Diary Farming
Last year we started our diary project with one cow which was donated by samaritan purse. The intention was to get milk for the children and hoped that if it gives birth, we would have more cattle. Now we have two cows and one of the cows is pregnant and will give birth this year.
Maize Corn:
In 2010 we planted 3 acres of Maize and harvested corn worth 1,450 Kgs of maize flour for food in February 2011. Some of the flour was sold off to save money for paying a tractor to clear the land for the next planting season. Most of this flour was consumed by the children at I am Children’s home which helped a lot now that we have 10 more children leaving at the Orphanage.
We also got 800 Kgs of Maize brand which was used to create animal feeds for the Piggery project. The pigs have been feeding on this maize brand since February 2011.
In 2010 we planted 3 acres of Maize and harvested corn worth 1,450 Kgs of maize flour for food in February 2011. Some of the flour was sold off to save money for paying a tractor to clear the land for the next planting season. Most of this flour was consumed by the children at I am Children’s home which helped a lot now that we have 10 more children leaving at the Orphanage.
We also got 800 Kgs of Maize brand which was used to create animal feeds for the Piggery project. The pigs have been feeding on this maize brand since February 2011.
Goats:
We are so grateful to all the donors that have given towards the goat rearing program. We now have 12 goats on our farm at Maya and we hope they will be multiplying by the end of this year.
Piggery:
Our piggery program has had some challenges in the past where we lost 6 piglets due to an unknown disease. However, this year this project is showing remarkable progress. We started off with 4 pigs, now we have 9 pigs and we have already sold two pigs. Two of these pigs are pregnant and will produce at least 6 piglets each this year. The money we got from the two pigs sold is used to pay of a visiting veterinary doctor and buying some supplementary animal feeds for the pigs and cows.
Piggery:
