Goats are

easy to look after

Demonstration goat house for Kayunga Dairy Goat Project, Masaka

Housing

Low-grade crossbred goats require simple housing. Even for high-grade animals, houses can be constructed entirely from locally available materials. more...

School student with dairy goat

Little labour needed

Allows sufficient time for other farm activities or going to school.

Not an obstacle to the elderly

Integration with crop production

The above fodder does not reduce productivity of the land - the remaining land is more productive because water and top-soil are conserved.

Goats provide a useful by-product in the form of manure. The water-retaining organic matter and nitrogen, are much needed by tropical soils. So combining crops with goats is more productive than either on their own.

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Little land needed

Leaves from common food crops are suitable for feeding goats, as are the peelings from sweet potatoes and bananas. Prunings from most fruit trees are also suitable. more...

Rows of elephant grass and leguminous shrubs can be planted as erosion control, and used to feed the goats. more...

People with little or no land can collect leaves from uncultivated land, peelings from cafes etc.

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