Silage-making training in Uganda

With the silage-making season upon us here in Ireland, we thought we'd look at how they do it in Uganda where the farmers on VIVA's animal traction project make silage to feed their oxen in the dry season. The grass is chopped using machetes, mixed with molasses and then sealed in sausage-like plastic bags. Hay bales are also made by stuffing the dried grasses into timber boxes to compress them before they are tied.




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VIVA's Paravets one year on

In March 2009 the first batch of VIVA-trained paravets (trained under a joint programme between VIVA and our partner Heifer Tanzania)graduated in Arusha in Tanzania. One year on we wanted to see how those paravets are doing in their new career. Read Rogate Lukumayi's story here


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