Poultry Projects
Zimbabwe’s leading voice in poultry farming, pigad supports economic growth for smallholder farmers through provision of training, startups (feeds, vaccines, fowl run building material), and poultry farming support services.
Poultry Consultancies
Specialist in poultry training, evaluations (Baseline, Midterm, and End of Project), Internal Savings And Lending schemes (ISALs) and practical support services for all poultry production.
Monitoring and Evaluations
Monitoring and Evaluation of all projects is conducted using a participatory methodology, this helps to track implementation and outputs systematically and measure the effectiveness of our projects.
Poultry farming
Holistic egg, meat and Day-Old-Chicks production for Smallholder farmers.
FaaFB
Sustainable farming through participation of all family members
ICT4D
Efficient and effective usage of ICT. Enhancing the participation of youths through ICT.
Business Approach
Sustainability through pure business approach on all levels...
Training of Trainers for Boschvelds chicken rearing underway in Manicaland
pigad is engaging several stakeholders in Training of Trainers Workshops aimed at capacitating 350 Lead Farmers and Agritex officers with Boschveld chickens management techniques under
pigad teaching COVID-19 measures through practice
pigad has been empowering communities to practice COVID-19 measures, during farmer sensitization and registration meetings carried out in Chipinge and Chimanimani Districts. This was done
I am a 55 year-old-mother who was well known for begging in the community. With egg business, my life completely changed. I am helping out my grandchildren with school fees, buy groceries for the whole family and having high protein meals.
Laina Nyamadzawo
Poultry Farmer
When I am not in one of the fowl runs, I will be handling other housekeeping duties for the chickens. I am now able to buy groceries for my wife and two children. My two children who were on a school drop-out due to failure of paying fees have since returned to school.
Kumbirai Kawaza
Smallholder farmer
While other farmers cry for market, for me I have established market in Harare where I supply 55 crates to my clients every Friday. I am aiming for packaging and branding of my eggs so that I penetrate bigger markets. I am collecting a total number of 180 eggs per day and selling a crate at $3 USD.
Dorcas Mugadza
General Farmer
Every morning, I carefully monitor the birds’ welfare before doing any house chores. Usually my day ends at 9pm when I do my final check-ups on the birds before I tire to bed. The birds have ushered me into new era of life, even my skin has changed from eating good meals.
Getrude Chasima
Poultry Farmer
International and Local Private Partners
ISAL groups still functional
Mukuyu farmer group of 10 people in Marondera, doubling as an ISAL (Internal Savings Lendings group) and marketing group have enjoyed the…
Winnie: A shining example of an empowered woman
“The death of a man in a family signals’ trouble and calamity”, this African proverb highlights the plight of widows who are not empowered…
Women enhanced in poultry business
Mrs Loice Ngwarati is a 30-year-old farmer married with 3 children, who live in Sekete village ward 17 of Marondera rural district in Mash East proving…
“The future in Boschveld chickens is truly promising,” Molyn said.
After joining the pigad poultry project in 2018 Molyn Masaga has a different story to tell as her life changed completely…