FAO
Success Stories
Vulnerable
Widow Receives FAO Wheat Seed and Fertilizers
Duniya Bibi (right) aged 60 lives in village Noroka
located in district Abbottabad and is one of the 82,000
individuals who received FAO inputs consisting of 25
kilograms of improved wheat seed and 50 kilograms of
fertilizers for the 2006 rabi wheat season. The package
was distributed to vulnerable households in collaboration
with international and national implementing partners.
Widowed 30 years ago and with no children to support
her, she depends on her half acre plot of land for home
consumption of wheat grain.
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Occasionally she sells surplus wheat straw in the market
which is used as animal fodder and receives charitable
handouts from the village community. Like many she lost
her home in the earthquake and is now surviving the
harsh weather elements in a tent near her destroyed
house. Unable to walk without the aid of a cane, her
nephew ploughed and sowed the FAO provided seed and
fertilizer for her. She will depend on the village community
to cut the wheat crop come harvest time.
“With only half an acre of land I am barely able
to produce enough wheat grain for my own consumption
let alone sell surplus grain. So I am very grateful
to FAO for the wheat seed and fertilizer; when it is
time to harvest it will provide me enough to eat.”
Duniya Bibi
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| Farmers
Protect Livestock from Freezing Temperatures with FAO
EQ-Resistant Animal Sheds |
Sabir Shah (right) standing proudly
in front of his completed animal shed, is one of the
3000 livestock farmers who received building material
and skills for the construction of earthquake–
resistant animal sheds. With temperatures dropping below
freezing, Sabir looks forward to using his shed to protect
his cow, calf and goat from the inclement weather. The
animal shed was built by himself with the help of four
other community farmers including his brother was the
site supervisor. Living in Asa village located in Garlat
union council, Sabir also received animal compound feed
and urea molasses blocks from FAO which after initial
usage has already resulted in a half litre increase
in milk production daily.
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“With the help of FAO provided animal feed blocks,
my cow has increased milk production by a half liter
and with continuous usage I expect it to increase even
more.” Sabir Shah- Livestock Farmer
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Mumtaz Begum - Not too far from Asa
village is Navagrah village is where Mumtaz Begum
lives with her five children. A widow who lost her
husband to a heart attack two years ago, she is one
of the 690 female headed-households who benefited
from FAO’s animal shelter intervention. With
the help of FAO she is now able to produce milk for
home consumption needs and sell what is left over.
She sought help from her neighbor Iqbal Shafi in the
construction phase of the shelter. He also received
training in animal feeding and passed on the knowledge
to Mumtaz Begum
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