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

Faye B.. 2008. Montpellier : CIRAD-ES, 30 p..

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.

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