The overall goal of I-LINE is to improve the income and nutritional security of 500 vulnerable farmer households through increased access to animal and fish protein. The project is expected to achieve the following perceived impact: 80 percent of vulnerable farmer households ill have increased animal and fish protein intake; the number of households using appropriate technologies for animal (poultry, small livestock and fish) production and management will increase by 500; and the income levels of households that own livestock will increase.

The project’s objectives are to Disseminate information on appropriate technologies for poultry, small livestock and fish production and management, as well as for feed production, processing, preservation and storage through village savings and loans groups and care groups; Increase livestock farmers’ access to veterinary services and create employment opportunities for the rural poor through the Para-vet approach; and Strengthen the efficiency of poultry, small livestock and fish markets. The project is designed to complete gaps identified by I-LIFE interventions and will therefore be implemented within I-LIFE geographical areas targeting the same I-LIFE beneficiaries