The Kudumbasree District Mission has collected more than Rs. 3 lakh from the first ever ‘Goat market’ held under the ‘Aadu Gramam project’ in Puthuppady grama panchayat on September 19.
The Kudumbasree goat farmers could sell all the 100 goats that had been arranged for sale as part of the programme, Kudumbasree District coordinator T.P. Muhammed Basheer said.
The Aadu Gramam project of the Kudumbasree State Mission involves supplying goats to women’s self help groups at a subsidised rate. The members rear these goats for milking or for slaughter.
Some even use the goats for breeding purposes. The dung and urine of the goats are in demand for production of organic manure.
In Kozhikode district, the project was started in Puthuppady grama panchayat CDS six months ago. Now there are 16 panchayats in the district implementing the project, while two more panchayats are getting ready to join.
As per the project, 25 goats are distributed to groups of five women at a cost of around Rs. 2 lakh including insurance. The groups get a subsidy of Rs. 50,000 while some panchayats offer an additional subsidy of Rs.20,000.
The goat market was a first of its kind endeavour, the success of which owes much to the forthcoming Id-ul-Azha in which goat slaughter is a prominent custom. Inspired by the success of the first attempt, Kudumbasree is planning to organise similar markets in other panchayats as well on suitable occasions, Mr. Basheer said.
Source : The Hindu
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