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Traditional Livestock Systems in Tanzania; an Application of the Teebagrifood Evaluation Framework Traditional livestock systems in Tanzania; An application of the TEEBAgriFood Evaluation Framework Baltussen, W.1, S. van Berkum1, Y. Dijkxhoorn1, R. Helmes1, Ş. Özkan Gülzari2, T. Vellinga2, G.D. Massawe3, P. Galgani4; D. Borniotto4; F. van den Elzen4 and T. Smith4 1Wageningen Economic Research 2Wageningen Livestock Research 3Sokoine University of Agriculture 4True Price / Impact Institute Photo credit: Bob Denaro, available at: https://flic.kr/p/3qRfW2 Acknowledgements: We acknowledge the EU for funding this research and report and the EC commitments towards the sustainability development goals, Aichi targets and the agri-environmental schemes in the common agricultural policy. The authors accept no liability for any damage resulting from the use of the results of this study or the application of the advice contained in it. This study was commissioned by UNEP TEEB and was carried out by Wageningen University & Research, Sokoine University of Agriculture and True Price/Impact Institute. Information and views set out in this study do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of UNEP TEEB nor the EU. Suggested citation: Baltussen, W., van Berkum, S., Dijkxhoorn, Y., Helmes, R., Özkan Gülzari, Ş, Vellinga, T., Massawe, G. D., Galgani, P., Borniotto, D., van den Elzen, F. and Smith, T. (2019), Traditional livestock systems in Tanzania; An application of the TEEBAgriFood Evaluation Framework. TEEB for Agriculture and Food, UNEP. Reviewers: James Vause1, Jacob Salcone2, Salman Hussain2, William Speller2, Carl Obst3, Harpinder Sandhu4, Urvashi Rangan5, Pablo Vidueira6 Report Coordinator: Dustin M. Wenzel2 Report Editor: Lucy Cockerell2 1 UNEP-WCMC 2 UNEP - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) 3 IDEEA 4 Flinders University 5 GRACE Communications 6 Global Alliance for the Future of Food 2 Table of Contents Natural and capital valuation glossary .................................................................................................... 6 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Background ............................................................................................................................. 7 1.2 Objective and scope of the evaluation .................................................................................... 7 1.3 Method .................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.1 Framework ...................................................................................................................... 8 1.3.2 Approach ......................................................................................................................... 9 1.3.3 Limitations ..................................................................................................................... 13 1.3.4 Reading guide ................................................................................................................ 14 2 Systems description ...................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 The pastoral cattle system .................................................................................................... 15 2.1.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 15 2.1.2 Livestock genetic resources ........................................................................................... 16 2.1.3 Maasai pastoral herds and flock characteristics ........................................................... 16 2.1.4 Pastoralists’ meat and milk production ......................................................................... 16 2.1.5 Market structures and value chains for Maasai pastoralists’ cattle .............................. 18 2.1.6 Value chain actors along the pastoral cattle value chain .............................................. 19 2.1.7 Consumption ................................................................................................................. 20 2.1.8 Pastoral cattle feeding strategies .................................................................................. 20 2.1.9 Extension services ......................................................................................................... 21 2.1.10 Scoping definition for the further evaluation ................................................................ 22 2.2 The backyard poultry system ................................................................................................ 23 2.2.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 23 2.2.2 Chicken populations in Tanzania ................................................................................... 24 2.2.3 Production ..................................................................................................................... 25 2.2.4 Consumption ................................................................................................................. 26 2.2.5 Poultry feeds ................................................................................................................. 27 2.2.6 Veterinary ...................................................................................................................... 27 2.2.7 Extension services ......................................................................................................... 28 2.2.8 Scoping definition for the further evaluation ................................................................ 29 2.3 The smallholder arable dairy system .................................................................................... 30 2.3.1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 30 2.3.2 Other livestock species in the smallholder arable dairy system beside cattle .............. 31 2.3.3 Crop production in the smallholder arable dairy system .............................................. 31 2.3.4 Breeding practices ......................................................................................................... 31 2.3.5 Milk production ............................................................................................................. 32 2.3.6 Labour ........................................................................................................................... 33 2.3.7 Dairy value chain in Tanzania: the case of the Southern Highlands .............................. 33 2.3.8 Consumption ................................................................................................................. 34 2.3.9 Smallholder dairy cattle feeding strategy ..................................................................... 35 2.3.10 Veterinary ...................................................................................................................... 35 2.3.11 Extension services ......................................................................................................... 36 2.3.12 Scoping definition for the further evaluation ................................................................ 36 3 3 Produced and financial capital assessment .................................................................................. 38 3.1 Pastoral livestock systems ..................................................................................................... 38 3.1.1 Pastoral beef value chain .............................................................................................. 38 3.1.2 Pastoral household income ........................................................................................... 39 3.1.3 Improved scenario ......................................................................................................... 40 3.1.4 Evaluation of the produced capital stocks .................................................................... 41 3.1.5 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 42 3.2 Backyard poultry systems ..................................................................................................... 42 3.2.1 The backyard poultry value chain ................................................................................. 42 3.2.2 Contribution to household income ............................................................................... 43 3.2.3 Improved scenario ......................................................................................................... 44 3.2.4 Evaluation of the produced capital stocks .................................................................... 45 3.2.5 Summary ....................................................................................................................... 45 3.3 Smallholder dairy systems .................................................................................................... 45 3.3.1 The traditional dairy value chain ................................................................................... 45 3.3.2 Milk income ................................................................................................................... 46 3.3.3 Improved scenario ........................................................................................................
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