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The fattening project implemented by the Association des Femmes de Kouyou pour Promouvoir les Activités Nutritionnelles (AFKPAN) (Kouyou Women's Association for the Promotion of Nutritional Activities) is part of a series of initiatives to improve the economic conditions of disadvantaged sections of the village. The village of Kouyou has a population of 655 (RGPH, 2009). It is located 5 km from the town of Kita. The project stems from a participatory diagnosis of the village of Kouyou. The diagnosis identified the following priority problems: 1- Difficult access to healthcare; 2- Difficult access to school education; 3- Lack of a mill; 4- Low crop yields; 5- Poverty. Based on the analysis of the problems, poverty appears to be the major constraint mentioned by all the social strata hindering the development of the locality, maintained by the lack of income-generating activities. The search for an alternative to poverty led us to choose the theme: Capacity building for women in sheep fattening techniques.
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Issiaka Keita, a Malian national, is a veterinary surgeon and livestock engineer.
