Final performance evaluation of the livestock for growth (L4G) activity in Mali

The L4G performance evaluation sought to assess activity progress and to inform the design of future activities under the Global Food Security Strategy country plan. L4G successfully installed the Private Proximity Veterinary Service (SVPP) program in Koro and Bankass circles of Mopti region but was unable to install it in other circles of Mopti. The network of SVPP veterinarians and veterinarian auxiliaries (VAs) offered an accessible, rapid, and affordable range of veterinary services, including vaccination, deworming, and disease treatment. High attrition rates, low VA capacity, and the failure to involve local stakeholders, however, hindered the SVPP’s operations. Fattening techniques taught in farmer field schools (FFSs) effectively increased farmers’ knowledge and practice in fattening techniques and in increasing their productivity, sales, and income from animal raising. The cascade training model used for the FFSs, however, did not achieve the outreach envisioned and was hampered by the lack of financial resources and local participation. While beneficiaries could cite theoretical and practical benefits of co-locating the SVPP and FFSs, none could identify actual examples in practice. L4G water point interventions improved water access and decreased wait times and transaction costs for residents in villages served by these water points. Overall, water point governan