{"id":29250,"date":"2022-08-18T20:49:28","date_gmt":"2022-08-18T20:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/women-led-cooperatives-receive-egg-incubators"},"modified":"2022-08-18T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-18T21:10:35","slug":"women-led-cooperatives-receive-egg-incubators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\/all-news\/women-led-cooperatives-receive-egg-incubators","title":{"rendered":"Women-led cooperatives receive egg incubators"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. <\/strong><\/span>Lumezi District Commissioner Jimmy Phiri has handed over two egg incubators worth over K70 thousand to women cooperatives under the Enhanced Small-Holder Investment Programme (E-SLIP).<\/p>\n<p>Mr Phiri assured cooperatives that government wants to empower cooperatives towards improving their financial and nutrition status, especially among women-led farmer groups through livestock production.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Phiri told the women-led groups that government wants to reduce poverty and improve the lives of women in rural parts of the district. \u201cI am informed that 28 women cooperatives, each having a minimum membership of 60 individuals have been targeted to benefit from this empowerment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He expressed confidence that empowering women with livestock production initiatives is the right step to eradicate poverty and gender inequalities in remote areas.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking earlier, acting Livestock and Fisheries Coordinator Thuli N\u2019gwane observed that the empowerment is expected to enhance the livelihoods of women in the district.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis initiative will increase the revenue and finances of women and change the nutrition status at the household level.\u201d He added.<\/p>\n<p>Mr N\u2019gwane explained that a total of 1,300 individuals drawn from 28 cooperatives, in Zumwanda and Chikomeni chiefdoms, are targeted beneficiaries of the livestock empowerment initiative.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the 520 egg hatching capacity incubators will function as a pass-on empowerment initiative, as designed by the E-SLIP programme under the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Beauty Nyirenda from Chikomeni Association women\u2019s cooperative stated that the incubator will assist to improve the production of chickens and consequently enhance revenue for the cooperative.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs Nyirenda lauded the government for including women in development adding that the empowerment will address numerous challenges which they undergo as a number of them are breadwinners in households.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/zambia\">Zambia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zambia. 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