1. Agro-ecological Intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers Livestock Intensification Component Fanny Chigwa Lilongwe University of Agricultural and Natural Resources fancchigwa@yahoo.com

2. Presentation outline Project components at LUANAR Progress of Masters students Livestock component preliminary baseline results Project management

3. Project components at LUANAR Crop component Livestock Component Food processing component

4. Food processing Enrolled a Masters student Completed course work Research work in progress

5. 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

6. Crop Component Enrolled a Masters student Course work completed Research work and laboratory analysis in progress

7. Livestock Population in Malawi

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

9. 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

10. 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%

11. 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%)

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. Goat losses Mortalities Predations Still births

16. Mortalities

17. 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

18. Type of Goat housing

19. 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