Success stories
Inspiring Stories from the Women with Chicken Horticulture Project (WCHP)
Rebecca
My name is Rebecca, a widow and a participant of the Women with Chicken Horticulture project. Before joining in 2023, I depended on subsistence farming of maize and rice on a small half-acre piece of land. Due to climate change and limited land, my yields were very low and could not meet my basic needs, including providing adequate and nutritious food for my family. After joining the project, my life has greatly improved. I started practicing agroecological farming and began cultivating horticultural crops such as okra, African eggplant, amaranthus, cucumber, and Chinese cabbage to increase my income. At the same time, part of the produce is used at home, which has greatly improved our household nutrition through a more diverse and balanced diet. I also ventured into poultry farming and now keep up to 400 broiler chickens, providing both income and a source of protein for my family. With the income I earn from horticulture and poultry, I have been able to buy two dairy cows, which provide chemical-free milk for both home consumption and sale, further improving our nutrition. I have also expanded my maize and rice farm from half an acre to four acres. I am truly grateful to Soil-Animals’ Power Tanzania (SAPTA) for bringing this project, which has transformed my livelihood, strengthened my income, and improved my family’s nutrition and overall well-being.
Julia
My name is Julia, and I proudly identify myself as a poultry keeper. Before joining the WCH project implemented by Soil-Animals’ Power Tanzania (SAPTA) in 2023, I had no poultry experience or business, and my household faced challenges in food security and proper nutrition. Through the training and support I received, I gained valuable skills in poultry management and successfully started from zero to now keeping 500 broiler chickens. This has improved not only my income but also my family’s access to nutritious food, as we now consume poultry products at home. With the income earned, I constructed a pig house and invested in pig farming, growing from 4 sows and 1 boar to 12 pigs. I am truly grateful to SAPTA for bringing this project, which has transformed my livelihood and improved my family’s well-being.
Impact Stories from BEGE Project
Salma
My name is Salma, am poultry entrepreneur from Mikumi village and BEGE project praticipant. Before joining BEGE project, I was keeping few of up to 100 chickens with high mortality rate and getting loss after each batch. I was struggling with unreliable markets and inadequate quality input supply. After joining the project, my life has greatly improved, The project trained me on technical on agroecological poultry keeping including poultry husbandry, proper feeding and nutrition, and disease management. This was accampanied by marketing and business development skills. I started practicing agroecological poultry farming, increased poultry from 100 to 300 birds. I have improved disease control using Biosecurity and vaccination this have helped me to reduce poultry mortality. My poultry business skills enabled me to execute my business professionally, keeping records, and able to analyse. My income have increased and greatly improved my household nutrition through a more diverse and balanced diet. I am truly grateful to Soil-Animals’ Power Tanzania (SAPTA) for bringing this project, which has transformed my livelihood, strengthened my income, and improved my family’s nutrition and overall well-being.
Marium
My name is Marium from Mikumi, and I proudly identify myself as a poultry keeper. Before joining the BEGE project implemented by Soil-Animals’ Power Tanzania (SAPTA), I had poultry but I started without any knowledge business, and my household faced challenges in food security and proper nutrition. Through the training and support I received, I gained valuable skills in poultry management and successfully started from zero to now keeping 200 broiler and 200 Sasso chickens. This has improved not only my income but also my family’s access to nutritious food, as we now consume poultry products at home. Am planning to expand my poultry business. I am truly grateful to SAPTA for bringing this project, which has transformed my livelihood and improved my family’s well-being.
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