1 Grazing association programs in Lesotho have usually been associated with area-based projects, collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Agriculture and Marketing and donor agencies. Recent examples, in addition to Sehlabathebe, have been grazing associations at Thaba Tseka (promoted with technical assistance from the Canadian International Development Agency) and Mphaki (European Economic Community).
2 Enforcement of some generally unpopular provisions of the grazing plan has not been pressed by the project. For instance, a requirement that all sheep and goats be brought to village areas in the winter ran up against strong local concerns about the destructiveness of small stock to gardens and cattle grazing. The rule went unenforced by the range riders, and was eventually dropped following formal decision by the executive committee.
