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Sat, May 19, 2012
RMDC funds Heifer promoted cooperatives
Aghyuli Social Entrepreneurial Women’s (SEW)cooperative, Bishajari SEW cooperative, Kawaswoti SEW cooperative and Shantikunja cooperative have received loans of 2.5, 2.8, 3.5 and 3.0 million rupees respectively from Rural Microfinance Development Center (RMDC). Most of these funds will be invested in dairy cattle farming with some investments in poultry and vegetable farming.
| Project targeting import substitution of goat and dairy to be launched
The $23 million, Strengthening Smallholder Enterprises of Livestock Value Chain for Poverty Reduction and Economic Growth in Nepal (SLVC), project will work in 28 districts to build up value chain enterprises of goat and dairy over the course of 5 years with the goal of reducing import of live goats by 30% and milk by 10 % by involving 138,000 smallholders.
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