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Bibi (right) aged 60 lives in village Noroka located in district
Abbottabad and is one of the 82,000 individuals who received
FAO inputs consisting of 25 kilograms of improved wheat seed
and 50 kilograms of fertilizers for the 2006 rabi wheat season.
The package was distributed to vulnerable households in collaboration
with international and national implementing partners. Widowed
30 years ago and with no children to support her, she depends
on her half acre plot of land for home consumption of wheat
grain.
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Occasionally
she sells surplus wheat straw in the market which
is used as animal fodder and receives charitable handouts
from the village community. Like many she lost her
home in the earthquake and is now surviving the harsh
weather elements in a tent near her destroyed house.
Unable to walk without the aid of a cane, her nephew
ploughed and sowed the FAO provided seed and fertilizer
for her. She will depend on the village community
to cut the wheat crop come harvest time.
“With only
half an acre of land I am barely able to produce enough
wheat grain for my own consumption let alone sell
surplus grain. So I am very grateful to FAO for the
wheat seed and fertilizer; when it is time to harvest
it will provide me enough to eat.” Duniya Bibi |
Farmers Protect Livestock from Freezing
Temperatures with FAO EQ-Resistant Animal Sheds
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Sabir Shah (right)
standing proudly in front of his completed animal shed,
is one of the 3000 livestock farmers who received building
material and skills for the construction of earthquake–
resistant animal sheds. With temperatures dropping below
freezing, Sabir looks forward to using his shed to protect
his cow, calf and goat from the inclement weather. The animal
shed was built by himself with the help of four other community
farmers including his brother was the site supervisor. |
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With the help of
FAO provided animal feed blocks, my cow has increased
milk production by a half liter and with continuous
usage I expect it to increase even more.” Sabir
Shah- Livestock Farmer
Mumtaz Begum - Not
too far from Asa village is Navagrah village is where
Mumtaz Begum lives with her five children. A widow
who lost her husband to a heart attack two years ago,
she is one of the 690 female headed-households who
benefited from FAO’s animal shelter intervention.
With the help of FAO she is now able to produce milk
for home consumption needs and sell what is left over.
She sought help from her neighbor Iqbal Shafi in the
construction phase of the shelter. He also received
training in animal feeding and passed on the knowledge
to Mumtaz Begum
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