KUCHIFieldDayReport28August2016

By:DrEsmatullahKhoshal

FIELDDAYOBJECTIVES

Broad Objectives: To bring livestock owners together to carry out collective and collaborativediscussionswiththepurposeofinitiatingcommunityactioninsolvingcommunityproblems.

The theme of the day was ‘Sustainable Livestock and related Practices’. The following objectiveswerecovered:

1. Toidentifythemajorchallengeslivestockownersfaceinproduction,marketingandnutrition2. Tolearnthegoodpracticesofthehostfarmergroup3. Togenerateaplenarydiscussionandfindsolutionstothechallenges4. Experiencesharingandlessonlearningamonglivestockowners5. Gatherideasforabetterapproachforfutureimplementation6. Tolearnfromthesuccessesandgoodpracticesofotheranimalowners7. Togetnewideasandsolutionstoproduction,andmarketingchallenges8. Todiscusstheseideaswithotheranimalownersandstakeholders

SpecificObjectives

1. Toempower livestockownerswith knowledgeand skills tomake themmore skilled in theirownfields.

2. Toimprovetheknowledgeofownerstomakecriticalandinformeddecisionsthatrendertheirlivestockmoreprofitableandsustainable.

3. Tosensitizelivestockownersinnewwaysofthinkingandproblemsolving

4. To helplivestockownerslearnhowtoorganizethemselvesandtheircommunities.

KEYPEOPLEPARTICIPATED

Ø KuchipeoplefromParwan25Ø KuchipeoplefromKabul25Ø KuchipeoplefromLogar25Ø DAILandKuchidepartment(Logar,KabulandParwan)6Ø KuchiindependentofficeKabul5Ø Generaldirectorate2Ø Animalhusbandrydirectorate2Ø CLAP/MAIL2Ø FAO2Ø ICARDA2Ø MISFA1

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FIELDVISITSANDEXPERIENCESHARINGAMONGFARMERSAn important activity in CLAPproject isOrganizing Farmer FieldDays togetherwith implementingpartner’s, stakeholdersandKuchi livestockowners.Thoseeventsgive themachance to showcasetheirachievements,suchasfieldexperiments,marketinnovations,practicesforsustainablelivestockproductionallrelevanttofoodsecurity,andpresentthemtofellowfarmersandotherstakeholders.The farmer field day was hosted by MAIL-DCA-CLAP Kuchi project. Livestock owners themselvestotaled 160 participants. All attended the field day held on the 28th August 2016:, The openingspeechwasmadebytherepresentativefromtheDistrictGovernorsoffice(CharAsyabDistrict),thiswas followed by a brief introduction and explanation of the Field day and project objectives ingeneralbyDr.FaraidonQaumitotheparticipants,whichincludedMAILandCLAP;

Stakeholder representatives, and other senior level officials participated in the field day. Somespeechesweredeliveredbyspecialguestsandparticipants.Anexperiencesharingsessionwasthenopenedbyaround13 livestockownersfromtheKuchicommunity. Individual livestockownersandfarmers explained their own experiences with fodder production and the challenges they faced,opportunities they saw, lessons they learned, and their views for future improvement in theimplementationofthesepractices.Theexperiencesandviewsoflivestockownerswhoparticipatedaresummarizedbelow.

KeyDecisionsandOutcome/s:

• The Livestock owners have diverse interests with regard to livestock production and animalhealth

• Trainingonfodderproduction,animalfeeding,andhealthcareisnecessary

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• Concentratefeed• Extensionmaterial • SHG’sproductsMalikGhudayfromKabul• EquippedVFUmobileclinic • Churningmachine• QrootBox• Chakaplat • Ureatreatment,KhanWazirfromKabul• Animamedicine• 500ofsheepandgoats• AnthraxbyWarGulfromLogar• BrucellosisbyBazmohamandfromLogar• ContagiousdiseasesBazMohammadfromLagar• SmallRuminantsafetyHajiZaman• Reproductionandit’sDiagnosisbylalayfromLagar• PoorestfarmerLalMohammad• SeasonalCalendarbyMalikJamil• FeederBankByAmirKhanfromParwan• AnimalFeedingaccordingtoreproductivecyclebyMalikFazilAhmad• KashmirabyHajiKhairullah• ThecontagiousdiseasesanditsimportanceByHajiKhialMohammad

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