After nearly ten years of financial setbacks and operational challenges, the Tshiyengeenge Tshakati Kamwe Chicken Farming Cooperative at Otsalindi in the Omusati Region is back in business.
 
The cooperative's revival marks a major milestone for local poultry farmers.
 
 
The project was initially launched in 2017 with funding from Namsov through the Office of the Governor.
 
It was initially supplied with 100 chicks and feed, which coincided with the challenging period of COVID-19.
 
When the initial support ceased, members continued to operate independently.
 
This helped the project to survive and become the only functional enterprise out of six others in the constituency.
 
This year, the cooperative received renewed support from the Omusati Regional Council, enabling expansion to 170 egg layers.
 
Today, the 22-member group produces about four boxes of eggs daily in its journey of sustainability.
 
Omusati Governor Immanuel Shikongo, during his visit to the cooperative highlighted the potential return on investment the project has and implored investors to invest more in the project.
 
 
“If you put money in this project, return on investment is guaranteed because you kept it afloat since 2017, which is a very long time. People only need assistance."
 
Asked about how they managed to revive the project after all others had failed, Project Advisor Sam Kandjimwena explained that “before we started the chicken farming, we received training from Amunyela, one of Agribank's mentors, who has really given us more ideas that brought us to this stage.”