|  | | Vita Eritrea – Crops and Livestock | | | Crops:
Vita is involved assisting communities in land preparation and in the provision of inputs to grow crops such as seeds (e.g. Pearl Millet) and tools (ploughs, shovels and hoes) which enable people to grow their own food.
Support of this nature has been provided to communities in Hagaz and Hamelmalo sub Regions of Anseba Region.
Vita are also supporting communities in post harvest handling of crops to avoid spoilage and also to assist communities to add value to their crops such as ground nut processing at Libena in Hamelmalo in 2008.
Vita also supports capacity building training for farmers on food and cash crop production. | | | Vita also support drought affected communities to grow crops under irrigation - see page Water and Irrigation | | | | | Livestock:
Forage and Rangeland Development
Planting of grass seeds and enclosing rangeland to conserve fodder for livestock in the dry season is being undertaken in drought affected areas.
Provision of Veterinary Services
Vita is also involved in the provision of Vet services. In 2008 for example 853 Cattle, 13,466 Sheep, 556 Camels, 458 Donkeys (a total of 14,480) treated for internal and external parasites in Hagaz alone. Similar work was undertaken in Hamelmalo where veterinary equipment and medicines were provided and animals vaccinated.
Sheep, Goats and Poultry:
Vita support the provision of small ruminants such as sheep and goats to needy households such as Female Headed Households (FHH). In Hamelmalo sub region for example in 2008, 60 most vulnerable women headed households were provided with five goats each. The women were also supported with 15 Lucinia seedlings each to plant as a supplementary animal feed.
Vita also supports training on goat and sheep production and management – feed, feeding and disease prevention.
Beekeeping
In Debub Region (Adi Quala and Emni Haile) communities are being supported in beekeeping. Training of the community has been provided by the experts from the Ministry of Agriculture and bee equipment has been provided to the community.
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