Sustainability of the Projects
AFMAT will have multiple sustainable projects that will provide a reliable revenue stream, able to support the daily operations of the organization.
The organization is currently raising broiler chickens to receive a small amount of income.
• One house holding approximately 200 chickens
• 6-8 week product turnover for broiler chickens; and
• $425 gross income per turnover. • Future plans entail six poultry houses being constructed, able to accommodate 1,200 chickens at a time.
• Both layer chickens (for eggs) and broiler chickens (for meat) will be raised.
• Broiler chickens will be raised in stages, providing a continuous availability of chickens for sale.
• Eggs will be sold on a weekly basis to businesses value chain that the organization has contracted.
• One house holding approximately 200 chickens
• 6-8 week product turnover for broiler chickens; and
• $425 gross income per turnover. • Future plans entail six poultry houses being constructed, able to accommodate 1,200 chickens at a time.
• Both layer chickens (for eggs) and broiler chickens (for meat) will be raised.
• Broiler chickens will be raised in stages, providing a continuous availability of chickens for sale.
• Eggs will be sold on a weekly basis to businesses value chain that the organization has contracted.
• Natural Honey is harvested twice a year, and requires very little maintenance.
• AFMAT stakeholders will offer training and expertise to the staff of AFMAT, ensuring honey is properly maintained and harvested on time.
• AFMAT’s honey business will also act as a means of community development, as AFMAT also plans to train community members to harvest their own honey.
• AFMAT stakeholders will offer training and expertise to the staff of AFMAT, ensuring honey is properly maintained and harvested on time.
• AFMAT’s honey business will also act as a means of community development, as AFMAT also plans to train community members to harvest their own honey.
• AFMAT has had several successful growing seasons, which have confirmed the feasibility of using a garden to provide fresh food for staff as well as the sale of surplus produce in the local market to generate revenue and support to the needy with sustainability.
• This operation has proven to be successful at building relationships with community members who may potentially work for the farm, following the organization’s goals of economic and community development.
• Various crops, including Grapes, Maize, Watermelon, Cabbage, Beans and other vegetables are grown.
• This operation has proven to be successful at building relationships with community members who may potentially work for the farm, following the organization’s goals of economic and community development.
• Various crops, including Grapes, Maize, Watermelon, Cabbage, Beans and other vegetables are grown.
• A survey of the land has been completed in order to dig fishponds.
• Fish will be raised and sold in the local market place.
• Apart from income generation, the production of fish through AFMAT project, is anticipated to increase food security and bridge the nutrition gap among the under 5 years children and mothers at the household level.
• Fish will be raised and sold in the local market place.
• Apart from income generation, the production of fish through AFMAT project, is anticipated to increase food security and bridge the nutrition gap among the under 5 years children and mothers at the household level.
• Cattle and Goats will be raised, providing milk and meat for consumption and sale.
• Goats milk has been shown to be very close to breast milk, and will be able to be used as a supplement for new born and their mothers, etc.
• Cheese will also be made from the milk.
• Goats milk has been shown to be very close to breast milk, and will be able to be used as a supplement for new born and their mothers, etc.
• Cheese will also be made from the milk.
• Establishment of a Modern Dispensing Pharmacy with State of Art Laboratory equipped with modern operational equipment and/or appropriately trained staff and a reliable reagent supply chain, with an adequate physical facility, among other key laboratory elements, will ensure the access to health services at the Community level.
• This will help the community get access to modern laboratory facilities and services at an affordable price within their community. This initiative will be done jointly with partners within and outside the country It is high time to note that, human lives and health have been impacted in a variety ways by the climate change.
• Therefore, the availability of climate-resilient health facility as well as services at Mpunguzi area, is expected to reduce the death caused by climate sensitive diseases like malnutrition, malaria, dengue, diarrhoea and heat stress, just to mention a few.
• This will help the community get access to modern laboratory facilities and services at an affordable price within their community. This initiative will be done jointly with partners within and outside the country It is high time to note that, human lives and health have been impacted in a variety ways by the climate change.
• Therefore, the availability of climate-resilient health facility as well as services at Mpunguzi area, is expected to reduce the death caused by climate sensitive diseases like malnutrition, malaria, dengue, diarrhoea and heat stress, just to mention a few.
