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ProjectCapacity Building of Livestock Keepers in Farm Management, Hygienic Standards and Farming Practices - TCP/MNE/3801 2024
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No results found.The livestock sector of Montenegro is mostly dominated by smallholders, who have limited capacities and knowledge on farm management, food safety, and hygienic and feeding standards. The current practices on feeding and feed storage are resulting in inadequate nutrition of livestock, losses in production values, and wasted feed during feed processing and storage. While in summer cattle are fed on pastures, in winter animals are kept in closed, poorly ventilated buildings and receive inadequate feeding, resulting in a dramatic decrease in productivity. Sheep and goat production is mainly extensive or semi-extensive. Counting on 182 100 sheep and 28 700 goats, they use a less productive pasture area (88 percent of the agricultural land). Furthermore, milking practices result in frequent mastitis, affecting milk production, livestock health and farmers’ incomes. The project aimed to enhance farmers’ knowledge and capacities regarding good livestock practices, through farmer field schools (FFS); and to contribute to FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (FAO REU) initiatives related to empowering smallholders, family farms and youth, and improving rural livelihoods for poverty reduction. The project also aimed to help the Government of Montenegro implement some policy and regulations changes, in order to align with European Union (EU) livestock regulations, which will facilitate EU access for the country. -
ProjectTechnical Support to Set Up a Central Database for Livestock to Render the Sector Climate Resilient and Enhance Animal Production in the Republic of Mauritius - TCP/MAR/3802 2024
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No results found.The livestock sector in the Republic of Mauritius is currently facing several significant challenges that could severely impact its sustainability and growth if not addressed promptly. One of the most pressing issues is the lack of effective monitoring of livestock health and productivity, which is crucial for ensuring the sector's viability. The current system for identifying and tracing livestock is outdated, relying on conventional tagging methods that have proven insufficient for maintaining accurate and timely records. This shortage has delayed the Ministry's ability to efficiently allocate resources and provide adequate support to farmers, causing in stagnation within the sector. The existing animal register system has shown its limitations, particularly during the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Mauritius. The inability to trace and monitor livestock in real-time contributed to the rapid spread of the disease, causing significant economic losses and demoralizing farmers, especially those with limited resources. Moreover, the lack of continuous monitoring has prevented small-scale farmers from accessing new market opportunities, such as those in the tourism industry, exports, and value-added activities, which are currently prioritized by the government. -
ProjectPiloting the Demonstration of the National Livestock Development Transformation Plan in Selected States - TCP/NIR/3701 2022
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No results found.The livestock industry in Nigeria suffers from slow growth due to a low productivity of the herds of the country This is caused by insufficient and poor quality feeds, repeated droughts, upsurges of diseases (such as bovine pleuropneumonia, peste des petits ruminants, foot and mouth disease, avian influenza and African swine fever), low livestock genetic resources, the lack of technical knowledge among producers and extension agents, the absence of appropriate infrastructures, a deficit in institutional capacities, inconsistent policies and the lack of investment in the industry In addition, Nigeria faces a sharp diminution of its available arable and grazing lands due to urbanization and climate change, resulting in reduced traditional grazing lands for transhumance and thus causing land conflicts The nomadic pastoralists, who possess the largest proportion of ruminant animal population, cannot meet the fast increasing animal protein needs of the population of the country Consequently, Nigeria depends largely on importation of animal products to meet its domestic demand, currently growing at a yearly average of around 3 percent To address this issue, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ( requested FAO to provide technical assistance for the implementation of its national livestock plan in selected states and carry out interventions that contribute to improving the provision of goods and services to the livestock sector and to eradicating rural poverty.
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