Theme pack
Here is our theme pack of FRI resources for September, this time about three key types of domestic livestock.
This theme pack includes eight items from our Resource Packs: five interview scripts, two backgrounders, and one issue pack. It also includes six Barza Wire Farmer stories, and a few translations in Amharic, Hausa, and Swahili.
Cattle
- Effects of climate change and animal disease on dairy farming in Zambia
- Storing dairy fodder for the dry season increases farmers’ income
- Backgrounder on dairy production
- Animal welfare: A well-treated animal is a productive animal
(Also available in Hausa)
(Also available in Swahili) - Kenya: Dairy farmers increase production by feeding cows Brachiaria grass (Ensia)
- South Sudan: Cattle keepers improve livestock health with basic veterinary techniques (FAO)
Chickens
- Farmer uses vet’s advice to save chickens from Newcastle disease
(Also available in Swahili) - Chicken diseases
(Also available in Amharic) - Ethiopia: Farmer’s attention to feeding and caring for chickens increases family income
(Also available in Amharic) - Ethiopia: Farmers hire village vaccinators to protect chickens from Newcastle disease
Goats