1.2 Contact details of resource persons and institutions involved in the assessment and documentation of the Approach

1.3 Conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT

The compiler and key resource person(s) accept the conditions regarding the use of data documented through WOCAT:

Yes

1.4 Reference(s) to Questionnaire(s) on SLM Technologies

2.1 Short description of the Approach

Moo Lum Zero-Waste Pig Farm Technology Transfer Center is a center of learning and knowledge transfer from successful farmers to others, as well as helping to build a network of Moo Lum zero-waste pig farmers to exchange knowledge and learn to solve their problems together.

2.2 Detailed description of the Approach

Detailed description of the Approach:

The approach of the Moo Lum Zero-Waste Pig Farm Technology Transfer Center is to form groups of farmers/ people engaged in Moo Lum pig farming with an emphasis on
transfer of the technology. It also serves to build a network of Moo Lum zero-waste pig farmers to exchange knowledge and learn to solve their problems together, especially to increase their marketing capabilities. The functions of the Center are (a) to organize seminars to promote the exchange of knowledge about breeds, nutrition, management and marketing and (b) to establish an agricultural group around Moo Lum pig farming that has sufficient output for the market to empower negotiation, and to make it easier to access capital. Furthermore it is engaged in creating a network in the province and to make links with other provinces countrywide in order to increase the strength of the groups. The activities of the Centre are as follows:
1. Provide various training courses.
2. Invite farmers engaged in old-style pig farming to set up groups and exchange
knowledge about the approach.
3. Establish a technology transfer center for pig farming.
4. Provide a knowledge transfer process from the practical situation.
5. Outreach to Youtube, videos, brochures, TV and radio interviews.
6. Create a network of the Moo Lum zero-waste pig farms at the community level, as well
as outside the community, by organizing training once a month.

The key stakeholders are the farmers who play a common role in learning, practicing, exchanging the knowledge, the government agencies - especially the Department of Alternative Energy Development and Energy Conservation - who promote and support the center by provide a budget and inputs and support public relations, as well as the private sector, local government organizations, schools and universities. The farmers that join the center are accepted in the community because they reduce pollution and do not damage the environment. These farmers can sell more to the market because of their safe food products and they have become more popular. They can easily contact public agencies. Grouping the farmers makes the members stronger, as they coordinate and exchange their experience, knowledge, and lend support to each other from time to time. Government agencies are becoming increasingly interested and give technical support to the group. Provincial livestock officers have an important role. The Center has become well known, visitors are coming in increasing numbers, and the public are interested in the safe products from the Moo Lum farmers group. However if the number of Moo Lum farmers increases year by year it will affect the amount of food crops required to feed the pigs. Farmers should be encouraged to grow more feedstock for pig farming and there should be a study on pig food formulation according to the availability of food materials. Also, in general, the price of Moo Lum pork products is not much different from ordinary ones. It might be beneficial to establish a pork standard, so the quality of products in the market will be raised, thus the price of the pork will also increase.

2.3 Photos of the Approach

2.4 Videos of the Approach

2.5 Country/ region/ locations where the Approach has been applied

2.6 Dates of initiation and termination of the Approach

2.7 Type of Approach

• project/ programme based

2.8 Main aims/ objectives of the Approach

The objectives of the Moo Lum pig farming technology transferring center are to make farmers understand the processes of Moo Lum pig farming, to create a network of pig farmers to help and exchange experiences with each other, and to offer the members of the farmers within the group a chance to exchange lessons and solve problems together.

2.9 Conditions enabling or hindering implementation of the Technology/ Technologies applied under the Approach

3.1 Stakeholders involved in the Approach and their roles

3.2 Involvement of local land users/ local communities in the different phases of the Approach

	Involvement of local land users/ local communities	Specify who was involved and describe activities
initiation/ motivation	self-mobilization	Government agencies, farmer group members, make field visit to various places and adapt what they learn to suit their farms.
planning	interactive	Government agencies, farmer group members, Provincial Livestock officers participate in planning.
implementation	interactive	Public sectors and farmer group members implement the plan.
monitoring/ evaluation	interactive	Monitoring and knowledge exchange inside/outside the group of farmers and follow up of public sector as Provincial Livestock officers make products meet the standards.

3.3 Flow chart (if available)

3.4 Decision-making on the selection of SLM Technology/ Technologies

Specify who decided on the selection of the Technology/ Technologies to be implemented:

• all relevant actors, as part of a participatory approach

Explain:

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Specify on what basis decisions were made:

• personal experience and opinions (undocumented)

• From Provincial Livestock officers ✓

4.1 Capacity building/ training

Was training provided to land users/ other stakeholders?

Yes

Specify who was trained:

• land users

• Moo Lum farmers group

If relevant, specify gender, age, status, ethnicity, etc.

Moo Lum farmers group and interested persons

Form of training:

• on-the-job
• farmer-to-farmer

Comments:

Moo Lum farmers group and interested persons

4.2 Advisory service

Do land users have access to an advisory service?

Yes

• Moo Lum farmers group and interested persons

Describe/ comments:

officers advise often

4.3 Institution strengthening (organizational development)

Have institutions been established or strengthened through the Approach?

• no

4.4 Monitoring and evaluation

Is monitoring and evaluation part of the Approach?

Yes

Comments:

Provincial Livestock officers advise the technique to meet the standard

If yes, is this documentation intended to be used for monitoring and evaluation?

No

4.5 Research

Was research part of the Approach?

No

5.1 Annual budget for the SLM component of the Approach

If precise annual budget is not known, indicate range:

• > 1,000,000

5.2 Financial/ material support provided to land users

Did land users receive financial/ material support for implementing the Technology/ Technologies?

No

5.3 Subsidies for specific inputs (including labour)

• none

Comments:

-

5.4 Credit

Was credit provided under the Approach for SLM activities?

No

5.5 Other incentives or instruments

Were other incentives or instruments used to promote implementation of SLM Technologies?

Yes

If yes, specify:

Continuous support from public sectors

6.1 Impacts of the Approach

6.2 Main motivation of land users to implement SLM

6.3 Sustainability of Approach activities

Can the land users sustain what has been implemented through the Approach (without external support)?

• yes

If yes, describe how:

Because public agencies give the advice, and the recommendation and promotion control make the Moo Lum system guaranteed with a standard.

6.4 Strengths/ advantages of the Approach

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the land user’s view
The center has been accepted by the community due to producing no pollution and being environmentally friendly farms.
Suitable location, being not far from the community and the market
The safe products attract more markets interested in them.
The grouping as the center makes it easier to communicate with the public sector.

Strengths/ advantages/ opportunities in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view
The strong center provides good communication among members, knowledge exchange forum, helping among members and the participation of the center’s activities.
A number of agencies from public and private sectors are interested in and willing to support the center, esp. the Department of Livestock Development.
The number of visitors has increased, giving more opportunity to sell safe farm products

6.5 Weaknesses/ disadvantages of the Approach and ways of overcoming them

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the land user’s view	How can they be overcome?
The increasing number of members will affect the availability of local raw materials for farming.	Promoting the community farmers to produce more and adjust the feeding formula to the available materials.
Products from a zero-waste farm are not much different from general ones.	Create more understanding to the public and markets.

Weaknesses/ disadvantages/ risks in the compiler’s or other key resource person’s view	How can they be overcome?
The zero-waste farm products in terms of products and packaging is not modern and not particularly attractive to consumers.	Needs help from the public sector and others.
Still needs more development on the zero-waste pig feeding which requires longer time plus related cost.	Needs more research and new technique to reduce the cost.
Limited market of the zero-waste standard products, not well known to general consumers.	Needs more PR.
The zero-waste pig farm management has not been recognized by a public standard.	Request public agencies to help with the PR.

7.1 Methods/ sources of information

7.2 References to available publications

Title, author, year, ISBN:

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Available from where? Costs?

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7.3 Links to relevant information which is available online

Title/ description:

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URL:

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