APPENDIX 3

EXAMPLES OF FIELD SHEETS

Pastoralist Interview Field Sheet #1/6

Region/District:		Date:
AEZ:	Land Unit:	Recorders:

ENVIRONMENT and LAND CHARACTERISTICS

Land Uses:			Altitude (m):
Area (ha):	Rainfall (mm/yr):		Aspect:
Soil Type:	Soil pH:	Parent Material:	Slope:
General Vegetation Type:

FORAGE RESOURCES

Forage type

Area (ha/%)

Annual Yield (kg DM/ha) (average/range)

Utilization

Quality (av./ range)

Dominant species or plant group

Grassland Native

Improved

Shrubland

Forest

Hay/Silage

Other Forage

Crops

Unusable

Seasonal production patterns and characteristics of grazing land(s) Data of normal/better/poorer year?

50

40

30

20

10

0

Jan Jul

Feb Aug

Mar Sep

Apr Oct

May Nov

Jun Dec

Jul Jan

Aug Feb

Sep Mar

Oct Apr

Nov May

Dec Jun

Flowering and seed setting

Non-availability

Pastoral (herder) Interview Field Sheet #2/6

PLANT SPECIES

(Ranked lists of dominant plant species in area of interview)

(A photocopied, A4-size, map of area can be used for marking locations, grazing patterns, etc.)

Pastoral (herder) Interview Field Sheet #3/6

PASTORAL TRENDS AND LIVESTOCK FEEDING

Years ago:

1

5

10

15

25

Livestock numbers

Herbage yield

Vegetation condition and quality

Plant species composition

Weed species and pests

Grazing land area

Cropland area

Soil erosion

Water availability

Occurrence of:

Jan Jul

Feb Aug

Mar Sep

Apr Oct

May Nov

Jun Dec

Jul Jan

Aug Feb

Sep Mar

Oct Apr

Nov May

Dec Jun

Forage shortages

Changes in dietary selection

Hay feeding

Crop residue/ straw feeding

Supplementary feeding

Fodder crop use

Poor livestock condition

Livestock deaths

Labour constraints

Uniformity of grazing use (effects of management and location of water):

Pastoral (herder) Interview Field Sheet #4/6

PASTORAL PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS AND DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Perception of development options:

Environmental constraints to development: (e.g. overstocking/flooding/soil fertility/drought/stock water):

Social and financial constraints to development:

Gender issues:

Technical constraints to development:

Extent and level of technology use:

Use of surplus cash:

Opportunities for: forage trees, water harvesting, seeding, intensive forage development:

Land type suited to grassland/forage crop development (location/area):

Land condition:

Alternative or competitive use of land resources (forestry/wildlife/"external") - give priority:

Relationships with other land users (concurrent/competitive e.g. with cropping farmers or foresters):

Agricultural and Livestock Services provided or available (governmental/non-governmental):

Products and Marketing (problems and opportunity):

Pastoral (herder) Interview Field Sheet #5/6

LIVESTOCK: HERD/FLOCK COMPOSITION AND LIVEWEIGHT

LIVESTOCK TYPE	NUMBER AND LIVEWEIGHT PER AGE CLASS
	Unweaned No Wt.	1 year No Wt.	2 year No Wt.	3 year No Wt.	4 year No Wt.	NoWt.	Mature NoWt.
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F

LIVESTOCK: SEASONAL LIVEWEIGHT PATTERN

Seasonal patterns of liveweight change

Kg.

Jan Jul

Feb Aug

Mar Sep

Apr Oct

May Nov

Jun Dec

Jul Jan

Aug Feb

Sep Mar

Oct Apr

Nov May

Dec Jun

LIVESTOCK: SALES AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS

LIVESTOCK TYPE	SALES AND PRODUCTS
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F
M
F

GRAZING MANAGEMENT CHART		Pastoral Resource Interview Field Sheet #6/6
Location:	Source:	Date:	Recorders:

Land unit

livestock class

MONTH

NOTES (use, land condition)

Area (ha)

Jan Jul

Feb Aug

Mar Sep

Apr Oct

May Nov

Jun Dec

Jul Jan

Aug Feb

Sep Mar

Oct Apr

Nov May

Dec Jun

Herding practised

Management activity and livestock sales/purchases