From the Field

Rabbits Bring Profit to Armenian Teen

Arpine Poghosyan, a participant in the Young Agriculturists Network of Armenia project, and a member of YES! Youth Club, received a $100 seed grant from Heifer Armenia and established a small rabbit farm. She is very happy to have her own business and to practice the knowledge and skills she has gained during the business classes with the club.

2013 Heifer Armenia Program Annual Conference Held

The Heifer Armenia Program Annual Conference was held to discuss programmatic achievements of the past year and highlight prospective developments for the upcoming year. The event gathered more than 110 people, among them Heifer Armenia project holders, community leaders and partners.

Diversified Farming Improves Incomes in Peru

Families in Peru are expanding their coffee farms to include livestock and vegetables. These successful diversified production systems give farm families additional sources of income, making them more resilient to climate situations.

Lamb Judging Competition in Project Village

More than 100 farmers participated in a Lamb Judging Competition held January 12, 2013, in Tokay Village, China. Eighty families received 395 quality ewes after the project officially launched in December 2011. By the end of 2012, 326 lambs were born; these lambs were the “contestants” of this Lamb Judging Competition.

Ukraine Women Participate in Study Tours

Between October 2012 and February 2013, women leaders from all corners of Ukraine participated in study tours funded by Heifer Ukraine and the Women's Information Consultative Center. The trainings aimed to solve problems such as high unemployment, domestic violence and lack of medical care.

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