Happy Holidays!
These are the goats that keep on giving! This year, Sucafina is giving goats in honor of our clients. These goats will go to smallholder farmers in our supply chain in Rwanda and will help increase family incomes, improve coffee quality, and augment family nutrition with goat milk.
But the impact doesn’t stop there. Each year, the offspring of these goats will be given to more farmers within the Sucafina coffee supply chain and will expand to benefit more and more people.
Some of the biggest problems that smallholders in our supply chain in Rwanda face can be addressed through goat livestock chains. These problems include soil infertility, lack of fertilizer access, and low family incomes.
Goats are multi-functional. They are relatively easy to care for and can survive on shrubs and trees. They can have an immediate and ongoing impact since they reproduce quickly and each female goat can have several offspring.
Farmers can use goat manure to fertilize their coffee trees, thus increasing yields and quality. Families can drink or sell goat’s milk, creating additional sources of income.
This year, Sucafina will be giving approximately 210 goats in honor of our clients. These goats will be distributed across 6 female and youth cooperative groups and 6 washing stations. Two lead farmers who have been especially engaged in mobilizing community members will also receive goats. All the goats given will be just the tip of a longer livestock chain where offspring will be given to more people each year. Kahawatu Foundation and RWACOF (Sucafina in Rwanda) will provide initial training on caring for goats and will visit regularly to check on the status of the goats and support farmers as needed.
Want to learn more? Contact your trader for more information.
