Formerly, most people grew crops and raised animals just for their own consumption and to exchange with their neighbours. But now villagers in Saravan province are increasingly engaged in commercial production.\u00a0Mr Sompong Keophiman\u2019s household has been named a model family in Nakhonpheng district after successfully raising animals for sale.\u00a0Mr Sompong decided to raise cows, goats, pigs and chickens, as well as grow bananas. This gave his family plenty to eat and he was able to save enough money to raise more animals.\u00a0He now has 30 cows, 30 goats, 10 pigs, more than 300 chickens and\u00a0seven fishponds.\u00a0Mr Sompong said he received advice on animal husbandry from the\u00a0Agriculture and Forestry office in Nakhonpheng district which was a great\u00a0help and enabled his family to make a success of their farming endeavours and become a model family.\u00a0He is open to helping other people to rear animals for sale so that they too can boost their incomes and rise above poverty.<\/p>\n