Rehabilitated Rangeland at the Institute

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Rehabilitated Rangeland at the Institute

• Even goats and sheep are at the institute

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Land recovering from one summer grazing only even
with goats present. Goats are blamed for land
degradation. This work blames overresting of
semi-arid ranchland.
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Contrast in arable (left) and grazing area
(right). Arable area receives full summer
recovery periods after heavy utilization in dry
season.
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Dead level contours dug by tractor for water
harvesting Key to water-harvesting for wetland
management
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Wetland-Management Water harvesting dead level
contours
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Silted Steams coming alive after successful
planned grazing and wetland rehabilitation
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Farmers now grow tropical fruits in semi-arid
ecosystem from water-harvesting
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Perennial water sources in watersheds farmers
engaged in fish farming after water harvesting
and planned grazing
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Next Steps

• Construction of adequate infrastructure at the
  Institute (Electricity, Irrigation, Wetland,
  Orchard, Dairy, Training Centre Buildings, Water
  reticulation, Agro-processing)
• Sustainable wetland utilization and management is
  developed and fully functional at the Njeremoto
  Biodiversity Demonstration and Training Institute
  on 12 Northdale Farm Gutu District
  Masvingo.Zimbabwe.
• Communities and Producers are trained initially
  at the Institute and later at satellite
  communities through farmer-to-farmer exchange
  visits in Zimbabwe and other Southern African
  Countries. Have to set up a Community Investment
  Fund.
• Internships are promoted with collaborating pilot
  communities and regions.

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Next Steps (cont.)

• The demonstration and training, done at the
  center influences human aspects such as quality
  of life and the environment in Zimbabwe and other
  Southern African countries as well as globally.
• MSc and PhD students are attached to the
  Institute to monitor and document the changes and
  impact on the ecological, socio-cultural and
  economic systems as well as receive and work with
  volunteers.
• Replicate and set up satellite centers in
  Southern Africa and globally.
• The international community views Overgrazing and
  over-rest as the key factors causing degradation
  in semi arid rangelands. Hence have a global
  paradigm shift on semi-arid rangelands management.

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SET UP NEEDED FOR FUNDERS TO THE INSTITUTE

• Propose ASHOKA to be a Pay through Bank for the
  Institute for Donors who may be willing to Donate
  to the institute. ASHOKA would then disburse the
  funds to Zimbabwe as per our request for safety
  of funds and transparency
• ASHOKA assists the Institute to register as a not
  for profit in the USA in the next 24 months (2008
  to 2009).
• Establish USA based fund raisers for the
  Institute who work closely with ASHOKA

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My Vision

• I have in my head the vision of how arid or
  semi-arid rangelands will be different when my
  idea is at work, and I will not stop until that
  idea is not only at work at Njeremoto
  Biodiversity Institute but is at work across the
  whole society. I am not happy in solving a
  problem in one village or two communities only.

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THANK YOU !!!