Sunday, July 1, 2018

Cross visit of the chicken raising interest groups to a model agriculture Prod site


Cross visit of the chicken raising interest groups to a model agriculture Prod site
 On June 27, 2018 the Staff of CHOICES for Children project facilitated the trained chicken raising interest groups to a cross learning visit at a model agriculture Prod site in Koh Svay village, Snam Preah commune. The interest groups from 8 villages participated and shared together what they have learned and succeeded from real practice at homes.

The purpose of visit is 1) the groups learn from each other of experience and skills in households` chicken raising what succeeded or failed; 2) the groups reviewed technical, controls, best practices and changes in successful chicken raising; and 3) the groups developed plan for ongoing practical coaching and technical support.

The pictures below show the activities in cross visit sessions

The participants had been divided in small group discussion:














The representative of each small groups presented the discussion result to big group:















Sharing on best practices and changes of a successful interest group member living in Anlung Mean village, Snam Preah commune. She learned chicken raising from ADRA for one year. She recently feed 50 hens and more than 30 chicken.  She gave vaccination to all chicken and fed them as the instruction in training. Very few chicken died in each season. She spent 300,000 riels (=$75.00) in foods and caring to those hens and chicken. She sold hens and getting 700,000 riel (=$175 in 3 months). The income`s leftover from consumption in family. She saved 40,000 riels (=$10.00) in each month. Her husband and children are strongly assisting and supporting her chicken raising.


At the end of sharing session, all participant visited a chicken raising site of an interest group member next to the meeting location in Koh Svay village. The area of chicken house is clean, large and feed more than 100 hens/chicken. The owner made similar income the same to the one female interest group member mentioned above.







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