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Improving Livestock Output of Small Holders:
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Project Title:
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Improving Livestock Output of Small Holders in the Hindukush (Pakistan).
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Funded by:
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Center for Environment and Development (CDE) NCCR North South University of Geneva Switzerland.
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Objectives:
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The overall goals of the proposed PAMS are to contribute to:
- focus on small ruminants and find pathways to alleviate poverty of those households of small holders that still depend heavily on livestock output.
- Empower local population to more effectively address animal health issues and to effectively compensate nutrient deficiency of livestock, and
- contribute to find pathways to a more sustainable use of natural resources by mitigating the increased competition over natural resources of small holders with husbandry as an important source of income.
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The more specific objectives are to:
- Assess the different site-specific nutrient conditions determined by the mother rock, soil, and vegetation conditions in three proposed test valleys - Chagharzai, Kalash, Arkari (see annex) -> research objective out of the scientific evidence gathered by Dr. Inam-ur-Rahim (see references in the annex).
- Provide specific nutrient supply formula for the test valleys and produce doses to complement nutrient defficiencies for the selected test herds (about 900 small ruminants all together) thus providing direct (mitigation) support to selected small holders
- Provide de-worming for the selected test herds thus showing the positive effect of keeping herds in a healthy state and in demystifying the ‘secrets’ of veterinary treatments (direct mitigation action).
- Actively involve small holders in applying, testing and monitoring the effect of administrating such site-specific complementary nutrient doses and thus contribute to capacity building and awareness-rising among local population.
- Transfer and disseminate the acquired knowledge (know- and do-how) on mineral supplementation and on preparing the needed nutrient supply doses to the entire population of the test valleys through feedback-events; this shall include the supply formula in order to allow the self-production of future complementary nutrient doses by small holders in the concerned valleys -> contribution to empowerment and sustainability.
- Involve local actors (administration, national and international NGOs) and media in order to provide feedback regarding the achievements of the nutrient supply and to eventually contribute to its future wider application of policy and public relations work; wider dissemination of know- and do-how
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