Cattle Farming
As it is widely known, the livestock sector is important for poverty alleviation, food security enhancement, employment creation and environment conservation. In spite of the high potential of livestock resource available in the country, the sector is constrained by low genetic potential leading to low production efficiencies, high mortalities, dependency on natural vegetation for grazing.
The overall goal of the NCU LTD is to increase food and nutrition security and food safety, create employment opportunities and contribute to the national economy, social stability and sustainable enviroment.
The purpose of NCU LTD is to improve the livelihoods of traditional and small holder livestock farmers and contribution of the sector to the national economy.
Activities done by the Union to achieve the goal are as follows:-
- Guiding and supporting AMCOS livestock farmers in technology transfer to equip them with appropriate knowledge and skills in livestock keeping.
- Ensure delivery of livestock inputs and services to AMCOS is done in time
- Improving market infrastructure and marketing systems for livestock and livestock products from Livestock AMCOS
- Improve livestock feeding through pasture production and management to meet the needs of agro-pastoralists and pastoralists
- NCU helps AMCOS to attain land for livestock activities