A report on industrial training carried out at Veterinaries Sans Frontiers Belgium (VSF-B), Moroto district.

Abstract

The internship commenced on the 28th of march 2022 and w.as completed on the 22nd April 2022 and It was conducted al VSE-B in Moroto district. The purpose of this industrial training is for equip students with knowledge and skills methodology of Monitoring and evaluation in agriculture and activities in order to put class loom knowledge into practice, to understand and to be exposed to practical experience through research, extension work with an Organization or government institutions that has accepted the to carry out the training throughout the industrial training periods, the initial activities included orientation, to VSF-B policies such as code of conduct working and drawing or workplan among other activities carried out were chemical control of parasites in livestock, training of livestock husbandry groups, vaccination at goals against CCPP, vet-outlet monitoring, refresher training of CAHWs, identification and prioritization beneficiaries for the humanitarian project and verification of selected beneficiaries. The activities carried out were successfully.

Experiences learnt included developing participatory work schedules, conducting practical activities during training involvement community CAHWs in treatment of Livestock. The approach seems more since the and live within the communities, The training revealed that some of the theory taught, in class slightly differs from what is practically done in the field, e.g., very welfare practices are applied in the field. The obvious ones that are observed include, providing shelter, food, treating animals allowing animals rest as well among others but when it comes to moving animals in- races, welfare is not followed at all because animals are beaten badly.

However, there were also some challenges encountered which include, harsh weather, insecurity in the region, illiteracy of most CAHWs, poor animal structures in some communities such as cattle crushes, rampant raids in the region and poor rood and communication networks. Some of the recommendations for the organization are introducing FAL classes for CAHWs to learn some basics in reading, writing and numeracy, construction of cattle crushes in areas without and increasing the number of cattle crushes in areas with high livestock numbers, refresher training to be conducted, if possible, on yearly basis go that their knowledge retention gap is minimized.