Animal Husbandry April 1997 - March 1998 Beni Suef, Egypt Implemented by: ICA Egypt, ICA Japan and local people
PROJECT OVERVIEW CDA Cattle Farm Development 96% of the land in Egypt is desert, and consequently desert agriculture attracts people's attention given the population explosion in the last 20 years. The Beni Suef district is located 130 kms south of Cairo. It has little farming land because of rocky areas and the advancing desert. In each community in Beni Suef, there is a Community Development Association, and ICA Egypt has been training these associations for many years. Now the farmers in these CDA's are requesting assistance in developing small scale cattle raising. We are establishing a loan system to make it possible for these farmers to purchase and care for young cows, and training in their care. In addition, we are teaching loan system operations and financial management for the farmers. To learn new technologies in cross-breeding and milk production, four farmers will travel to India to learn from small scale farmers there what they have done to become successful cattle farmers.
	1. The director of the artificial insemenation center gives a lecture to farmers on the collection of semen from a bull.
	2. Pastures, called "barsheen," are seen everywhere in the suburbs of Beni-Suef.
	3. Farms are close to village houses, which are made of brick.
	4. Cattle manure is used for raising vegetables and fruit.
	5. A few-month-old donkey is treated as a member of the family.
	6. A young calf is kept in front of the house. Cattle-droppings are seen on the street.
	7. A veterinarian explains how to collect semen from a bull.
	8. The director of the artificial insemenation center gives a welcome speech to the trainees.
	9. Trainees are receiving a lecture on animal husbandry at ICA Beni-Suef.
	10. The director is checking the condition of fresh semen from a bull.
	11. The director of the veterinarian office at Beni-Suef presents the trainees with their certificates.
	12. Trainees are very happy with what they have accomplished.
	13. A Japanese specialist from ICA Egypt is welcomed to the Tisment C.D.A.
	14. The specialist was welcomed to a CDA board member's house.
	15. Small loan committees were formed, and a workshop on the loan system was held. These are materials used during the workshop.
	16. The white board shows the present account of the Tisment C.D.A.

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