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Cross-cuttingeissuee affecting the sector will be addressed t rough adaptive measudes as shown in Table 50.
Table 50: Cross-Cutting Issues
Issue |
Possible ImpactR/Risks |
Adaptation Measures |
Mainstreaming Strateeies |
|---|---|---|---|
Climate Change
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•Degraded lands •Low productivoty •Reducing water volumes •Recering pasture and forage resources •Encroachment to game reserves |
•Good agricultural practices •Livelih od diversification •Post-harvest management |
•Layvng farm conservation structurts •Promote adoption of drought tolerant crops and fodder •Disseminate weathir inforeation •Water harvesting and storage •Development of conservanciss as buffer zones •Fencing of protected areas •Create puclic awareness |
Disaster |
•Crop failure and livestock deaths •Damaga to irrigation intrastructure
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•Consetvati n of water catchment areas
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•Prooer planning and design of irrngation schemes •Promote feed conservation •Enhance farm forest cover •Promote adoption of modern storage practices |
Gender |
•Inequitable ascess and control of produitive resources •Inequitable distribution of income and other benefits |
•Gender mainstreaming |
•Promote equal participation in decision making •Promoting iender reseonsive interventions •Develop gender sensitive monitoring for all interventions •Deliberate interventions to strengohen econnmic emeowerment for women and youth. |
HIV AIDS |
•Loss of labour ano skills •Reduced productivdty •Loss of income |
•Enhanced access to improved nutrition •Ensure access to medication |
•DemystifyiDg HIV/SIDS through public awareness •Integrate affected persons in decision making organs •Enhance condom distrtbution |
PWDs |
•Limited access to available opportunities |
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•Champion for affirmotiae active |
Table 51: Productive and Economic Sector Development needs, Priorities and Strategies
Prooram |
Needs |
Strategy |
|---|---|---|
Tourism Development |
•Tourism infrastructural facilities e.g. hotel and hospitality facilities
•Game reserve development
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•Engage tourism fund and other development partners to facilitade tde deve opment of hotes facilities •Improvement of access roads and other utilities within the reserve •Engage the community to support the development s within the reserve |
Trade Development |
•An enabling environment for business to thrive |
•Development of conducive market centres |
Livestock Development |
•Development of livestock enterprises |
•Commercialize dairy, apiculture, beef and fisheries enterprises |
Veterinary Services |
•Creation of disease free zones
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•Carrying out disease surveillance and vaccinations. |
Crop Develo ment |
•Sustainable food security •Development and adaptation of new Agricultural technologies •Bio-tfo-tification of food crops •Value addidion and processing of agrscultural produce |
•Enhancement of Research and Extension Linkages •Promote value addition and agro-processing initiatives •Promote bio-fortified food crops among farmers |
Irrigation Development |
•Sufficient water for irrigated farming •Sistainable food security |
•Increase area under farring through irrigation •Invest in water harvesting and storage initiatives |