With the participation of community members and other stakeholders, considerable progress has been made in the development of packages of "best-bet" technical, institutional and policy options (TIPOs). These include (i) on-farm feed production for alternative feed sources, with the introduction of fodder shrubs and cactus, (ii) feed blocks produced from agro-industrial by-products successfully demonstrated as an integral part of the feed calendar of small ruminants, (iii) the feed block technology is offering a good potential for micro-enterprise development, (iv) new varieties of barley, oat, vetch and triticale adapted to harsh environments, and (v) improved small ruminants management practices to enhance the quality of the breed, fertility and lambing rates and early weaning. |
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Rehabilitation of rangeland through fodder shrub and cactus plantation has been adopted on private lands.
However on communal rangelands, technology options that require high levels of investments or collective action are unlikely to be widely implemented without the development of appropriate local institutional support. Property rights (tenure rights, use and access to land resources) have emerged as a critical factor for investment in common resource management and requires further research. |
