Cashmere Goats - 21st Jan 2016 2:22pm
On World Service news, this morning.
In what has been called their scattershot approach to economic development ( in so much as it was badly organized, ill thought out and not monitored) , The Pentagon arranged recently for 9 extremely rare, expensive Italian blonde Cashmere stud goats to be sent to W. Afganistan ,for breeding.
The $6 million program included setting up a farm, lab and staff to certify their wool, to support and enhance the struggling cashmere industry there. The project would have created a further few hundred much needed jobs.
To be fair, the Afghans were delighted with the goats and very grateful. Yum Yum.
In what has been called their scattershot approach to economic development ( in so much as it was badly organized, ill thought out and not monitored) , The Pentagon arranged recently for 9 extremely rare, expensive Italian blonde Cashmere stud goats to be sent to W. Afganistan ,for breeding.
The $6 million program included setting up a farm, lab and staff to certify their wool, to support and enhance the struggling cashmere industry there. The project would have created a further few hundred much needed jobs.
To be fair, the Afghans were delighted with the goats and very grateful. Yum Yum.