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BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
This training manual was produced to share experiences gained over a number of years by practitioners in beef cattle production and management. The conceptual framework of the manual is based on the work of many development facilitators and writers in the field of beef cattle production and management. It was designed for the practitioner, trainer, as well as people interested in sustainable rural development, and specifically beef cattle production. Illustrations in the text are products of workshops and meetings with rural communities in beef cattle production across Zimbabwe, communities in Mbire District and government extension workers. The structure of the training manual is such that, the facilitator is provided with the procedure for planning and conducting sessions on beef cattle production and management. Experience from the field shows that there are a number of potential benefits for the people who use the process described in this training manual. For the grass root communities, the manual gives them the skills to articulate their opinions, to identify and prioritise their problems and needs and most importantly, to seek ways and means of solving their problems and provide for their needs with or without outside support. Thus, the participatory process recommended in this training manual is a way of sharpening the communities' skills and empowering them to face challenges posed by beef cattle production in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe. For the development worker and extension staff, the training manual reveals immense knowledge and experience that the grass root communities possess. Given the right attitude, skills and environment, development workers and extension staff quickly learn that there is knowledge at the grassroots, although of a different form and nature from what they are accustomed to. With participatory training, this community knowledge can be identified and integrated in any joint development effort to improve livelihoods of rural households. The process outlined in this training manual, if well applied, allows for participation and sharing of experiences through the use of diverse techniques. We hope the manual will make some contribution to rural livelihoods by strengthening beef cattle production and marketing activities and hence incomes
BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
This training manual was produced to share experiences gained over a number of years by practitioners in beef cattle production and management. The conceptual framework of the manual is based on the work of many development facilitators and writers in the field of beef cattle production and management. It was designed for the practitioner, trainer, as well as people interested in sustainable rural development, and specifically beef cattle production. Illustrations in the text are products of workshops and meetings with rural communities in beef cattle production across Zimbabwe, communities in Mbire District and government extension workers. The structure of the training manual is such that, the facilitator is provided with the procedure for planning and conducting sessions on beef cattle production and management. Experience from the field shows that there are a number of potential benefits for the people who use the process described in this training manual. For the grass root communities, the manual gives them the skills to articulate their opinions, to identify and prioritise their problems and needs and most importantly, to seek ways and means of solving their problems and provide for their needs with or without outside support. Thus, the participatory process recommended in this training manual is a way of sharpening the communities' skills and empowering them to face challenges posed by beef cattle production in semi-arid areas of Zimbabwe. For the development worker and extension staff, the training manual reveals immense knowledge and experience that the grass root communities possess. Given the right attitude, skills and environment, development workers and extension staff quickly learn that there is knowledge at the grassroots, although of a different form and nature from what they are accustomed to. With participatory training, this community knowledge can be identified and integrated in any joint development effort to improve livelihoods of rural households. The process outlined in this training manual, if well applied, allows for participation and sharing of experiences through the use of diverse techniques. We hope the manual will make some contribution to rural livelihoods by strengthening beef cattle production and marketing activities and hence incomes