thanks for the warm welcomes guys :-)! Yes we do send cows but they are bought in Africa and the focus is more on sustainable farming and teaching methods that can be passed on throughout communities. We recently just heard of a great case study where a family received a heifer from Send a Cow, along with extensive training in how to care for the animal, how to work effectively with their community group, and how to use the manure from their animal to grow napier grass, crops and vegetables. Since then, they have gained another cow and have milk to drink and sell, they’ve started growing crops and fruit to sell at market, and the family have a nutritional, well-balanced diet.Not only did they give their cow’s first female calf to another family in need, in accordance with the Send a Cow code, but they’ve also helped many other farmers to increase their crop yield using susatinable organic farming techniques.
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