MALI LIVESTOCK FOR GROWTH (L4G) MONTHLY REPORT NO. 55 Monthly Report No. 55 | Mali Livestock for Growth (L4G) MALI LIVESTOCK FOR GROWTH (L4G) MONTHLY REPORT NO. 55 Date: May 2019 Contract Number: AID-688-C-14-00004 Submitted to: USAID | Mali Prepared by: AECOM International Development DISCLAIMER: The authors’ views expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government. Monthly Report No. 55 | Mali Livestock for Growth (L4G) LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS CARE Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere DCOP Deputy Chief of Party FFS Farmer Field School IR Intermediate Result L4G Livestock for Growth LMIS Livestock Market Information System M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MNLB Multi-Nutritional Licking Blocks PO Producer Organization PPCB Peri-Pneumonie Contagieuse des Bovins PPR Peste des Petits Ruminants SOW Scope of Work STTA Short-Term Technical Assistance SVPP Service Vétérinaire Privé de Proximité USAID United States Agency for International Development Monthly Report No. 55 | Mali Livestock for Growth (L4G) INTRODUCTION This report covers the period from April 15th to May 15th, 2019. During this period, thanks to the efforts of the L4G beneficiaries and partners, L4G continued to make progress in the production of multi-nutritional licking blocks (MNLBs), basic human nutrition/hygiene at home and livestock as a business by the POs (Producer Organizations). During this period, a major emphasis was placed on the starting up of 76 Farmer Field Schools (FFS) which included 35 FFS for cattle and 41 FFS for sheep. Since most cattle fattening started in late February-early March, we anticipate having at least 300 to 350 cattle ready for sale during the Eid-al-fitr festival—which is celebrated around June 5th. Unfortunately, security concerns and attacks on civilians by armed bandits and other troublemakers continue to disrupt life in rural areas, causing some livestock owners not to participate in animal vaccination campaigns and adversely affecting the free movement of goods, people, and livestock, including L4G staff, as will be explained below. COMPONENT 1. INCREASED ANIMAL PRODUCTIVITY SUB IR 1.1 ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION, DISSEMINATION, AND MANAGEMENT TASK 1.1.1MODERNIZE ANIMAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS During the period under review, two SVPPs, Laya Togo from Bankass 01 and of Birama Diakite from Koro reported results. A 3rd SVPP, Hamidou Sokanda in Bankass 02, did not provide a report due to security issues. In total, 1,225 animals were vaccinated during this period. This included 375 cattle against PPB (pneumonia) in Bankass and 850 sheep against pasteurollosis. Of the 850 sheep, 350 were from Bankass and 500 from Koro. As compared to last month, the number of animals vaccinated significantly dropped by 42% from 2,110 to 1,225. This can be attributed to the insecurity situation which discouraged both the agro-pastoralists and herders from bringing their animals for vaccination. Mr. Laya Togo had a sales value of 56,000 CFA while Mr. Birama Diakite had 35,000 CFA. These results are significantly lower as compared to last year around the same period (May 2018) where 43,245 animals were vaccinated and the SVPPs came up with a combined sales value of 3.3 Million CFA. This further illustrates how damaging the insecurity situation has been in affecting the livestock sub-sector in our intervention zones in Mopti. TASK 1.1.2 DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE MESSAGES ABOUT LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND ISSUES The dissemination of best livestock management practices has begun through practical demonstrations with the farmer field schools (FFS). The situation of the FFS across the five cercles of Mopti can be summarized as follows: 1) KORO The FFS training activities were organized in three localities: Ogodengou, Pel Maoude, and Pomorododiou. Several key fattening techniques were demonstrated, including: FFS principles and selection criteria for animals purchased for fattening; production techniques for the MNLBs; techniques for enriching hay with urea; ration preparation for cattle during fattening; vaccination and de-worming of the animals during the fattening cycle. Summarized below in Table 1 is the distribution in Koro of the FFS sites, lead farmers/trainers, and number of animals provided for the training: Monthly Report No. 55 | Mali Livestock for Growth (L4G) 1 Table 1: Distribution of FFS sites, Lead farmers and Livestock used for training in Koro Cercle Lead producers Cercle Commune FFs village /sites Number of cattle used Men Women Koro Youdiou Ogodengou 08 02 11 Koro Pel Maoude Pel Maoude 02 08 0 Koro Koro Pomorododiou 09 01 04 Total 19 11 15 Cattle destined for fattening in Ogodengou FFS in Youdiou Commune in Koro (Picture by Moriba KONE, Field Agent, 23/4/2019) Next Steps: 1) Organizing the FFS training for those producers interested in sheep fattening 2) Continuing with the following modules for those producers who have already started the cattle FFS in the primary sites 2) BANKASS Between April 22nd and April 26th, four distinct FFS sessions were organized in different localities of Bankass. During these trainings, emphasis was put on the following topics: key FFS principles; selection criteria and rules regarding the choice of the facilitators; review of the agreement between the hosting POs and L4G; refresher on selection criteria of the animals to be fattened, weight measurement, sanitary upkeep of the animals: de-worming, vaccination (PPR, PPCB, cLOstrivac, pastoving, pastobov); production techniques for the MNLBs; and production techniques for hay enriched with urea. Refer to Table 2 for further details. Table 2: FFS trainings during April in Bankass No. of No. of Lead Animals Used Cercle Commune Animal Type Primary Sites Secondary Sites Farmers /Trainers For The Training Bankass Soubala Cattle Soguina Soubala 10 10 Bankass Soubala Sheep Soubala Niondé Seydou 25 10 Bankass Tori Sheep Tori Sèhè, Nongo Peren, 10 15 Ogoboro Bankass Bankass Sheep Ogotèna Ogoténa, Barwè, 10 10 Golo, Sokoura, Kouroundé, Bankass Bankass Dimbal habbè Cattle Sokanda Dembo, Sonley, Logon 10 10 Bandiagara Dandoli Cattle Gologou Dobolo, sibi sibi 10 4 Bandiagara Dandoli Sheep Sincarma Sassadi, Dourou na 10 6 Monthly Report No. 55 | Mali Livestock for Growth (L4G) 2 FFS training occurred in four communes (Tori, Bankass, Dimbal habbè, and Dandoli) which enabled 40 Lead Producers to receive training. Two of the sessions dealt with sheep and two of the sessions dealt with cattle fattening. See the photos below of the training in action. 1. Demonstration of production of 2. Type of cattle selected for 3. Mixing of ingredients to serve as multi-nutritional licking blocks fattening daily rations for the animals Next Steps: 1) Continue the FFS trainings in order to reach other communes. 2) Proceed with FFS trainings or modules in the communes that have already received the initial training. 3) MOPTI AND DJENNÉ In Djenné cercle, 06 FFS have begun and include 04 cattle FFS and 02 sheep FFS. In the Mopti cercle, the FFS are comprised of 05 cattle FFS and 02 sheep FFS. Further details about these FFS are given in Table 3. Table 3: Distribution of Cattle FFS and Sheep FFS across Djenné and Mopti Cercles Animal Site Category N° Cercles Commune Village Hosting PO Type Primary Secondary 01 Djenné Madiama Madiama Benkadi Cattle 02 Djenné Fakala Goundaka Parrissi Cattle 03 Djenné Madiama Toroko Yiriwaton Cattle 04 Djenné Fakala Guidiowel Bogninaton Cattle 05 Djenné Madiama Bangassi Sigitemaasson Sheep 06 Djenné Madiama Tatia Nouna Niètaa N°15 Sheep 07 Mopti Socoura Diondiori Nana Agri Cattle 08 Mopti Socoura Diondiori Pte forme des jeunes Cattle 09 Mopti Socoura Diondiori Pte forme des femmes Cattle 10 Mopti Sio Mandio N’diabou Cattle 11 Mopti Sio Somadougou Coop.des emboucheurs Cattle 12 Mopti Socoura Diondiori Nana Agri Sheep 13 Mopti Socoura Takoty Hinguirabé Sheep To date, all the feed needed to undertake the animal fattening has been received. The feed and miscellaneous materials/equipment that was delivered to Djenné and Mopti cercles are listed in Tables 4 and 5. Table 4: List of Animal Feed Ingredients and Accessory Equipment in Djenné Cercle Description Unit Received Distributed Remaining to be Distributed Concentrated COPRAAV feed 50 KG bag 93 93 0 Wheat bran 50 KG bag 16 13 03 Cotton cake 50 KG bag 91 91 0 Cooking salt 50 KG bag 04 0 04 Monthly Report No. 55 | Mali Livestock for Growth (L4G) 3 Description Unit Received Distributed Remaining to be Distributed Gray ciment 50 KG bag 03 0 03 Urea (46N) 50 KG bag 03 0 03 Rakes Number 04 04 0 Shovels Number 04 04 0 Blue scales Number 04 03 01 Wheelbarrows Number 04 04 0 Sheep plastic trough 50 liters 14 11 03 Sheep plastic manger 50 liters 14 11 03 Cattle plastic trough 100 liters 19 15 04 Cattle plastic manger 100 liters 19 14 05 Table 5: List of Animal Feed Ingredients and Accessory Equipment in Mopti Cercle Remaining to be Unit Received Distributed Description Distributed Concentrated COPRAAV feed 50 KG bag 133 100 33 Cotton cake 50 KG bag 132 115 17 Wheat bran 50 KG bag 22 18 04 Cooking salt 50 KG bag 07 07 07 Gray ciment 50 KG bag 05 05 03 Urea (46N) 50 KG bag 06 06 03 Rakes Number 06 05 01 Shovels Number 06 05 01 Blue scales Number 06 04 01 Wheelbarrows Number 06 04 02 Sheep plastic trough 50 liters 19 16 03 Sheep plastic manger 50 liters 19 16 03 Cattle plastic trough 100 liters 28 24 04 Cattle plastic manger 100 liters 28 24 04 Cattle FFS activities During the period under review, the Djenné team met the hosting POs in Madiama and Goundaka villages in Djenné cercle in order to discuss how the FFS were designed.