"Development in Gabon Wild livestock breeding" by Véterinaires sans Frontière (1996)

Objective

This project aims to create a source of complementary income for the family economy through training in the use of local fauna resources in the rural area. The project focus mainly on wild rodents.

Results:

• In the area of training
  • Training and awareness raising around a hundred Gabonese to the techniques of rearing.

• In the area of conservation
  • Investigate the useful species in the development of sustainable utilisation of fauna in the region. Test the utility of ranching in the war against poaching in the framework of the ECOFAC programme.

• In the area of development of livestock breading in Gabon
  • Create an association of ranchers
  • Foster the development of specialised farmers.
  • Create a national network for the production and consumption livestock.
  • Contribute to the improvement of the family economy

• In the sector of research
  • Knowledge of the biology of several species
  • Contribute to the dissemination and exchange of experience in this area.