Impact of Farmers Field Day 6 Months Later

Its amazing how a farmer, Mr. John Nyabuto, who hosted our field day in the month of August 2012, saw a need of crossbreeding his local goat breed  with a high-breed that had been brought at his home compound during the organized farmers and experts exhibition day. 
The day created a platform for various stakeholders then; to advise the farmers and also exhibit the potentials in the so called new/innovative technologies.

During an impact follow up on the crops and technology uptake by the farmers who were present during the event, we were quick to notice the efforts Mr. Nyabuto had put in place on the crops and to his livestock too as he showed us his new projects with pride.  Previously, the farmer had only the indigenous goats for meat even though with good health but he had also been interested so much on the hybrid species of  goat after learning its potential from the experts who were present at his home on that day. Locally with the he goat's owner, Mr. Nyabuto arranged for a crossbreeding exercise. That is when he got the two good looking kids in the photo up there. Initially none of us had a clear idea if this local goat could maintain the kids expected standards but what we were sure of was that the offspring would have been superior than the locals he had. 
Today, a number of his neighbors have a new thinking and everyone is setting a target of having at least an improved breed by the end of this year after seeing this. Watch out for video in February 2013.