The loss of goats can set back a household in their aim to accumulate assets. Most families with goats lost all of them, seriously hampering their ability to rebuild their herds through breeding.
Goats are an important aspect of people's livelihood.
Besides being used for food, Subsistence farmers generally build up their goat herds until they can sell enough to purchase a cow. Cows are considered the most esteemed possession for the rural agricultures. IPM will provide approximately 4000 families goats and approximately 100 families with cows. The target population is widows and female-headed households. The animals will assist the women to maintain a good crop production despite their reduced labor force and will enable the women to generate income as they rent out the animals to others in the community for ploughing or other uses.