RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SECTION
Section objective
“To facilitate development of technologies for the improvement of local livestock industries”
Core functions
- Develop new techniques to improve and promote livestock production in terms of breeding genetics and animal nutrition
- Develop and analyze different farm management practices including model farms in order to support animal production systems and long term economic viability
- Conduct, monitor and evaluate pasture species and feeding trials
- Produce reports on findings from research and technology development
- Monitor and assess livestock numbers natural increase statistics & growth of stock on MAF farms
- Implement livestock distribution schemes to farmers
- Monitor breeding programs for all stock on MAF
- Provide expertise for designing and constructing specialized equipment and tools used for animal production and repairs to infrastructure on MAF farms
- Provide technical assistance to apiary farmers