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Involvement with the rural community resulted that there
are five types of farmers (big, medium, small, marginal
and landless farmers). The most vulnerable and poor
group among the farming community are the landless
farmers. They and their families work for the big/medium
farmers in farms and in the houses. Now, the condition
is bit better but some years before they work only for
surplus food, used clothes, used utensils and annually
for few mounds of wheat/rice. Now, they have monthly
wages and annually 8-10 mounds of wheat/rice. Males work
for the big/medium farmers to cultivate their land and
to care their livestock and their women and girls work
in the houses. The children remain without education and
other life leisure. In the further meetings and field
study it is analyzed that it is needed to work with
landless farmers but still it decided that there is no
use or benefit, if the work of landless farmers
supported or improved, the community directed us to work
with the women of landless farmers due to following
reasons.
- Their
husbands are daily-wage laborers. Monthly income
Rs.1200-1500($ 20-25) and have 4-5 children. In this
income they are unable to manage all family matters
and activities.
- Their
children are without adequate food, shelter and
clothes.
- Food
deficiency and lacking health facilities caused to
involve in different health problems.
- Women
have unproductive activities and have only household
activities. They do not have opportunities for
income earning and options. They do not have
economic independence.
- Women's
are unable to contribute for the socioeconomic
development of family.
Women selected TEDDY (Goat) breed for this project due to
following reasons:
-
She-goat
bear 1-2 rams in first delivery, but subsequent
deliveries will have more than
- Lams.
- She
bears after every six months.
- She
matured in 6-9 months able to bear.
- She
feed on simple fodder and food surplus.
- Good
market demand.
- Less
expensive than other breeds.
- Suitable
for easy return in short time.
- Milk
need also be fulfilled (1 kilo milk per goat per
day).
AIM started this project in
10 villages with the women of landless farmers. |
