Income-Generating Activities - Action Against Hunger

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APPENDIX 13: EXAMPLE OF A BUSINESS PLAN
BUSINESS PLAN
For «Gisastgh» IGA Group
In Darbas
Village Darbas, Syunik Region
The Republic of Armenia
Business plan data sheet
Business Name
“Gisastgh” IGA group of Darbas
Address and telephone Village Darbas, Syunik region, RA.
Business Description
This business will produce and sell lamb and wool.
Main buyers of lamb are brokers.
Business Activity Period March 2005 - March 2006
Business Purposes
➢ To produce high quality and organic lamb meat.
➢ To breed healthy lambs (10-12 kg of weight for 3-4 months old lambs)
➢ To obtain clean wool
➢ To achieve 1,953,000 drams of sales volume during the reporting period
➢ Increase amount for IGA up to 274,000 drams
Brief Business Description
Darbas is one of those communities involved in “Rural Self Reliance Development
Project” implemented by ACF-E; it is located in Sisian area of Syunik Region, situated
at 1500m above sea level and 25km distance from Sisian and the main road. Out of 258
families of the community 180 are considered vulnerable. 100 ha of arable, irrigated
land are close to the village and the rest of 427 ha of lands are located at 30-35 km
from the village in “Yerablur” area. The residents get good yields of cultivated vegetables,
especially cabbage, however the absence of market affects the selling opportunities.
Taking into consideration the climatic conditions and availability of
pastures, it is reasonable to develop sheep breeding. The area is especially favorable
in winter when climate conditions allow shortening storage period for sheep. This circumstance
has influence on lamb and wool production costs. For provision of fodder
for sheep and lambs, ACF-E project planted sainfoin on 22 ha of land area in 2003. In
2005, it is intended to plant barley and spelt on 12 ha of land area. The expectation
of yield from 1 ha of barley or spelt is 1500 kg and from 1 ha of sainfoin is 2000 kg.
The higher yield will also reduce the production costs.
In 2004, the beneficiaries of the programme earned 972,300 drams. In 2005, the
beneficiaries are expected to earn 274,000 drams, investing some part of their income
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INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY