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Agro-ecological Intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers

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. Presentation outline. Project components at LUANAR

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Agro-ecological Intensification in Malawi through action research with smallholder farmers

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  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

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

  10. Characterization of goat based production systems in ARC

  11. Feeding systems

  12. Feeding Challenges

  13. Breeding challenges

  14. Goat losses • Mortalities • Predations • Still births

  15. Mortalities

  16. Goat breeding challenges

  17. Type of Goat housing

  18. 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

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