Heifer International Launching $23.8 Million Project In Nepal
by January 20, 2012 11:58 am 134 views
Heifer International, the Little Rock-based global hunger nonprofit, is launching a new $23.8 million project in Nepal.
The five-year project is expected to assist 138,000 small-scale farmers and will focus on goat and dairy production, and on reducing Nepal’s reliance on imports for its protein needs.
The project aims to increase meat and milk productivity in targeted areas through improved animal management techniques, and then help participants form trade alliances. Heifer will also help form community groups and cooperatives so that farmers can better connect with buyers.
“By strengthening local production, Heifer hopes to reduce the number of goats being imported into Nepal by about 30 percent by the year 2016, and reduce milk imports by 10 percent,” Heifer said in a press release.
Heifer International has worked in Nepal since 1977.