Goat Farming
It is important to define your farming objectives clearly. It could be to produce meat, milk and breeding stock for other farmers.
If the objective is breeding, then emphasis in management will be on high quality foundation stock, batch breeding, detailed breeding plan and good recording system.
Goat Rearing
Goat Rearing empowers women economically, which contributes towards the first Sustainable
Development Goal (SDG) of no poverty. The program is also helping them to improve their families’ nutrition, advancing progress towards the second SDG of zero hunger.
If the objective is profit making, the emphasis in management will be on low cost infrastructure, simple management system, few staff to reduce labor costs and good financial management.
Housing – Proper housing with enough space for the goats and with good lighting and ventilation is important. Permanent housing pen 1.5 metre square + exercise yard + feed rack and water trough. Permanent buck pen/kidding pen per Doe: 3-metre square. Stocking rate – Correct stocking rate for animals on free range. Guide: 1-3 total livestock units (TLU) = 250Kg about 8-15 goats per Ha.