Most Shighatini families are subsistence farmers. That fact translates into a financial challenge for the parish as they try to maintain buildings and pay salaries using offerings from parish farm families who also have medical bills and school fees.

To help become more self-supporting, the Shighatini Parish asked Bethesda for assistance with three priority projects to boost farmers’ incomes: poultry (broilers and layers), dairy (value-added milk processing), and corn (production and storage). In addition, they established a 10–member Agriculture Club of local farmers willing to work toward their entrepreneurship goals.

More about Shighatini's agricultural economic development programs...