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Title: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIVESTOCK SERVICES ENHANCING RURAL DEVELOPMENT THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN


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INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIVESTOCK
SERVICESENHANCING RURAL DEVELOPMENTTHE
AFRICAN EXPERIENCE IN LIVESTOCK SERVICES(MALAWI
EXPERIENCE) APRIL16Th 22ND 2006 BEIJING,
CHINA
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Prepared by Dr D O Chinombo,Deputy Director
(Animal Health and Field Services)Department of
Animal Health and Livestock Development(DAHLD),
P O Box 2096,Lilongwe - Malawi. Tel No (265)
01 750 455/756 389Fax No (265) 01 751
349 E-mail agric-dahi_at_sdnp.org.mw
chinombo_at_sdnp.org.mw
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  • 1.0   Introduction
  • Malawi is 118,000 sq km,
  • Lies between 32 15' and 36o 00 East
    latitude and 09o 20 and 17o 08 south
    longitude
  • It is bordered by Mozambique (East and
    South), Tanzania (North), Zambia (West).

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1.1 Background Map of Malawi
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  • 1.2     Country Agricultural Profile
  • 1.2.2 Agricultural Sector
  • Human population is 12 13 million with 85
    rural population and labor force of 87
    (Livestock sub sector involves 50)
  • Agriculture contributes 36 to the GDP
    (Livestock sub sector contributing only 8)
  • 1.2 million farm families own one or more
    livestock types (15 commercial and 85
    subsistence)
  • Expenditure on livestock products less than
    10 and provides 1.3 of total dietary protein

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1.2.2 Livestock Population
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  • 1.3 Historical Livestock Services perspectives
  • Department of Animal Health and Livestock
    Development is among six technical departments
    in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
    Security
  • Formed in 1929 Department of Veterinary
    Services, mainly to control animal diseases.
  •   Over years, the department has changed names.
  • First policy statement was published in 1952
    and reviewed in 1972, 1988 and 2005.
  • These policy statements aimed at improving
    livestock production through disease control

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  • 2.0 The Current Status of Livestock Services
  • Low government livestock services with respect to
    disease control and animal husbandry extension
  • Current ratio of veterinarian to tropical
    livestock units (TLU) is 1 10,000 and 1
    Veterinary Assistant (Para Professional) 2000
    TLUS.
  • Delivery of livestock services affected by
    structural reforms such as privatization,
    commercialization, cost recovery on services and
    decentralization. Emphasis on who benefits from
    a service should pay
  • Impact of HIV/AIDS, retirements, resignations and
    lack of a Human Resource Development strategy
    compromise delivery of livestock services.

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  • 3.0 The way forward for livestock services
    delivery
  • In line with current agriculture extension policy
    of pluralistic approach, delivery of livestock
    services follows suit.
  • Restricted to core-functions of supervision,
    production of improved livestock technologies,
    monitoring and evaluation of livestock
    development programmers.

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  • 4.0 Livestock development constraints,
  • challenges and opportunities
  • 4.1 Unavailability of breeding stock
  • Limited supply of quality breeding stock
  • Limited private sector participation and
    investment in livestock programmes
  • Limited supply of quality breeding stock
  • Slaughter of immature, pregnant and breedable
    stock

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  • 4.2 Inadequate capacity
  •      Inadequate livestock delivery and
    extension services
  •      Inadequate human capacity at all levels
  •      HIV/AIDS pandemic impacts on livestock
    services delivery.
  •    Inadequate veterinary public health,
    laboratory diagnostic and inspectorate services
  • 4.3 Inadequate input supply
  •      Land pressure on grazing land
  •      Inadequate supply and high costs of feed,
    drugs and other inputs
  • Undeveloped market systems for livestock and
    livestock products

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  • 4.4 Limited regulatory services
  •       Poor animal welfare
  • Inadequate control and prevention of
    production, notifiable and
  • trans-boundary animal diseases
  • 4.5 Inadequate coordination and networking in
    the livestock sub-sector
  • Limited collaboration among the various
    livestock stakeholders
  •       Weak livestock information system

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  • 4.6 Some opportunities for the livestock
    industry to expand
  • Presence of democratic government with
    commitment to poverty reduction
  • New technologies development
  • Integrated farming system of crop and
    livestock
  • High demand for the livestock and livestock
    products
  • Labor availability
  • Freedom from major trade sensitive livestock
    diseases
  • (TADs)

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  • 5.0 The Southern African Development Community
    (SADC) Perspective
  • 5.1 Current Status
  • SADC region comprises Angola, Botswana,
    Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Lesotho,
    Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
    Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania,
    Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Agriculture is the mainstay of the economy of
    most of the SADC member countries and the
    backbone of the livelihoods of their people
  • The region is well endowed with diverse natural
    resources (Livestock, fisheries, wildlife etc.)
  • SADC region has a thriving livestock industry by
    Sub Sahara African levels and livestock
    production is one of its most important sources
    of employment and income for the majority of its
    people.
  • About 60 of the SADC population depends on
    livestock

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2002 Livestock Populations
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  • Livestock production fulfils many different and
    essential functions in the economy of the poorest
    families food (household consumption of milk,
    meat and eggs), social (dowry, ceremonies, social
    status), economic (monetarisation,
    capitalization, savings, social insurance) and
    agronomic functions (natural improvement of
    soils).
  • An important and often the sole source of cash
    income for many poor farmers in the region.
    Cattle remain the principle source of non human
    energy to poor farmers for ploughing,
    transporting goods and drawing water.
  • Constitute an asset for investment and insurance
    against crop failure.

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  • Support crop production through draft power and
    produce manure to maintain soil fertility.
  • Livestock represent about 30 to 40 of the
    agricultural gross domestic product (GDP) in most
    countries in the SADC region
  • Are a strategic part of the small farm economy
    in the region.
  • Their social value in the livelihoods of rural
    communities of the region, though not quantified,
    is regarded as high.
  • There is an increasing demand for livestock and
    livestock products in the region.

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  • 5.2 Livestock Development constraints
  • and Challenges  
  • Huge opportunity for (SADC) to contribute to the
    satisfaction of the increasing demand for
    livestock products throughout the world and for
    livestock to serve as a pathway for poverty
    alleviation in the region.
  • However, externalities such as sanitary and
    phytosanitary (SPS) measures constitute a major
    hindrance to both domestic and international
    trade in livestock and livestock products
  • Among the SPS issues are infectious animal
    diseases which impact significantly on market
    access

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  • This impact can occur in several ways
  • - Health and productivity at the farm level
  • - Disease/ infection transmission to other
    animals at the market destination if the
    livestock commodity (animal or product) is
    infected by disease agents like Foot and
    Mouth Disease (FMD), Contagious Bovine
    Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) or African Swine Fever
    (ASF)
  • - Direct effect on human health either on farm
    or along the value chain e.g. Rift Valley
    Fever, highly pathogenic Avian Influenza
  • - To human at market destination e.g.
    brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis and
  •   - Food safety, e.g. salmonella, chlamydia,
    cysticercosis and botulism.
  • SPS measures influence incomes and the
    expenditure levels of poor households consumption
    patterns, productivity and supply of livestock
    products domestic and international markets.
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