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Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department in expansion of business. The main production of this business is lamb meat and wool. The demand for lamb is quite good and exceeds the supply. Lamb and wool will mainly be sold through brokers. Lamb sales in 2005 are expected to return 1,413,000 drams and wool sale 140,000 drams. Lambs will be sold at 3-4 months age and with the intensive feeding, they should reach 12kg. 70-80% of the lambs will be sold and the rest will be kept for reproduction. There are veterinarians and specialists in that field among group members who assist in organizing the group work. The group, by its own means, acquired a type of shed that helps to organize the summer season properly. The group has plans to start construction of a stone or a concrete outhouse that will help to organize a correct transition of guarding during wintertime. ACF-E provides not only financial and material support, but also vocational assistance in sheep breeding, land processing, market research, management and accounting. History and description of group foundation The project is implemented by ACF-E and financed by Swiss Development Corporation. The main objective of the project is to improve the living standards of men and women in rural Sisian. The best way of assisting vulnerable families is to provide them with an activity with a long-term stable income. “Gisastgh” sheep breeding group was founded in March of 2003. In July 2004 the first phase of the project finished and the second phase started. According to the procedure of the second phase of the project, the IGA groups should be formed on a voluntary basis. “Gisastgh” sheep breeding IGA group consists of 15 members and all the members decided themselves to be members of the group. According to requirements of the new phase, a new Memorandum of Understanding was signed by and between ACF-E and IGA group. A new Internal Regulation was elaborated and accepted after discussions about it with the group. The group elected a leader for planning of works, coordinating and implementing them. Form of ownership is collective. The group members have no rights to sell or alienate the animals received from ACF-E. They can sell only new generation of animals (increase of herd through their work). Production and Service The main production is lamb and wool. Lamb meat is in high demand. Taking into consideration the fact that qualitative characteristics of the lambs in highlands and foothills are better than those of Ararat valley, the middlemen resell the meat in regions of Ararat valley and Yerevan markets where they easily find consumers. The characteristics of lamb meat are: • Taste • Fattiness INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY 159
➔ Usually the lambs are bought by live weight, that’s to say 600-650 drams are paid for 1 kg of live weight. Lamb, as a product, is always in demand. Currently the supply does not satisfy the demands. From point of view of fatness the lambs are divided into 3 groups: • Lower to middle fatness • Middle fatness • Higher to middle fatness We get 5-6 kg of meat from 4-5 months old lambs if they are classified as lower to middle fatness. If it is of middle fatness – 7-9kg meat, and if it is higher to middle fatness – 12-13kg. IGA group members should work well to reach the expected result. The wool quality will depend on sheep’s conditions, feeding, care and cleanliness. They will get two types of wool: clean (pure) and half-soft. It is planned to get 70% white and 30% coloured wool. It will be 8-12cm long. Marketing plan Description of the main market Darbas sheep breeding group produces lamb and wool for consumer markets. Current consumers are those who know and praise high quality lamb and wool. Sisian district lamb is quite famous in Yerevan and in Ararat valley. The consumers appreciate the taste and organic quality of meat produced here. Currently the lamb meat has a high, unsatisfied demand. The main consumers are middlemen that visit Sisian district villages and do wholesale buying. They sell the lamb in the markets of Yerevan and Ararat valley. Marketing Strategy The following strategy is applied by the sheep-breeding group: high quality and marketing average price. In case of intensive feeding and normal care, the group produces above average lambs. The lambs are fed with the mother’s milk and get additional feeding of cereal fodders (barley or sainfoin). This will affect the taste of meat and weight. Proper care of sheep will give high quality wool. Qualitative criteria are the following: cleanness, softness, length, colour and type. Everything will depend on the feeding and keeping them clean. Cost of quality wool in Sisian area differs from 400 to 500 dram per 1 kg and average price of lamb is 1200 dram. 160 INCOME GENERATING ACTIVITIES: A KEY CONCEPT IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SECURTIY
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