The objectives of the project are to contribute to national efforts for poverty alleviation by providing a model for sustainable rural development opportunities for poor men and women of the area. It has two objectives (1) Development Objectives and (2) Immediate Objectives
5.1
Development Objectives; which
reduces the incidence of poverty;
enhances development opportunities for women;
improves household food security and nutrition;
sustainably increase family income;
is consistent with safeguarding the environment by promoting integrated farming system.
5.2
Immediate Objectives
For achieving the above noted long term development objectives, the immediate objectives are:
to strengthen GMF capacity to provide beneficiaries with the skills, services and training for improved nutrition and earnings from profitable livestock and dairy production;
to build the capacity of the Village Groups to operate and manage micro-credit and profitable livestock investment schemes on self-reliant and sustainable basis;
to promote community enterprises in partnership with GMF for efficient processing and marketing of quality livestock products and animal feeds.
