A cow breeding programme to improve the livelihood of poor farmers has been implemented in the southern province of Tien Giang. The programme is partly funded by Canadian Heifer International and the Norwegian Mission Alliance Vietnam.
The project has an investment of 18.2 billion VND, including 14.2 billion VND from the Canadian and Norwegian organisations. It will be carried out from now until June 2017.
As many as 2,400 poor households in Phu Thanh and Phu Dong communes in Tan Phu Dong district will benefit from the project.
In the first phase, 300 households will each receive a cow worth 12 million VND while 300 others will be given a preferential loan of 8 million VND per household to breed pigs, goats, poultry or aquatic animals.
The remaining 1,800 households will be supported in the second phase.
The programme aims to raise incomes, ensure food safety and nutrition for the beneficiaries as well as improve their awareness.
It also creates opportunities for them to access other sources of capital.-VNA
The project has an investment of 18.2 billion VND, including 14.2 billion VND from the Canadian and Norwegian organisations. It will be carried out from now until June 2017.
As many as 2,400 poor households in Phu Thanh and Phu Dong communes in Tan Phu Dong district will benefit from the project.
In the first phase, 300 households will each receive a cow worth 12 million VND while 300 others will be given a preferential loan of 8 million VND per household to breed pigs, goats, poultry or aquatic animals.
The remaining 1,800 households will be supported in the second phase.
The programme aims to raise incomes, ensure food safety and nutrition for the beneficiaries as well as improve their awareness.
It also creates opportunities for them to access other sources of capital.-VNA
