Buwame Child Development Foundation

Pig Farming Project

Kampande Community,
Near Chief Mumena,
Mutanda-Chavuma Rd
Kalumbila.
1. SHORT INFORMATION ABOUT PROJECT/PLAN

Project name: Building Sustainable Family through Pig Farming project

Applying Buwame Child Development Foundation

organisation:
Contact Brenda Mwelwa Lunda
person: +260 979-159843
cell: buwamechilddf2015@gmail.com / eliack_shikamo@yahoo.co.uk
Email:
Duration: June –December 2019.

Requested
Amount ZMW 140,710.00
ZMW.
Requested Project Grant
funding type

Introduction
Buwame child development foundation promotes child development through
constructive social change, child empowerment by education, healthcare and basic
economic development. The organization runs an early childhood (Nursery) school
in Shimabila community of Mumena ward. We also work with a core group of
women and men through fish farming and piggery to enhance good household
economy.
Project summary
Through the project of Pig farming Buwame Child Development Foundation aims to
promote Agricultural entrepreneur skills of its targeted members i.e. the youths, men
and women. The project will aim at ensuring that the members have a sustainable
source of proteins and as cause of family economic growth. The members’ active
participation in pig farming will enable them improve their piggery skills and
agrobusiness knowledge.
The challenges faced by our community in securing the food as well as nutritional
security to fast growing population need an integrated approach in livestock farming.
Among the various livestock species, piggery is most potential source for meat
production and pigs are more efficient feed converters after the broiler. Apart from
providing meat, it is also a source of bristles and manure. Pig farming will provide
employment opportunities to seasonally employed rural farmers and supplementary
income to improve their living standards. The advantages of the pig farming are:
i. Pig has got highest feed conversion efficiency i.e. they produce more live
weight gain from a given weight of feed than any other class of meat
producing animals except broilers.
ii. Pig can utilise wide variety of feed stuffs viz. grains, forages, damaged
feeds and garbage and convert them into valuable nutritious meat.
However, feeding of damaged grains, garbage and other unbalanced
rations may result in lower feed efficiency.
iii. They are prolific with shorter generation interval. A sow can be bred as
early as 8-9 months of age and can farrow twice in a year. They produce
6-12 piglets in each farrowing.
iv. Pig farming requires small investment on buildings and equipment.
v. Pigs are known for their meat yield, which in terms of dressing
percentage ranges from 65 - 80 in comparison to other livestock species
whose dressing yields may not exceed 65%.
vi. Pork is most nutritious with high fat and low water content and has got
better energy value than that of other meats. It is rich in vitamins like
thiamin, Niacin and riboflavin.
vii. Pigs manure is widely used as fertilizer for agriculture farms and fish
ponds.
viii. Pigs store fat rapidly for which there is an increasing demand from
poultry feed, soap, paints and other chemical industries.
ix. Pig farming provides quick returns since the marketable weight of
fatteners can be achieved with in a period of 6-8 months.
x. There is good demand from domestic as well as export market for pig
products such as pork, bacon, ham, sausages, lard etc.
Project Purpose is to Increase food production and income generation through pig
farming for the group members and the community at large.
Specific project objectives were;
• To establish a unit of model smallholder pig business for the
organization;
• To supply cheaper, but consistent, supply of meat to families and the
wider community.
• To provide business-like opportunities for the recipients in order to
generate income for them and the community.
• To provide pig manure for making fish farming and compost as a soil
amendment thereby supporting organic farming initiatives within the
wider community.

1. Project Outputs

It needs to be noted up front that the project will be based on the workplan
and approved budget prior to commencement of any activities.
The following will be the outputs during the execution of the funds; We will
submit the project document report for the first phase of the project and
quarterly progress reports will include the details of achievement of the
outputs as summarised below;

Output 1: Construction of the Pig pen.

A unit consisting of 10 pens (10 x sows, 2 x boar) will be constructed by the
project funds. The design will also include the farrowing pen and weaning
pen.
Output 2. Stocking of the pigs
Good breed of pig identified and bought for the start up of the organization. A
this would enable the group to have a good yield of meat.
Output 3. On farm animal management records system established
A recording form will be designed in consultation with the livestock officer
which will be used for record keeping of the animal stocks and all records for
the project.
Output 4. Organization members capacity belt in animal
husbandry management.
Trainings will be been provided for the organizational members and the
interested community farmers. During the first phase of the project, two
trainings will be carried out on farm management and animal husbandry
through the Veterinary Camp officer.

Result Area 1. sustainable Income generation for households in the

community.
As a consequence of the training, organization members will be able to plan
breeding practices and get the most out of their stock. New improved pig
breeds will be bought to enable the quick growth of the project into
agrobusiness as a result of faster growing animals thus, getting a better return
for their effort.
Result area 2. Organisation has increased capacity to implement the project
mandates effectively.
ACTIVITIES LIST
1. Construction of a Pig pens
a. Design an improved pig pen
b. Procure necessary materials
c. Contract community groups to construct pens
2. Procurement of feeds for the pigs.

3. Procure Improved breeds of 12 pigs that are in maturity stage i.e. 10 Sows and 2 boars
a. Identify the source of improved breeds of pigs
b. Identify transport for the pigs
c. Buying of the pigs
4. Develop animal management system at the project site
a. Establish and maintain identification system and breeding records
b. Establish tagging program
c. Maintain breeding records