BOTSWANA RANGE AND LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT

DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP PRODUCTION SCHEMES UNDERTAKEN WITH SMALL PRODUCERS UNDER 3 EXISTING PATTERNS OF LAND USE. AS MODELS PROVE SUCCESSFUL, REPLICATION UNDER LIMITED EXPANSION FINANCED BY GOB. PROJECT INCREASES PRODUCTION BY IMPROVING ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND NUTRITION ON SELECTED SITES. REDUCES RANGE DETERIORATION BY REPLICATION OF PROTOTYPES AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT. PROJECT BEGINS WITH PLANNING AND MODEL DESIGN; APPLIES MAJOR EFFORT IN ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF TEST MODELS AND DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSIS FOR EVALUATION; ASSISTS GOB IN PLANNING REPLICATION OF ABOUT 15 PROTOTYPES IN SELECTED AREAS. Amendment of 4/22/77 completely revises the project, which will now focus on institutionalizing within the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) a capacity to support the formation of farmer groups to better manage communally owned rangeland. The revised project will: develop/refine Government of Botswana (GOB) policy and regulations affecting communal group formation; train at least 10 GOB staff in group outreach and place them in responsible positions at MOA headquarters and regional offices; initiate 10 or more group action programs in each of Botswana"s 7 regions; and introduce new land use and livestock management techniques. (Abstract based on extensive review of amended project in 1983 PES: PD-AAM-206)