Braun, AL2007-09-042007-09-042003-01Braun, AL. 2003. Poverty alleviation project review. CSIR, Manufacturing and Materials Technology, Port Elizabeth, January 2003, pp 15http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11942003: Cashmere is King Project ReviewThree hundred combs for combing cashmere hair, constructed by CSIR, were provided to the farmers free of charge. Farmers have earned in total plus minus R11 000 income from harvesting cashmere hair for the 2002 combing season. Farmers have received seven pure cashmere rams from project. EC (Emerging farmers) farmers have also received 43 upgraded cashmere rams from Dept. of Agric. EC From the plus minus 1800 goats involved in the project at least 450 kids / offspring of the improved goats have been born. At Maluti EC farmers received building plans and fencing material for the erection of handling facilities Animal health medicine, instrumentation and feeding licks for the dry winter months were provided continuously to the farmers in the EC capacity and skills transfer. Farmers have received training in good goat farming practices, record keeping, upgrading of present animals and fiber harvestingenCashmereAnimal fibreGoatsFarmingDepartment od science and technologyConference PresentationBraun, A. (2003). Poverty alleviation project review. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1194Braun, AL. "Poverty alleviation project review." (2003): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1194Braun A, Poverty alleviation project review; 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1194 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Braun, AL AB - Three hundred combs for combing cashmere hair, constructed by CSIR, were provided to the farmers free of charge. Farmers have earned in total plus minus R11 000 income from harvesting cashmere hair for the 2002 combing season. Farmers have received seven pure cashmere rams from project. EC (Emerging farmers) farmers have also received 43 upgraded cashmere rams from Dept. of Agric. EC From the plus minus 1800 goats involved in the project at least 450 kids / offspring of the improved goats have been born. At Maluti EC farmers received building plans and fencing material for the erection of handling facilities Animal health medicine, instrumentation and feeding licks for the dry winter months were provided continuously to the farmers in the EC capacity and skills transfer. Farmers have received training in good goat farming practices, record keeping, upgrading of present animals and fiber harvesting DA - 2003-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Cashmere KW - Animal fibre KW - Goats KW - Farming KW - Department od science and technology LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2003 T1 - Poverty alleviation project review TI - Poverty alleviation project review UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/1194 ER -