Income-Generating Activities - Action Against Hunger

Field handbook • Scientific and Technical Department
Name
Sales Volume
Forecast 2005 2006
March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Total
1 Lamb /unit/ 60 20 30 20 130
2 Wool /kg/ 350 350
3 Spelt /kg/ 4000 4000
Production Plan
Production Volumes
Darbas IGA group produces lamb and wool in Shamb village. It is situated 17 km far
from Sisian. The majority of members live in Darbas village and there is a problem of
transport of members. Presently Darbas IGA group has 177 ewes, 7 rams and 85 lambs.
At the end of April 2005 the group will receive 15 ewes and 15 lambs as investment from
ACF-E. From the 207 sheep, it is intended to produce 202 lambs. The birthing season is
from November to February. The newborn lambs are fed with milk, grains and grass. 70-
80% of the lambs are sold and the rest are kept for reproduction, using a selective
process to improve the breeding stock. The lambs will be sold at 3-4 month having
weight of 10-12 kg. In regard to wool production, the sheep are sheared in May and the
lambs in August. The group purchased a shearing machine that allows for increasing,
quality production. The group can produce 300 kg of sheep wool and 30-40 kg of lamb
wool annually. The wool is sold in August.
Records of annual lamb growth are displayed in the following chart.
Existing quantity of sheep 185 185 210
2005 2006
Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Total
New born lambs 145 10 7 50 50 50 52 364
Sold lambs 60 20 30 20 130
Remaining lambs 85 75 52 32 32 32 32 32 82 132 182 234
Sold wool 350 350
In autumn 2005 there will be 37 lambs available of which 32 will be group sheep
and 5 of which were provided by ACF-E
Capital Assets
For lamb production, the main assets are sheep and the tools and equipment that
the group has in the sheep-breeding farm. The following chart introduces the main
conditions of capital assets:
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