Presenter Notes Presentation Notes Wallpaper. HERDING 4 HEALTH MODEL Rangelands can be defined as: “Spatially defined ecosystems that are dominated by grasses, grass-like plants, combined with various degrees of bush and tree cover that are predominantly grazed or browsed, and which are used as a natural and semi-natural ecosystem.” Liniger, HP. and Mekdaschi Studer, R. 2019. My Father with my son at his side – on our farm in a field that had recovered in one season after 5 years of severe drought. AFRICAN RANGELANDS • 62% of Africa • 77% of agricultural land • 90% of Southern Africa • Free roaming mega herbivores • 200 million Africans depend on livestock • 250 million people live in drought prone areas (Africa) • Pop growth: 1.2 Bill (2020) 2.5 Bill (2050) • 40% degraded (Africa) • 4% annum GPD growth • Livestock to become biggest of agriculture sector - (sedentary) • Climate change: Switch to livestock Ch yu lu s la n d s c a p e , s o u t h e rn Ke n ya : Th is u s e d t o b e a w e t la n d t w o g e n e ra t io n s a g o W a rd 14 , Hw a n g e Dis t r ic t , Fe b 20 24 REALITY IN OUR RANGELANDS Unskilled/uncoordinated herding: Drop & Fetch herding. No herding at all - livestock roam unattended. Consequences & Opportunities? Cattle not kraaled and herded strategically result in uncontrolled animal movement, increasing risk: • Rangeland degradation • Predation • Disease transmission • Poor herd health • Poor production • Disease spread • Stock theft • Road accidents • Tourism conflict UNCONTROLLED ANIMAL MOVEMENT DIRECT CONSEQUENCES IN-DIRECT CONSEQUENCES Cattle not kraaled and herded strategically result in uncontrolled animal movement, resulting in: • Lower household disposable income • Lower investment in schooling • Increased vulnerability • Lower investment in health • Reduced re-investment in livestock husbandry • Reduced entrepreneurship • Higher household debt CHALLENGE IN COMMUNAL FARMING SYSTEMS The solution must be simple, practical, and traditionally acceptable. The problems are complex, dynamic and multidimensional. Strategic herding & kraaling Skilled Herders YET HERDING 4 HEALTH MODEL A One Health model to empower communities & stakeholders to address the suite of challenges faced at the wildlife-livestock / community-conservation interface in a practical, traditionally acceptable way that offers impact and sustainability in the face of climate change, wildlife-livestock conflict, skills & job shortages, poverty, and transboundary animal diseases. ONE HEALTH The One Health context in typical pastoral communities in Africa. Health of people, livestock and ecosystems are interdependent. ONE HEALTH EcoHealth Human Health Livestock Health Wildlife Health Agroecosystem health RANGELAND HEALTH Cultures Societies Economies Institutions Adapted from Ether Schelling, STI Empowered to Enable Best Practices in communal livestock and rangeland systems SKILLED HERDERS TRAINING LEVELS AND CAREER PATHING across multiple levels Team Leader Training Train the Trainer 1 Month 3 Months • Planned grazing principles • Animal production & husbandry • Primary Animal Health Care • Wildlife contact management (predation/disease/competision) • Record keeping, traceability and auditing • Community liaison / mobilisation • Tracking and wildlife protection • Low-stress handling COMPETENCIES OF SKILLED HERDERS Skills to overcome challenges and unlock opportunities Training Partners: Accredited CoursesM ul tid is ci pl in ar y tr ai ni ng & M & E Presenter Notes Presentation Notes Option 1 Community-based mobile quarantine facility for market access compliance in foot-and-mouth disease areas In Conclusion: 1. Sys tems thinking (practitioners!) to work across disciplines to enable bottom-up, solutions-driven collaboration (action!) at local context - Government & Scientific compartmentalism..? - Projects fit into systems and aren’t systems in themselves 2. Who are positioned to be One Health prac titione rs and who are positioned to be One Health enable rs ? 3. No. 1 principle in One Health : 1 + 1 > 2 multiplie r e ffec t - process as opposed to components - good process & design allows for diversified financing benefitting all spheres 4. New Generation (s killed) herders  1st line of defense = ENABLE them! 5. Simplistic complexity: If it is complex it doesn’t have to be complicated 6. Rangeland res toration s ta rts with the res toration of peoples ’ hearts - land STEWARDSHIP is inspired, enabled and empowered – NOT demanded nor incentivized 7. Control must not be at the cost of mobility in pastoral systems 8. One Health implementation: Science-informed practice not, science-led Dr. Jacques v Rooyen Director: Herding 4 Hope Pty. Ltd. jacques@herding4hope.org THANK YOU Rudi Steyn Director: Herding 4 Hope Pty. Ltd rudi@herding4hope.org Herding 4 Hope team Presenter Notes Presentation Notes Option 2 mailto:jacques@herding4hope.org mailto:Rudi@herding4hope.org The project ‘Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa’ (COHESA) is co-funded by the OACPS Research and Innovation Programme, a programme implemented by the Organization of African, Caribbean and Pacific states (OACPS) with the financial support of the European Union Acknowledgements 25 26 Slide Number 1 Slide Number 2 Slide Number 3 Slide Number 4 Slide Number 5 Slide Number 6 Slide Number 7 Slide Number 8 Slide Number 9 Slide Number 10 Slide Number 11 Slide Number 12 Slide Number 13 Slide Number 14 Slide Number 15 Slide Number 16 Slide Number 17 Slide Number 18 Slide Number 19 Slide Number 20 Slide Number 21 Slide Number 22 In Conclusion: Slide Number 24 Acknowledgements Slide Number 26