agro-ecological intensification in malawi through action research with smallholder farmers livestock...
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Agro-ecological Intensification in Malawi through action research
with smallholder farmersLivestock Intensification Component
Fanny ChigwaLilongwe University of Agricultural and Natural Resources
Presentation outline
• Project components at LUANAR• Progress of Masters students• Livestock component preliminary baseline
results• Project management
Project components at LUANAR
• Crop component• Livestock Component• Food processing component
Food processing
• Enrolled a Masters student• Completed course work• Research work in progress
Livestock component
• Enrolled a Masters student• Completed first semester of first year courses• Conducted FGD and baseline data• Implementing drug boxes in each of the four
sites
Crop Component
• Enrolled a Masters student• Course work completed• Research work and laboratory analysis in
progress
Livestock Population in Malawi
2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 20130
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
5,000,000
6,000,000
7,000,000
8,000,000
GoatssheepCattle
Years
Population
TrendsSites Goat population Goat farmers
trend reason trend reason
Golomoti decreasing diseases decreasing Theft, lack of capital, marriage cultural norms
Kandeu decreasing Theft, diseases increasing Emulating other farmersLithipe Decreasing Predation, diseases, feed
shortageincreasing More benefits
Role of goats as ranked by farmers
1. Income: Fees, fertilizer, food &Clothes2. Manure: own fields and vegetable gardens3. Relish: Meat in funerals and traditional
gatherings
Characterization of goat based production systems in ARC
Site Goat based production systems % Farmers
Golomoti Goats chickens 70%
Goats cattle pigs chickens 15%
goats pigs chickens 15%
Kandeu Goats pigs chickens 57%
Goats chickens 36%
Goats pigs 4%
Goat pigs chickens cattle 3%
Linthipe Goat chicken 56%
Goats only 19%
Goat pig chicken 10%
Goat pig 8%
Goat guinea pig 7%
Nsipe Goat pig chicken 80%
Goat pig cattle and chicken 20%
Feeding systemsSite Dry season Rainy seasonGolomoti Free range Herding, tetheringKandeu Free range Herding, tethering, zero grazingLithipe Free range Herding 54%, 46% tetheringNsipe Free range (100%) Herding (94%), tethering (6%)
Feeding ChallengesSites Trends in feed availability Challenges as ranked by farmers
Golomoti decreasing Erratic rainfall, population increase
Kandeu decreasing High population
Lithipe decreasing Increase in population
Nsipe decreasing Use of pasture land for cultivationOccupation of dambo lands
Breeding challengesSites Trends in goat sizes Challenges as ranked by farmers
Golomoti decreasing Feed shortage, local breed
Kandeu decreasing Shortage of grazing land
Lithipe decreasing Use of inferior buck, diseases, feed shortage
Nsipe decreasing Use of same breed and poor bucksDiseases.Poor nutrition
Sites Diseases as ranked by farmers/ season
Dry season Rainy season
Golomoti Bloating, blindness, sores, heart water, loss of hair
Orf, diarrhea, blindness
Kandeu Bloat, swearing, coughing, blindness. Orf,diarrhea zidzolo, coughing, worms,
Lithipe Diarrhea, worms, swollen throat, orf
Goat losses
• Mortalities• Predations• Still births
Mortalities
Goat breeding challengesSites Trends in goat sizes Challenges as ranked by farmers
Golomoti decreasing Feed shortage, local breed
Kandeu decreasing Shortage of grazing land
Lithipe decreasing Use of inferior buck, diseases, feed shortage
Nsipe decreasing Use of same breed and poor bucksDiseases.Poor nutrition
Sites Trends in goat sizes Challenges as ranked by farmers
Type of Goat housing
Golomoti
Kandeu
Linthipe
Nsipe
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
Raised penGround penDwelling house
Project Management
• Activities on track• Delayed fund transfers affecting attainment of
targets on time• Proposal: Funds used at Districts should be
transferred to their offices