WHO ARE SMALLHOLDERS?
* They are small-scale farmers who manage small areas, using mainly family labor for production, and using part of the produce for family consumption.
* 80% of the farmland in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is worked by smallholders.
* It is estimated that there are 1.5-2B smallholders globally (18-25% of the world’s population!) who survive by working the land and raising a few animals.
* Women make up 43% of the labor force of smallholders.
* Smallholders provide 80% of the food supply in their communities.
Lecture & tour in Morocco
73rd IVSA Symposium
Corrie Brown, LifeStock’s Founder and CEO, lectured on aspects of Adult Learning at the 73rd Annual International Veterinary Student Association Symposium which was held in Rabat, Morocco.
LifeStock's Morocco volunteer
She was hosted by Dr. Fatima Zahra Laabouri, Professor of Ruminant Medicine at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine-Rabat. Dr. Laabouri is also LifeStock’s volunteer in Morocco.
Arabic copies of the LifeStock TADs manual
Dr. Brown and Dr. Laabouri visited desert smallholder sites where they spoke to pastoralists and distributed Arabic copies of the LifeStock TADs manual.
Also, click these photos for our other smallholder projects
ALGERIA
Community involvement for training in control of diseases including rabies
NIGER & BURKINA FASO
Train-the-trainer courses to teach smallholders to report on diseases in their flocks and herds
ETHIOPIA
Overcoming misconceptions about anthrax and vaccines