An evolving model for a livestock and fodder development project involving the poverty stricken communities of the Eastern Cape Province,South Africa
The Eastern Cape Province, particularly the Ciskei and Transkei area, is home to some of the poorest rural communities in South Africa (Ainslie 1998).Although the agricultural potential is high with 550‐1000 mm annual precipitation and generally fertile soils, subsistence agriculture, heavily reliant on government grants, is practiced.Rangeland, and with it the livestock industry, is the predominant agricultural natural resource in the Eastern Cape (Conradie 2004).A project that started as an initiative to improve the livelihoods of impoverished people through improved sheep and wool production has developed into an integrated, multi disciplinary program.After 11 years this program encompasses a sheep breeding program, veld management system, as well as fodder crop development.This study takes from these experiences to develop an adaptive model that could be used in similar projects.
rural communities fodder flow grazing system success factors
PW Conradie D Swart B King M Macanda U Gulwa G Jordaan
Authors Addresses:Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture,Dohne Agricultural Development Institute,P/ ARC-Animal and Forage Production,P/Bag X529,M iddelburg,5900,South Africa
国际会议
呼和浩特
英文
2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）