Agro-ecological Intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers Livestock Intensification Component Fanny Chigwa Lilongwe University.

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Agro-ecological Intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers Livestock Intensification Component Fanny Chigwa Lilongwe 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

Trends SitesGoat populationGoat farmers trendreasontrendreason Golomotidecreasingdiseasesdecreasing Theft, lack of capital, marriage cultural norms KandeudecreasingTheft, diseasesincreasingEmulating other farmers LithipeDecreasingPredation, diseases, feed shortage increasingMore benefits

Role of goats as ranked by farmers 1.Income: Fees, fertilizer, food &Clothes 2.Manure: own fields and vegetable gardens 3.Relish: Meat in funerals and traditional gatherings

Characterization of goat based production systems in ARC SiteGoat based production systems% Farmers GolomotiGoats chickens70% Goats cattle pigs chickens15% goats pigs chickens15% KandeuGoats pigs chickens57% Goats chickens36% Goats pigs4% Goat pigs chickens cattle3% LinthipeGoat chicken56% Goats only19% Goat pig chicken10% Goat pig8% Goat guinea pig7% NsipeGoat pig chicken80% Goat pig cattle and chicken20%

Feeding systems SiteDry seasonRainy season GolomotiFree rangeHerding, tethering KandeuFree rangeHerding, tethering, zero grazing LithipeFree rangeHerding 54%, 46% tethering NsipeFree range (100%)Herding (94%), tethering (6%)

Feeding Challenges SitesTrends in feed availabilityChallenges as ranked by farmers GolomotidecreasingErratic rainfall, population increase KandeudecreasingHigh population LithipedecreasingIncrease in population NsipedecreasingUse of pasture land for cultivation Occupation of dambo lands

Breeding challenges SitesTrends in goat sizesChallenges as ranked by farmers GolomotidecreasingFeed shortage, local breed KandeudecreasingShortage of grazing land LithipedecreasingUse of inferior buck, diseases, feed shortage NsipedecreasingUse of same breed and poor bucks Diseases. Poor nutrition

SitesDiseases as ranked by farmers/ season Dry seasonRainy season Golomoti Bloating, blindness, sores, heart water, loss of hair Orf, diarrhea, blindness KandeuBloat, swearing, coughing, blindness.Orf,diarrhea zidzolo, coughing, worms, Lithipe Diarrhea, worms, swollen throat, orf

Goat losses Mortalities Predations Still births

Mortalities

Goat breeding challenges SitesTrends in goat sizesChallenges as ranked by farmers GolomotidecreasingFeed shortage, local breed KandeudecreasingShortage of grazing land LithipedecreasingUse of inferior buck, diseases, feed shortage Nsipedecreasing Use of same breed and poor bucks Diseases. Poor nutrition SitesTrends in goat sizesChallenges as ranked by farmers

Type of Goat housing

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