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Mobilization of livestock research and extension for food security and poverty alleviation in Mozambique
Saskia Hendrickx, Romuald Rutazihana – International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) PIAIT Annual meeting, 20th November 2011
Presentation Outline• Introduction• Activities in FY11 by objective • Suggested way forward for FY12• Suggested way forward for PIAIT
Introduction • Project duration: October 2009 – September 2012• 4 main objectives:
• To contribute to strategic and operational policies on livestock research and development so as to increase livestock’s contributions to development;
• To improve technology dissemination and adoption, marketing, farmer organizational capacity and information sharing amongst stakeholders through innovation platforms;
• To strengthen capacity for livestock research, technology transfer approaches and extension amongst stakeholders in the livestock sector;
• To generate evidence to support and guide livestock development.
Project sites: – Gaza province – Chibuto district – Chaimite &
Tlhatlhene– Tete Province – Magoe district – Mukumbura sede
(& Angonia district)
Implementing partners: – Provincial Livestock Services (SPP) Gaza and Tete– SDAE Chibuto and Magoe – Instituto de Investigação Agrária de Moçambique
(IIAM)
Introduction (continued)
Activities in FY11 – Objective 1To contribute to strategic and operational policies on livestock research and development so as to increase livestock’s contributions to development– Livestock sector overview study – Livestock sector stakeholder’s meeting (Sept 29th 2011)
Meeting objectives: • To provide feedback on the livestock sector overview study• To establish a livestock working group/forum (fórum de pecuária);
“Comissão instaladora do forum” created; 1st meeting held. Second meeting planned for December 2011.
– 1st version of directory of key persons in the Mozambican livestock sector was produced, printed and circulated
Activities in FY11 – Objective 2To improve technology dissemination and adoption, marketing, farmer organizational capacity and information sharing amongst stakeholders through innovation platforms;
• Innovation platforms Three IP meetings held in Mucumbura and Two meetings in Chibuto
• Varying results: • Chaimite: difficult to get the group together, president not
involved...• Mukumbura: several challenges address by IP weight scale,
training in cattle branding, farmer to farmer training (45) in dry season feeding techniques, forage bank
• Forage banks – One nursery of Amora alba - established in Chibuto – Fodder cuttings and seedlings (Amora alba;
Leucaena leucocephala, and Moringa olifeira)-available to the Chibuto IP members.
– Multiplication of elephant grass by one participant for distribution to other farmers
Most of the individual forage banks have dried or eaten by goats...
Activities in FY11 – Objective 2
• Based on discussions in Nov 2010: focus on 2 value chains cattle and goats
• Set of goat related activities in project sites AND Angonia district (former COMPETE project site)
– Focus group discussions on goat rearing– Improved goat housing– Training in goat health, reproduction and feeding
Activities in FY11 – Objective 2
• Improved goat housing constructed by communities to date:– Angonia: 1 – Chibuto: 2– Magoe: 3 + 12
• 150 farmers (66F, 84 M) trained in goat health and management
• Training on goat reproduction and breeding in Angonia
Activities in FY11 – Objective 2
• Value chain maps were made for the 2 project sites
Example: Goat meat value chain map Chibuto district
Activities in FY11 – Objective 2
To strengthen capacity for livestock research, technology transfer approaches and extension amongst stakeholders in the livestock sector
• October 2010: 4-day training on research for development M&E
• March 2011: 3-day introductory course on value chain analysis and innovation platforms – USAID & imGoats project staff (EC/IFAD funded)
• Manual development (in progress)• Support MSc student (in progress)
Activities in FY11 – Objective 3
To generate evidence to support and guide livestock development
• M&E commissions at IP level established and trained • Regular meetings conducted with SDAE and SPP staff
on project progress
Activities in FY11 – Objective 4
We’ll need to strengthen what was done in FY11:• No new activities, emphasis on setting up
farmer to farmer training programs to out scale activities.
• Need to strengthen IP functioning, especially in Chibuto.
• Conduct field days for NGO’s that could take up the approach used & implement elsewhere
• …
Suggested way forward FY12
Given its unique position, the platform should give strategic advice on possible collaboration between IIAM and CG centres.
Host 3 monthly meetings with in depth presentation on certain project and allow for brainstorm on possible future joined projects.
Suggested way PIAIT platform