Kolkata, Oct 27 (UNI) Cargill and international development organization Heifer International together have been positively impacting local communities in India through the Hatching Hope Global Initiative.
Launched in November 2018, the project aims to improve nutrition and income levels through backyard poultry farming and increased consumption of poultry products in Mayurbhanj, Odisha.
Aligned to United Nations Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger, Hatching Hope has so far impacted over 30,000 farmer households through improved backyard poultry production, resulting in better flock health and bird size and improving income and nutrition across 1.5 million people in the district over two years.