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Livestock emergency response to El Niño induced drought in Lesotho
Tags: LESOTHO, DROUGHT, EL NIÑO-LA NIÑA, LIVESTOCK, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION, RESILIENCE, RESOURCE PARTNERS, UNITED STATES,
Full title of the project:
Livestock emergency response to El Niño induced drought in Lesotho
Contribution:
USD 1 000 000
16/09/2016-31/12/2017
Project code:
OSRO/LES/604/USA
Objective:
Contribute to the protection of livestock livelihood assets and increase the resilience of livestock dependent livelihoods to disasters.
Key partners:
Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (MAFS) and Ministry of Forestry, Range and Soil Conservation.
Beneficiaries reached:
19 892 households.
Activities implemented:
- Procured 103 veterinary kits and 35 sterilizers to equip the livestock technical staff.
- Conducted public awareness campaigns on the dangers of zoonotic diseases.
- Conducted vaccination campaigns reaching a total of 377 673 animals (cats, cattle, dogs, donkeys, goats, horses and sheep) in 19 892 households.
- Trained 29 government officials as well as NGO staff on Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards.
- Trained 70 area technical officers of MAFS on livestock management and animal health.
- Identified 16 communities where water tanks would be positioned.
- Provided sustainable animal watering points by constructing 16 water tanks and boreholes that would supply water to 6 000 animals.
- Sensitized livestock owners on the importance of the sustainable utilization of water resources.
- Built electrical fences and procured equipment for rangeland management in order to foster the regeneration of grazing and wetlands.
- Procured and distributed 10.1 tonnes of fodder seeds, allowing farmers to engage in fodder production and reducing the pressure on rangelands.
- Trained 254 grazing associations members in fire management techniques.
Impact:
- Planted 218 ha of land for reseeding and fodder production.
- Supported an estimated 10 000 heads of cattle with the fodder produced.
- Improved access to water for animals.
- Improved animal health.
- Improved animal nutrition.