Target Group
1. Dropout Unemployed Young People
- Profile: Young individuals who have left formal education and are currently unemployed.
- Challenges: Lack of formal education, limited job prospects, financial instability.
- Needs: Basic and advanced animal care hands-on training, vocational training, employment opportunities, entrepreneurial skills, income-generating activities and career guidance.
2. Disadvantaged Women
- Profile: Women from economically and socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Challenges: Gender discrimination, limited access to resources and education, domestic responsibilities.
- Needs: Economic empowerment, skills development, Small-scale livestock farming knowledge, and financial independence.
3. Farmers and Livestock Keepers
- Profile: Smallholder farmers and individuals engaged in livestock keeping.
- Challenges: Limited access to modern farming techniques, lack of veterinary services, market access.
- Needs: Improved farming practices, sustainable farming techniques, adequate veterinary services, and market linkage
4. Unqualified Livestock Service Providers
- Profile: Individuals providing livestock services without formal qualifications or training.
- Challenges: Lack of formal education, limited knowledge of modern techniques, and credibility issues.
- Needs: Professional training on livestock health management, certification, skill enhancement and sustainable and ethical practices in animal care.
5. Pet Animal or Companion Animal Owners
- Profile: Individuals or families who own and care for pets, such as dogs, cats, birds, and other companion animals.
- Challenges: Lack of information on proper pet care and nutrition, Difficulty in identifying and managing health problems, limited access to pet care services, and balancing responsibilities.
- Needs: Require knowledge of nutrition and feeding practices, basic veterinary care, behavior management, grooming, legal aspects, and animal welfare.
6. School Students
- Profile: Young individuals currently enrolled in school and college with an interest in livestock and pet care.
- Challenges: Limited knowledge of zoonotic diseases, animal behaviors, balancing academics, accessing current information, and exploring career options in animal care.
- Needs: Foundational animal behavior knowledge, awareness of zoonotic diseases, hands-on experience, and career guidance.
7. Government, Non-Government, and International Organizations
- Profile: Employees and representatives from government agencies, NGOs, and international organizations working in agriculture and rural development.
- Challenges: Coordination with local communities, resource allocation, and policy enforcement.
- Needs: Capacity building, program implementation skills, livestock development policies formulation, community engagement, and sustainable development practices.
8. Private Sector, Food and Agro Industry
- Profile: Entrepreneurs, business owners, and employees in the food and agro-industry sector.
- Challenges: Competition, maintaining quality standards, and scaling operations.
- Needs: Livestock product value addition, improved supply chain management, quality control, and market expansion.
Published on: Monday, 28 May 2018, 07:17 am ▪ Last update: Thursday, 13 June 2024, 07:52 pm ▪ Total View of this Page: 2269
