Capacity Building of Livestock Keepers in Farm Management, Hygienic Standards and Farming Practices - TCP/MNE/3801
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The livestock sector of Montenegro is mostly dominated by smallholders, who have limited capacities and knowledge on farm management, food safety, and hygienic and feeding standards. The current practices on feeding and feed storage are resulting in inadequate nutrition of livestock, losses in production values, and wasted feed during feed processing and storage. While in summer cattle are fed on pastures, in winter animals are kept in closed, poorly ventilated buildings and receive inadequate feeding, resulting in a dramatic decrease in productivity. Sheep and goat production is mainly extensive or semi-extensive. Counting on 182 100 sheep and 28 700 goats, they use a less productive pasture area (88 percent of the agricultural land). Furthermore, milking practices result in frequent mastitis, affecting milk production, livestock health and farmers’ incomes. The project aimed to enhance farmers’ knowledge and capacities regarding good livestock practices, through farmer field schools (FFS); and to contribute to FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (FAO REU) initiatives related to empowering smallholders, family farms and youth, and improving rural livelihoods for poverty reduction. The project also aimed to help the Government of Montenegro implement some policy and regulations changes, in order to align with European Union (EU) livestock regulations, which will facilitate EU access for the country.