Homann-Kee Tui, S and Sixpence, C and Quembo, C (2018) Goat restocking and pass on as a critical entry point to help vulnerable farmers. Monograph. ICRISAT.
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This work was implemented as part of the bilateral funding agreements with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), which is carried out with support from CGIAR Fund Donors; for details please visit https://wle.cgiar.org/donors. The views expressed in this document cannot be taken to reflect the official opinions of these organizations. Our thanks to Rajani Kumar and Violette for editing.
Abstract
In risk prone farming areas like Marara District, goats are a profitable and resilient source of income. A goat restocking and pass-on approach – providing goats to extremely poor farmers who would then pass on the goats’ first offspring to other farmers – was developed, thus enabling the farmers to participate in local development pathways via goat farming. Benefits were identified at different levels of participation. Selling goats enables smallholder farmers with the means to pay for food, education, human health and farm labor, enabling them to transition to a better livelihood. For communities, an activity such as restocking strengthens their capacity to respond to threats (drought, theft) by building a common knowledge base and developing assets. Stakeholder networks bring goat market partners closer for cost-effective collection and sale/purchase of goats.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Monograph) |
|---|---|
| Divisions: | Research Program : Innovation Systems for the Drylands (ISD) |
| CRP: | CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Mozambique, Goats |
| Subjects: | Others > Livestock Others > Africa Others > Mozambique |
| Depositing User: | Mr Ramesh K |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2019 10:34 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2019 06:15 |
| URI: | http://oar.icrisat.org/id/eprint/11099 |
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