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SUCCESS STORIES

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JANET AMBATALI – FARMER-ADOPTOR ON RURAL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE GOAT
PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

Mrs. Janet Ambatali has been raising goat since 2001. She started when she purchased two native does from her aunt.
From there she was able to increase her stocks and now she presently has 21 heads not including all she has sold for 14
years.

Mrs. Ambatali is under the project of Isabela State University’s extension
program on goat technology delivery system “Rural Enterprise Development through
Innovative Goat Production Systems”, a project under PCAARRD-DOST. Just like what
other people thought, Mrs. Ambatali considered goat raising as an ordinary type of farm

activity but her interest widened when she was encouraged to attend the training and
seminars particularly the technology on artificial Insemination in ISU conducted by Dr.
Jonathan N. Nayga the project Leader in coordination with the Extension Department of
the ISU, Echague Campus. She was able to improve her skills through these seminars.
From there she was able to adopt Artificial Insemination
Technology and other technologies on housing, feeding and breeding. Artificial
insemination helps her upgrade her stocks from native to upgraded crossbreeds. These seminars served as her foundation
in improving her production practices.

Mrs. Ambatali is just one of the many successful raisers under the RED project. But she doesn’t limit this success just to
herself. She helps other small raisers in their neighbors by sharing her male hybrid stock to breed on their female goats. From January to
August this year, she has sold 24 heads, with a price of three thousand five hundred Pesos each. That is already amounting to more
than seventy thousand. Goat raising is a big help for her family. This has served as additional income source for their needs. Through
goat raising she was able to send her kids to school and finance other expenses.

It cannot be denied that Mrs. Ambatali benefited from the project. This is a proof that the project is successful in attaining
their objectives. In addition, the following testimony was narrated by Mrs. Ambatali. “ Ang pag-aalaga ko ng kambing gamit ang
technolohiya na “ Artificial Insemination or AI” ay malaking tulong sa pagpapaganda at pag- upgrade ng aking mga alagang
kambing. Binebenta ko ang aking 3 months-old na upgraded goat sa halagang 3,500.00 to 4,000.00 pesos bawat isa. More or Less
70,000.00 ang aking kita bawat bentahan. Mas malaki ang kita ko sa pag-aalaga ng kambing kumpara sa pagtatanim ng mais.
Dahil sa kita ko sa kambing napaaral namin ang aming mga anak sa private school sa Santiago City sa kanilang High School
education. Ang sobrang naiipon namin sa kita ng kambing ay ginagamit namin sa pag-paayos ng bahay. Maganda ang pag-alaga ng
kambing, gamit ang “AI” technology. Maraming salamat sa Isabela State University, sa project ng extension program on goat
technology delivery system”.

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