Infrastructure Needed:

The campus of the Lighthouse school has adequate

landavailable within it to start the project. Immediate starting
requirements for 10 animals(7 pigs, 3 sows) are:1. A Shed of size 6 feet
x 25 feet with cement floor and bamboo / woodenwalls, a roof with C.I.
sheets to house the animals.2. Fenced Open enclosure of size 40 feet x
30 feet for the animals to movearound and bask in sunlight during the
day.3. Separate Troughs for water and food.
Introduction / Overview of Piggery Project for Lighthouse School :
The search for solutions is not possible without grants and aid.
One of themajor tasks while chalking out a long-term development
program for the School is totherefore devise appropriate
schemes.Among the various livestock species, piggery is most potential
source of meat production and more efficient feed converters after
the broiler chicken. Apart from providing meat, it is also a source
of bristles and manure. Pig farming will
provideemployment opportunities local youth, and generate fun
ds for the School. Theadvantages of pig farming are:1. The pig has
got highest feed conversion efficiency i.e. they produce more liveweight
gain from a given weight of feed than any other class of meat
producinganimals except broilers.2. The pig can utilize wide variety of
feed stuffs viz. grains, forages, leftovers, etc.3. They are prolific
with shorter generation interval. A sow can be bred as early as 89months of age and can farrow twice in a year. They produce 6-12
piglets in eachfarrowing.4. Pig farming requires small investment on
buildings and equipments.