Utilization of smallstock package of Livestock Management and Infrastructure Development Support Scheme, Botswana

摘要

DataonsmallstockpackageofLivestockManagementandInfrastructureDevelopment(LIMID)overathreeyearsperiod(April2007toMarch2010)wereevaluatedtoascertainits(smallstockpackage)performance.Atotal6516smallstockapplicationswereapproved.Todate,5563beneficiariesutilizedtheirpackagestothetuneofBWP55831801,anequivalentofUSD8210559Thisamountwasusedtopurchase107896smallstockforbeneficiariesspreadacrossthecountry.nbsp;Onaverage,smallstockpopulationincreasedby16.4%.Kgatlengdistricthadthehighestincrease(71.9%)andKwenenghadthelowest(0.98%).Ontheotherhand,smallstockpopulationdeclinedby-3.84%inNorthWestdistrict.Thedeclineisattributabletopoormanagementduetoinadequatemonitoringofprojects.Acrossthecountrytheutilizationrateofthesmallstockpackagewas79.4%.Gantsihadthehighestutilizationrate(100%)andChobethelowest(40.9%).Themainbeneficiariesofthesmallstockpackagearewomen(73.5%)comparedto26.5%formen.nbsp;Theseresultssuggestthatsmallstockiscontributingtopovertyeradication,improvedfoodsecurityandeconomicempowerment,especiallyofwomen.