morbidity and mortality risks.
PRADAN focuses on the induction of new animals, better housing and veterinary care, especially immunisation against certain well-known killer diseases like PPR (Peste des petits ruminants). Systems have been set up to procure and administer necessary vaccines in collaboration with government agencies.
I look in the internet for some example and I came across the Pradan goat rearing project. They seem to cover some very good grounds: They seemed to concentrate on families cluseters in which case I am assuming that each family would have used their household backyard to rear 1 to 2/3 goats differ from goat farming which may require a fair size land to accommodate about 400 goats.
PRADAN assists poor women in goat rearing as a potential livelihood supplement. The programme enables women to obtain credit to buy goats and provide improved shelter and veterinary support. Training a cadre of para-vets to provide animal health care on a routine basis is also an important intervention.
The programmes are implemented in clusters so that capacity building, veterinary support, and marketing can be taken up in a more systematic manner.
PRADAN’s goat-rearing programmes currently reach out to some 2,331 families.
I wonder if this is the type of goat rearing you are focusing on. I thought it is a good Idea
Is PRADAN a non-profit organization we can write to? Yes, we are trying to make these youth self-sufficient - 4 different groups - one learning pig farming, goat farming, no till farming and bucket drip veggies and chickens. They all have the info they need and the money to start small.
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Ginger :)
Hi Leutele (is this your first name?),
nice to see you here around. Just to follow-up on what Ginger said; The project also adresses the need of women. There are also young women in the youth group. (have a look on the amzing photo of the youths and the goats). There are actually 6 youths having kicked-off the chicken project and 6 other the goat project. As soon as the aninmals get kids and can be sold, other youths will get into the project (goats, poultry, veggies and pigs). They hope to involve through this way slowly as many youths of the community as possible to allow them to generate their own income.
Hope this helps. Do you have a link or so for the PRADAN project? As Ginger said, it would be nice to get to know their experiences.
warm regards,
Maria
Hi Maria, (my third name)
Caught up with you from somewhere else, guess where? the web images, Whaz up mate? Are we into this goat rearing project again, Please fill me in . if its finished then dont bother. I am flat out doing volunteer work for another group not from nabuur. Is kind of urgent. but you got my undivided attention. so lets learn how to rear some goats. Guess what, never see goats in Samoa but dude Im ready to learn.
By the way happy mother's day. sunday today New zealand time.
Looking forward to hear from you
Cheers
Hi everybody,
Orphans and destitute children of spring valley have high hopes of learning.Every morning you will find them in class ready to learn.Thier inspiration is being killed by lack of learning materials.They apreciate the list we give using the limited resources we have,But still we need to give them outside the box.Keeping them inside the box will create no defference in thier future lives.We need to expand the knowledge we give them as they grow.
Pliz help as with this instrictional materials so that we give this children the best.
We also request neighbours to visit our village.Its a village with a difference,you may be able to enjoy our staff otherwise you may become a solution to the problem.
Hi facilitators,
Pliz orphans and destitute children of spring valley are children who have inspiration of learning.Every morning you will find them ready to learn.They could look more of school chlidren if they could be in uniform.
As you view them in the picture below,nobody has apair.We are requesting well wisher to come in and dress this children so that they can be in the mood of sitting in the class.
Hope to recieve the best thanks.
Everline.