CIRAD Lowveld Livestock Project CIRAD. A staff of 1 850, including 750 researchers. CIRAD in Zimbabwe. 10 years. MoU UZ -CASS -Vet.

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1 Lowveld Livestock Project A. Caron is a French International Agricultural Research Centre working for Development in tropical and subtropical countries More than 4 years mainly in Africa In between research and development AHEAD-GLTFCA Working Group Meeting, 8th-9th of Mars 27, Peques Libombos Dam, Mozambique Applied research A staff of 1 85, including 75 researchers in Zimbabwe Metropolitan France: 43 researchers 1 years MoU UZ -CASS -Vet Outside metropolitan France: 32 researchers French overseas regions = 11 Overseas = 21, with 3 in the international system MoU UB -NUST MoU NPs

2 PROJECT : BIOHUB (FFEM) WWF IGF IUCN Capitalisation Support Training CASS UR22 UR1 CBNRM SSA FARA MIOMBO UR1 Un. Pretoria Vet. Ser. Wild. Unit SCV et Tillage Un. Zim. Conservation Agriculture Sustanaible Production & Conservation In Partnership Animal Health Wildlife Livestock Interactions FIRCOP DURAS UR22 Ecosystem Functioning UR 16 PCP = Produce & Conserve in Partnership CNRS UR22 Research Platform Site Atelier Hwange Un. Zim Specific Objective PARIS VI FSP Biodiversity (MAE) Main Thematics Projects in 26 Funded by the French Embassy Lowveld Livestock Project (CLLP) Coordinated by A. Caron Collaboration with Vet Services; UZ, CV Sub Com. Of GLTFCA 1st Field Work in September 26 Lowveld Wildlife Project Coordinated by Alistair Pole & William Crosemary Various collaborations. Started in second half of 26 FSP GRiPPAVI Project Partner Lowveld Wildlife Project Lowveld Livestock Project Exploratory mission in 25: FAO-WWF- Objective is to assess roughly the situation of wildlife in the Lowveld through questionnaires in the diverse conservation matrix Basis for any wildlife research First round of data collected & mapping underway Objective shared & SELCORE is to develop a GIS mapping of the Lowveld Livestock ecomy in the Lowveld Inadequate information at household level. Ecomic importance for rural communities (formal and informal) High social value attributed to ownership of livestock Undeveloped and n-transparent market chains At the community level Unkwn community expectations Lack of sustainability in the farming systems in the Lowveld, Human/wildlife conflict (crop & livestock losses, poaching, encroaching, habitat loss)

3 CLLP Overall Objectives CLLP Specific Objectives Supporting the livelihoods of communities in the periphery of GNP by supporting the animal health surveillance and exploring market strategies for livestock production Animal Health is a key issue to mitigate negative perceptions of wildlife/livestock livestock/human interface By supporting the diptank system: Obj.1 To describe the structure of the livestock population Obj.2 To understand the current production strategies and opportunities of the small cattle holders. Livestock densities in the periphery of GNP should be sustainable for the habitat Obj.3 To describe their perceptions and expectations towards the wildlife resources and animal health issues CLLP Methodology CLLP CLLP Study area Providing chemicals for dipping on a regular basis in one Animal Helath Centre (AHC) covering 1 diptanks between 15 and 2 heads of cattle in collaboration with the veterinary services Running questionnaires with farmers at the diptanks every month. Collecting at least one year of data Malipati AHC Southern Border of GNP

4 CLLP Team CLLP First Results (1) Veterinary services UZ: Harare: Field services Chiredzi DVO Chiredzi Animal Health Inspector and Vet. Technician 2 final year veterinary students CASS PhD student C&V sub-committee of the GLTFCA Jan-6 Mar-6 May-6 Jul-6 Sep-6 Nov-6 Jan-7 Cattle census (from D. Kundeya and K. Nyathi, UZ) Malipati Muhlekwani dumisa Samu Chishinya Maose Rutandare Pahlela Chibhawahlengw e Masukwe CLLP First Results (2) CLLP First Results (3) 3 Station Disease clinical casesdate Gezani LSD 5 Nov-6 Gezani Heartwater 3 Nov-6 Gezani Heartwater 4 Oct-6 Gezani Blackleg 4 Oct-6 Gezani Anaplasmosis 7 Oct-6 Gezani babesiosis 4 Oct-6 Gezani Heartwater 4 Oct-6 Gezani FMD 96 Jun-6 Gezani FMD 91 May-5 Gezani Blackleg 6 Apr-6 Gezani FMD 1376 Mar-5 Pahlela FMD 251 Mar-6 Rutandare FMD 22 Mar-6 Gezani FMD 6 May-5 chikombedzi FMD 14 Feb-5 Disease census from Chiredzi report (from D. Kundeya and K. Nyathi, UZ) 2 1 w et season dry season 212. during which periods do you experience grazing shortage do you think there is eugh grazing in your area do you send your animals in the national park for grazing 2 grazing w ater shortage Water & Grazing (from S. Muyengwa, CASS) ne 12. between water access and grazing what would you consider the

5 CLLP First Results (4) CLLP Short Term Perspectives 1 reasons for selling cattle Selling cattle & Managing diptank (from S. Muyengwa, CASS) Complete one year of data 8 3 Percent subsistence needs purchasing of drugs destocking reasons for selling cattle Was the dipping efficient Would you be willing to invest in the local dip ta Would you be willing to manage the local dip tank 3. Would you be willing to invest in the local dip tank Start PRA techniques (group discussions) Develop disease surveillance by Vet. Students ( Msc Project) Develop a better mapping CLLP Long Term Perspectives (1) CLLP Long Term Perspectives (2) Monitor Animal Health around Gona-re re-zhou in livestock & wildlife; sustainably! Develop market chains in the lowveld using public & private sector () FAO co-funding funding Ather AHC Starting disease surveillance Other EU opportunities this year or in the future Regional perspective GLTFCA Uni. Of Pretoria Mozambican partners

6 FMD BtB/FMD Component (1) Livestock / African buffalo buffalo = Reservoir BtB BtB/FMD Component (2) Greater Kudu Warthog Impala Other FMD FMD FMD BtB BtB BtB + FMD Thank you