Graduating Pashu Sakhies – 6 months

Sanjeev Kumar ASHOKA FELLOWThe Goat Trust

(www.thegoattrust.org)

Community led goat based livelihoods stregthening:

Experiences of The Goat Trust with 44 grass root partners

Goat and Livelihood

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Major problems and solutions Suggested –

Problems (effect) Cause Solutions tested out

High mortality/morbidity

Financial and non financial constraints to adopt improved practices, Less accessibility to first aid services and Knowledge

Village based trained women (called Pashu Sakhi) to enhance best practices /knowledge, provide first aid services and regular training & monitoring , Community Insurance

Genetic degradation/ Low quality of goats

Least focus on Improved buck breeding in goats

Awareness and creation of paid service providers , Selective kids nursery

Feed scarcity and seasonal stress

Low awareness on alternative feed and non existence of fodder cultivation & preservation

PRA based analysis of feed seasonality, kidding seasonality and disease analysis and develop a short and long term plan

Low share of producers in consumer level meat price growth

Absence of transparent system of price estimation of goats . Skewed information exchanges

Live body weight based price estimation , We based marketing (Pashubajaar.com)

Our essential shifts from existing approachesFacilitating community led support system development Not

distributing goat as assets firstFocus on replacement of low quality goats with productive

goatsFacilitate PRA based problem analysis (Feed, disease/kidding

seasonality) before making Goat rearers Group (GRG)Starting from what fits livelihood basket not imposing a unit

size Role of women in non traditional area of animal health

management (Livestock Nurse concept)Community based insurance to demystify insurance process

and create accountability Value addition to goat manure by processing & packaging

and branding itTransparency in Market valuation (Live body weight pricing

mechanism) & Information Exchange platform building (Livestock Net Exchange) – Lead role by market activists

Revolving fund and pass on based goat induction

Pashu Sakhi (Livestock Nurse) Community Livestock Managers Community based Goat Risk protection (SSY) Shepherd’s Field School (Bakari Paalak

Paathshaala ) High quality Goat kid Nursery Management Sand based non electric Duck egg incubator Packaged goat manure Live body weight market facilitation

(pashubajaar.com) Artificial Insemination in Goats Bakari Bank on wheels

Key Innovations at The Goat Trust

Pashu Sakhi led Livestock Extension Services

Transforming from helplessness to an effective change Facilitator

Pashu sakhi Pashu Nurse

Helpless women goat farmer

Operational Area at a glance – Nov 2014

STATE DISTRICT PARTNER NO OF PASHU SAKHI

UTTAR PRADESH

Rae Bareli, Sitapur, Unnao, Balia, Bareilley, Bahrraich, Banda, Mahoba, shrawasti, Moradabad, Varanasi

DRF, Vishwas, ADP –World Vision, AKF, TCL, 4 Bundelkhand partners

250

JHARKHAND West Singhbhum, Ranchi JSLPS , 161

RAJASTHAN Alwar, Dausa, Ajmer, Tonk, Udaipur, Dungarpur, Pratapgarh, Bundi

Ibtada & 5, IGWDP (NABARD), World Vision, PRADAN, CmF

225

MADHYA PRADESH & CG

Sagar, Hoshandabad, Khandwa, Chattarpur, Amarwara, Bilaspur

WVI-Bhopal,AKRSP, DMKS

225

KARNATAKA Bijapur World Vision 60

WEST BENGAL

Chitranjan , Salboni FYF, DRF 50

BIHAR Muzzafarpur, Madhubani, Betiah

CRS, GDS, TCL, FnF 20

Maharashtra

Ahmadnagar, Tadoba DRF,BGVK 40

Total 1031