Research Article

Conservation and Improvement Strategy for Fogera Cattle: A Lesson for Ethiopia Ingenious Cattle Breed Resource

Table 6

Major stakeholders and their role in the conservation strategy of Fogera cattle.

StakeholdersMandates in the conservation measure

Andassa Livestock Research Center (ARARI)(i) Collaborating, leading, and managing the conservation and improvement measures
(ii) Maintaining a nucleus herd at the center and following implementations of the strategy
(iii) Developing data base; analysis and organizing reports
Regional Livestock Agency(i) Delivering training for the experts and local farmers at the conservation areas
(ii) Delivering inputs for the conservation measures, namely, medicaments, Fogera breed semen, breeding bulls for breeding strategy for restocking, and genetic improvement measures
(iii) Coordinating the zonal and district level officials on the participation of the conservation strategies
(iv) Expanding the strategy to other districts, which are expected to be the native areas of the breed
(v)Developing and applying the Fogera cattle usage modality
Institute of Biodiversity Conservation(i) Community initiation, mobilization, and budget support for the conservation strategy
(ii) Participating in the conservation strategies side with ALRC (e.g., working at Man-Endaba monastery)
(iii) Sharing the practices, knowledge, and materials with the research center
Universities and international research institutes(i) Working side line activities for the conservation strategy
(ii) Working on knowledge based activities that support the strategy
(iii) Training for proactive community members on further tasks related to the conservation strategy
Zonal agricultural offices(i) Developing income generating activities for the selected farmers together with the research center
(ii) Expanding the model works initiated by the research center to neighboring PAs and selected native districts of the breed
(iii) Coordinating district and PAs extension workers to work on the conservation effort via developing a monitoring modality