Strategies to improve the livestock farming system in Chiredzi, South East Lowveld of Zimbabwe

Faye Bernard. 2008. Strategies to improve the livestock farming system in Chiredzi, South East Lowveld of Zimbabwe. Montpellier : CIRAD-ES, 30 p.

Résumé : In the current context of hyperinflation and economical failure in Zimbabwe, the cattle represent a refuge value for the main stakeholders. The main consequence is an important stocking of cattle (high increase of the cattle population) and an over­destocking of small ruminants and other species (to be validated). In order to improve the efficiency of livestock farming system in Lowveld, it is proposed to include 3 aspects (health protection, market access and feeding strategy) with 5 types of actions: ( 1) Surveys for improving the knowledge about demographic parameters, feeding strategy and livestock commodity channel; (2) Equipment and rehabilitation of livestock infrastructure as dipping tank, irrigation scheme, water sources, cattle market; (3) Farmers' organization in order to propose sustainable system for veterinary drugs providing; (4) Training of farmers on poultry, goat and dairy production including diffusion of risk factors manual for kid mortality; (5) Introduction of new technologies as forage cultivation in irrigated areas, inventory of by-products and small stock farrning. Thos proposals were discussed with the thematic working group.

Auteurs et affiliations

• Faye Bernard, CIRAD-ES-UPR Systèmes d'élevage (FRA)

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/593690/)

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