1.2 Coordonnées des personnes-ressources et des institutions impliquées dans l'évaluation et la documentation de l'Approche

Nom du projet qui a facilité la documentation/ l'évaluation de l'Approche (si pertinent)

Southern African Science Service Centre for climate change and Adaptive Land management (SASSCAL)

Nom du ou des institutions qui ont facilité la documentation/ l'évaluation de l'Approche (si pertinent)

Conservation Agriculture Namibia (Conservation Agriculture Namibia) - Namibie

Nom du ou des institutions qui ont facilité la documentation/ l'évaluation de l'Approche (si pertinent)

Zakumuka Producers Co-operative (Zakumuka Producers Co-operative) - Namibie

1.3 Conditions relatives à l'utilisation par WOCAT des données documentées

Quand les données ont-elles été compilées (sur le terrain)?

2017

Le compilateur et la(les) personne(s) ressource(s) acceptent les conditions relatives à l'utilisation par WOCAT des données documentées:

Oui

1.4 Références au(x) questionnaire(s) sur les Technologies de GDT

2.1 Courte description de l'Approche

Facilitation of agreement among community members to jointly manage their communal grazing area by combining their livestock into a single herd to be driven to different portions of the grazing area. This is done in accordance with an agreed growing season plan that provides sufficient recovery for grazed grasses to reinvigorate themselves and a non-growing season plan to graze perennial grasses and prepare soil and plants for the upcoming growing season for regenerating rangeland productivity and well-being.

2.2 Description détaillée de l'Approche

Description détaillée de l'Approche:

The approach is a partnership between NGO, Ministries of Lands and Agriculture, National Farmers Union, traditional authorities and regional and local government. The NGO facilitates community members to recognise the damage caused to the rangeland by their individual herds of livestock grazing continuously on the same grass plants, and to appreciate the benefits that planned grazing can bring about. Farmers host facilitators on their land where the current state of the land is compared to that of the past and the reasons for the decline are investigated. Once farmers understand that all perennial grass plants need recovery and that continuous grazing depletes the root reserve, the land users soon conclude that it was their management that resulted in the loss of perennial grass and increase in bare ground. Once the root cause of the problem is established, the aim of the approach can be pursued, which is to regenerate rangeland productivity in the communal grazing area and thereby support higher production of livestock to in turn support livelihoods of the community. The focus on rangeland results from identifying and addressing the weakest link in the chain of production (converting sunlight to grass, or grass to meat, or meat to money) in a viable and upscalable manner. If motivation to apply planned grazing exists and there is sufficient cohesion among the community members, then their right to claim common property ownership of their grazing area needs to be established. In these pioneering communities this required at least 10 village level livestock owner meetings each to decide on the modalities of how to start planned grazing. These meetings continue after planned grazing has started to deal with ongoing planning as well as other aspects including animal production and marketing. Exposure visits to areas with successful grazing management helps to motivate community members. On returning home frequent follow-up meetings were facilitated by the same NGO and the Ministry of Agriculture to resolve local issues, which included overcoming traditional taboos, such as combining animals in one overnight kraal as well as whose bulls would be kept in the herd and how this would be managed. Boundaries with grazing areas of neighbouring communities need to be clearly mapped, recognised and respected by all. In case of grass poaching, the offender/s need to be swiftly and firmly dealt with, preferably through customary law. A grazing plan needs to be agreed upon by all livestock owners in the given grazing area, and endorsed by the local Traditional Authority. The Grazing Area (GA) is then mapped, while herders are appointed though agreement among all livestock owners. At night the cattle are kraaled nearby individual homesteads of their owners, where milking may take place and animals are attended to if necessary. In the morning, the appointed herders collect cattle from the different kraals (or joint kraal) and herd them to the designated portion of the grazing area for that day. Different portions of the grazing area are grazed from day to day and should not be returned to until the grazed grass has replenished its root reserves sufficiently, usually some months later. This was started at Erora in 2004, facilitated by the NGO, Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC). Implementation started in 2006, combining approximately 1200 cattle from 12 households. Farmers noticed a higher density of annual grasses after the first season, dramatic improvement in soil cover after 3 years with emergence of grass seedlings where none had grown on the hard-capped soil for decades. Then after three years, the farmers noticed the return of perennial grasses and increased biodiversity in many parts of the grazing area. However, when the extended drought started in 2011, planned grazing was interrupted and erosion gullies expanded into the grazing area, down which rainwater flowed off the landscape, thus dehydrating the rangelands. The drought lasted for five years, during which the planned grazing was temporarily discontinued in 2013. Instead, restoration work was initiated in 2014 by constructing bush filters at critical control points along key gullies, when facilitation was taken over by another NGO, Conservation Agriculture Namibia (CAN). After the region experienced successive years of severe drought and cattle in 2014 became too weak to be rounded up from all the kraals, the community members decided to revert to keeping cattle continuously near their homesteads. This had been intended as a temporary measure until surviving cattle gained sufficient strength to be rounded up from kraals and herded again, which only occurred in 2017. The communal grazing management approach was extended to other villages such as Outokototua and Nsindi in 2012, despite the drought. New boreholes were drilled and installed in all three areas to facilitate improved planned grazing.

2.3 Photos de l'approche

2.4 Vidéos de l'Approche

2.5 Pays/ région/ lieux où l'Approche a été appliquée

2.6 Dates de début et de fin de l'Approche

2.7 Type d'Approche

• Science informs the traditional practice

2.8 Principaux objectifs de l'Approche

To regenerate rangeland productivity for supporting livelihoods and improved quality of life.

2.9 Conditions favorisant ou entravant la mise en œuvre de la(des) Technologie(s) appliquée(s) sous l'Approche

3.1 Parties prenantes impliquées dans l'Approche et rôles

3.2 Participation des exploitants locaux des terres/ communautés locales aux différentes phases de l'Approche

	Participation des exploitants locaux des terres/ communautés locales	Spécifiez qui était impliqué et décrivez les activités
initiation/ motivation	interactive	The community, with focus on livestock owners, youth, women and herders, under facilitation by NGO by conducting exchange visits to neighbouring countries
planification	interactive	Feedback was given to communities by participants of exchange visits, grazing committees appointed to contextualise and re-plan for the way forward under guidance of NGO, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry (MAWF) and Namibia National Farmers Union (NNFU)
mise en œuvre	interactive	The grazing committee, livestock owners and herders carry out the grazing plan with support of NGO, MAWF and NNFU
suivi/ évaluation	interactive	The grazing committee and livestock owners constantly plan and replan and evaluate results on livestock performance and rangeland and daily check where livestock have grazed and where they will graze next and feed results into re-planning. Annual assessments of forage in May, to determine stocking rate.
external assessment of data	soutien extérieur	External assessment by researchers of data gathered by USDA through Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA)

3.3 Diagramme/ organigramme (si disponible)

3.4 Prises de décision pour la sélection de la Technologie/ des Technologies

Indiquez qui a décidé de la sélection de la Technologie/ des Technologies à mettre en œuvre:

• principalement les exploitants des terres soutenus par des spécialistes de la GDT

Expliquez:

After exposure to sound management techniques and on farm identification and agreement on the root cause of the degradation – the farmers themselves decide if they will continue or not.

Spécifiez sur quelle base ont été prises les décisions:

• l'évaluation de connaissances bien documentées en matière de GDT (prises de décision fondées sur des preuves tangibles)?
• expériences et opinions personnelles (non documentées)

4.1 Renforcement des capacités/ formation

Une formation a-t-elle été dispensée aux exploitants des terres/ autres parties prenantes?

Oui

Spécifiez qui a été formé:

• exploitants des terres
• personnels/ conseillers de terrain

• Ministry of Agriculture, Namibia National Farmers Union.

Si pertinent, spécifiez le genre, l'âge, le statut, l'ethnie, etc.

Inclusion of youth, women and herders

Formats de la formation:

• sur le tas
• entre agriculteurs (d'exploitants à exploitants)
• réunions publiques

Thèmes abordés:

On farm(s) exploration of root cause of degradation based on how it was in the past and how it looks now and why this change has happened.

Commentaires:

A number of issues including: Rangeland management, focussing on the needs of grass plants and soil. Needs of herders, people and stakeholders and how these various needs can be met. Institutional support for grazing committee, focussing on budgeting and financial management.

4.2 Service de conseils

Les exploitants des terres ont-ils accès à un service de conseils?

Oui

Spécifiez si le service de conseils est fourni:

• dans les champs des exploitants?

• Visits to successful farmers

Décrivez/ commentez:

Mostly through exchange visits, community meetings, on farm excursions and on-the-job training.

4.3 Renforcement des institutions (développement organisationnel)

Des institutions ont elles été mises en place ou renforcées par le biais de l'Approche?

• oui, beaucoup

Spécifiez à quel(s) niveau(x), ces institutions ont été renforcées ou mises en place:

• local
• régional

Décrivez l'institution, ses rôles et responsabilités, ses membres, etc.

Grazing Committee guides and implements the grazing plans and support organisations including Ministry of Agriculture, Namibia National Farmers Union and NGOs provide support and advice.

Précisez le type de soutien:

• renforcement des capacités/ formation
• équipement

Donnez plus de détails:

Exchange visits, facilitation of meetings and on-the-job training. Drilling and equipping of boreholes. Redesign of water supply for livestock and combined kraaling system.

4.4 Suivi et évaluation

Le suivi et l'évaluation font ils partie de l'Approche? :

Oui

Commentaires:

To support decision making

Si oui, ce document est-il destiné à être utilisé pour le suivi et l'évaluation?

Non

4.5 Recherche

La recherche a-t-elle fait partie intégrante de l’Approche?

Oui

Spécifiez les thèmes:

• sociologie
• économie/ marketing
• écologie

Donnez plus de détails et indiquez qui a mené ces recherches:

USDA/IPA came to evaluate rangelands and consult key stakeholders

5.1 Budget annuel de la composante GDT de l'Approche

Indiquez le budget annuel de la composante GDT de l'Approche en $ US:

10000,00

Si le budget annuel précis n'est pas connu, indiquez une fourchette:

• 10 000-100 000

Commentez (par ex. principales sources de financement/ principaux bailleurs de fonds):

Major donor to initiate the project was Enagelica Entwikelins Diens (EED), through IRDNC and later funding came from the Millenium Challenge Account (MCA), the EU and now the Finnish Embassy through CAN. Cost is per grazing area for local level field facilitation.

5.2 Soutiens financiers/ matériels fournis aux exploitants des terres

Les exploitants des terres ont-ils reçu un soutien financier/ matériel pour la mise en œuvre de la Technologie/ des Technologies?

Oui

Si oui, spécifiez le(s) type(s) de soutien, les conditions et les fournisseurs:

Upgrades of boreholes, drilling and equipping of new boreholes that are elephant proof and construction of lion proof kraaling was funded through the NGO.

5.3 Subventions pour des intrants spécifiques (incluant la main d'œuvre)

• main d'œuvre

• autre

Si la main d'œuvre fournie par les exploitants des terres était un intrant substantiel, elle était:

• payée en espèces

Commentaires:

Only for first four years at one of the villages to enable proof of concept to be established

5.4 Crédits

Des crédits ont-ils été alloués à travers l'Approche pour les activités de GDT?

Non

5.5 Autres incitations ou instruments

D'autres incitations ou instruments ont-ils été utilisés pour promouvoir la mise en œuvre des Technologies de GDT?

Non

6.1 Impacts de l'Approche

6.2 Principale motivation des exploitants des terres pour mettre en œuvre la GDT

6.3 Durabilité des activités de l'Approche

Les exploitants des terres peuvent-ils poursuivre ce qui a été mis en œuvre par le biais de l'Approche (sans soutien extérieur)?

• oui

Si oui, décrivez de quelle manière:

They mobilise themselves, appoint herders, do the implementation, do the planning jointly and, and only asking for some technical support

6.4 Points forts/ avantages de l'Approche

Points forts/ avantages/ possibilités du point de vue de l'exploitant des terres
By caring for the rangeland, farmers will have grass all year round and minimise effects of drought

Points forts/ avantages/ possibilités du point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne ressource clé
It has proven to improve the resource base if applied properly
It is viable and upscalable
It has diverse benefits for the land user, including economic, social and environmental

6.5 Faiblesses/ inconvénients de l'Approche et moyens de les surmonter

Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques du point de vue de l’exploitant des terres	Comment peuvent-ils être surmontés?
If a new water point needs to be developed, then funds will be required	Convince land users that by selling one or a few cattle to invest in a new water point, they will realise the returns from increased productivity within a few years

Faiblesses/ inconvénients/ risques du point de vue du compilateur ou d'une autre personne ressource clé	Comment peuvent-ils être surmontés?
The herding is hard work, the status of herders is perceived to be low and they are poorly compensated.	Convince livestock owners that they can adequately afford to compensate the herders. Start national and regional vocational training in herding, grazing management, low-stress handling, animal health, rangeland management, water management and financial and farm management

7.1 Méthodes/ sources d'information

7.2 Références des publications disponibles

Titre, auteur, année, ISBN:

Global case studies of grazing in nature’s image, Jim Howell, 2008, 1-4392-1610-X

Disponible à partir d'où? Coût?

www.booksuge.com

7.3 Liens vers les informations pertinentes disponibles en ligne

Titre/ description:

Community based rangeland and livestock management

URL:

https://rmportal.net/groups/cbrlm/cbrlm-for-review/namibia-community-based-rangeland-livestock-management-cbrlm-2nd-edition/view