Introduction of Rearing to establish a goat manufacturing Plant

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Business Propositions: The project is to make use of the raw materials such as grass/fodder and tree fodder freely available along with available women labour in the families to rear and make opportunities for 100 families living under the poverty level to create a substantial income for them to improve their livelihood patterns. The project out come not only give them an opportunity to make an additional income for the families but nutritious food product for their children to get rid of malnutrition. Farmers collect through a formal collection network will be processed in to goat milk base products such as Bottled milk, flavored milk sachets, Yoghurt and . The required extension service and appropriate technology transfer for the farmers will be provided to achieve optimum productivity at all the levels. Goat milk base products are very popular among the Asthma patients [asthma patients are more than 3 million according the statistics available with ministry of Health] and recommended by the doctors for children due to less allergic conditions of goat milk base products. All of such Key Facts products are being imported at the moment; marketing and promotion of the product will be carried out through medicals reps and pharmacies. Stage Start up Entrepreneur Joined as a trainee in a Cheese Plant, had the opportunity to learn Year of Establishment 2007 processing/quality control for 3 years along with microbiological studies at Sector Agro baase Food Processing University of Colombo. Gained experience gained as a Dairywoman and exposure of grass root livestock activities , specially in the conflict areas Location Srilanka [Eastern Province] and had opportunity to undergone in various training programs including a milk processing course in Netherlands PTC Product /services Goat milk production and Goat milkProduct Training Centre in OnKerek. The encouragement given by her partners, the manufacturing suitable environment for goat rearing, struggle of the poor to meet their day to day needs, the upward market trends of goat milk base products had motivated Customers Consumers her to expand her existing mozzarella cheese process into a goat milk Unique selling point Nutritious and recommended for Asthma processing centre. Patients/Children Current Status Women empowerment with apprppriate know how Innovation Since 2005 they collect cow milk from 9 small dairy farmers in the to rear milking goats in Srilanka village and produce around 100 kgs of mozzarella and cheddar cheese for the High demand for goat milk base products and the regional market under the brand name”LILI'. . The required extension services Growth Potential replicability and scalability for 09 farmers are being provided and 4 direct and 6 indirect employments have been created. Required advisory services are being taken whenever Company Registration LILI Dairy Products necessary.

Company Description Our products will be sold under the existing brand name”LILI' and 2007 2008 2009 2010 the business is being registered as a Food manufacturing business under the 2007$ 2008$ 2009$ 2010$ Divisional Secretariat. Turn Over 18000 78280 208376 326820 Net profit after tax 3396 -21434 26351 51633 Credit Total Assets 14843 54584 64650 82998 None Equity 14843 -12041 11310 42943

Strategic partners/Alliance The service of Technical and Management advisor Mr Rodrigo will IInvnvestestmmentensts t oto be b edone done : $ continue as a partner in the implementing process and required training & development to build up the capacities of the farmers and appropriate Fixed assets purchase 66625 extension service would be organized by Ms Nalini of the Social Performance Working Capital 9393 Development Centre also would become a partners of the project. Total Financing Need 76018 Dambadeniya Business Development Service centre which is HHowow t oto be be Fi fnnacedinanced : working closely with us will organize these self-employment enterprises in Own Contributions 1393 collection and extension services. In regard to the marketing services present marketing network would organize current market activities will take over the Loan 66625 distribution of products on commission basis. External Share capital 8000 Grant(s) 76018 Investment Proposal It has an equity value of US$ 13450 as their own contribution and need 66625 us$ with assured partnership share capital of 8000 us$ in the initial year. The Social Benefits partners of the project has assured the required external share capital of 8000 us$ in the first year and need to raise a loan of 66625 us $ to implement the The employment creation of the project [Direct jobs 19, Indirect jobs-32] and activities scheduled for the first year to commence the operation. In the second further the milk money will definitely be able to improve the living pattern of 100 year of the operation to expand the project activities it need 29400 us$ to meet families which create more opportunities for them to access to Education & Health the capital expenditure of the activity plan which comes out of the income while it assure a food security. At the same way the cash flow brings into village will generated. directly and indirectly facilitate an economically improved environment at village level apart from the improved social and behavioural patterns within the families