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Goat brought from maternal home changed Reena's life, earning lakhs in 4 years
- •Reena Devi from Gaya district in Bihar started a goat-rearing business with a single goat brought from her maternal home.
- •Over four years, the number of goats multiplied from one to nearly 60 through careful breeding and management.
- •She earned approximately 2.5 to 3 lakh rupees by selling goats, significantly improving her family financial condition.
- •The income generated from goat farming was successfully utilized to fund her eldest son BSc Nursing education.
- •Goat farming has emerged as a highly profitable, low-capital self-employment opportunity for rural women.
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Reena Devi, a resident of Nawada village in the Manpur block of Gaya district, started her goat-rearing business by bringing a single goat from her maternal home out of fondness. After raising the initial kids, she expanded the business by buying 8 more goats for 40,000 rupees and eventually grew the number to nearly 60 goats within four years.
Goat farming significantly improved Reena Devi's financial condition and helped her family overcome a difficult financial crisis. Over four years, she earned approximately 2.5 to 3 lakh rupees by selling goats, which allowed her to fund her eldest son's BSc Nursing education in Gaya city and support her younger son's preparation for a government job.
When her goat population increased significantly, Reena Devi received a large order to supply goats under the 'Jivika' scheme. She successfully sold goats in groups of 6 to 8 to 'Jivika Didis', earning a handsome amount of 240,000 rupees from those transactions.
