INTEGRATING PIG SOLVED POVERTY OF TAIWANESE FARMERS ON SALINE SANDY SOLI.
A project to promote each farmer to fatten 100 pigs annually did improve farm income and soli fertility ( using the pig manure ) under Taiwanese condition. The project inputs comprised extension services, infrastructure development, credits and a well prepared project design. This approach was initially tested in one village. Later on , it was expanded to 132 project sites comprising 5,280 farm families. At least , 20% of the project areas did not function well.