Mainstreaming Cross-Cutting Issues

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Mainstreaming Cross-Cutting Issues

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

 

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

 

Consetvati n of water catchment areas

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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