Development of Stockfeed Production Manual & Facilitation of Farmer Training on Sustainable Livestock Feed Production and Preservation

TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES

ORGANISATION ( TSURO)

TERMS OF REFERENCE (TOR)

• Consultancy Title: Development of Stockfeed Production Manual & Facilitation of
• Farmer Training on Sustainable Livestock Feed Production and Preservation
• Project Title: Enhancing Resilience of Communities and Ecosystems in the Face of a
• Changing Climate in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas of Zimbabwe (EMA – Adaptation Fund
• Project)
• Target Locations: Gutu District (Wards 9 & 36) and Chimanimani District (Wards 2 &
• 3)
• Expected Execution Period: 23 October 2026 – 30 October 2026
• Contracting Entity: TSURO (in collaboration with Environmental Management
• Agency - EMA)
• 1. Background
• The Government of Zimbabwe, through the Environmental Management Agency
• (EMA) as the National Implementing Entity (NIE), secured a grant from the
• Adaptation Fund to implement the project titled "EnhancingResilienceof
• CommunitiesandEcosystemsintheFaceofaChangingClimateinAridandSemi-
• AridAreasofZimbabwe". Executed over a 5-year period (18 December 2024 – 18
• December 2029) across four provinces (Midlands, Masvingo, Manicaland, and
• Matabeleland South) and five targeted districts (Chimanimani, Gutu, Chivi, Bulilima,
• and Mberengwa), the day-to-day execution is managed by Executing Entities, that is,
• TSURO (Chimanimani and Gutu) and ORAP (Bulilima, Chivi and Mberengwa).
• The project addresses four strategic pillars:
• 1. Promoting Climate-Smart Agriculture
• 2. Promoting the adoption of agro-ecosystem principles and management
• 3. Strengthening local by-laws to integrate climate change adaptation
• 4. Enhancing knowledge management and Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS)
• Rural communities within the target districts face a persistent cycle of climate
• shocks, recurring droughts, and severe rangeland degradation, leading to livestock
• mortality, reduced productivity, and food insecurity. Under Component 1 (Output 1.4:
• Adaptation measures for livestock production promoted), the project seeks to build
• community adaptive capacity through fodder bank establishment, promotion of
• climate-resilient livestock breeds, holistic rangeland management, and strategic herd
• management training.
• To operationalize these initiatives, TSURO seeks a qualified Consultant to develop a
• practical community level stockfeed production manual and facilitate hands-on
• community training sessions on feed formulation and preservation in Gutu and Chimanimani districts.
• 2. Objective of the Consultancy
• 2.1 Overall Objective
• To strengthen the capacity of smallholder livestock farmers in arid and semi-arid
• areas to process, formulate, and preserve locally sourced stockfeed to improve livestock resilience and productivity during prolonged dry seasons.
• 2.2 Specific Objectives
• 1. Develop a simplified, practical, and highly illustrative Stockfeed Production
• and Preservation Manual.
• 2. Facilitate two (2) practical training workshops targeting a total of at least 60
• key smallholder livestock farmers (30 in Gutu and 30 in Chimanimani).
• 3. Build local technical expertise on using locally available fodder crops (e.g.,
• Leucaenaspp., Cajanuscajan, Gliricidiasepium, Moringaoleifera), crop residues, and mineral supplements for climate-resilient feed formulation