{"id":4605,"date":"2022-07-15T10:13:27","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T10:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/196.46.192.33\/?page_id=4605"},"modified":"2022-08-24T07:49:23","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T07:49:23","slug":"research-and-development-of-smallholder-livestock-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/?page_id=4605","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development of smallholder livestock systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4605\" class=\"elementor elementor-4605\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d9c3f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d9c3f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bd9e32\" data-id=\"0bd9e32\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b2b67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46b2b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><strong>This has got six main components namely:<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d80ad43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d80ad43\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3edf866\" data-id=\"3edf866\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1cf1ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1cf1ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Improved Goat Production<\/strong><\/p><p>GART develops and improves goat production systems by crossing the pure Boer He-goat with indigenous goats that are commonly reared by local farmers. The major improvement is on the size and tolerance to diseases. The improved goats are availed to smallholder farmers at competitive prices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdac77d\" data-id=\"bdac77d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57a5ad3 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"57a5ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.7.2 - 21-08-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container{position:static}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-container .swiper-slide figure{line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-carousel .swiper-slide{text-align:center}.elementor-image-carousel-wrapper:not(.swiper-container-initialized) .swiper-slide{max-width:calc(100% \/ var(--e-image-carousel-slides-to-show, 3))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-goats-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7808c2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7808c2e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d22a3ea\" data-id=\"d22a3ea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-85db503 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"85db503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2. Development of Smallholder Dairy Production.<\/strong><\/p><p>This focuses on demonstrative dairy farming. Farmers and students are exposed to the management of improved dairy cows. Some dairy management technologies include breeding, feeding, disease control, and calf rearing. Improved yearling dairy bulls are made available for sale to smallholder farmers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-88f3612\" data-id=\"88f3612\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6c1811 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"e6c1811\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220719_093944-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220719_093944\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220719_093951-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220719_093951\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20220719_093957-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220719_093957\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0163544 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0163544\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ef575\" data-id=\"78ef575\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f5d85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66f5d85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3. Improved Local Chicken Production.<\/strong><\/p><p>Improved breeds of chickens under focus are Boschveld and Astrolops. These are multiplied and made available to smallholder farmers. Indigenous Chicken breeds including the Frizzled, Chihuli (dwarf), Necked Neck (Kalokoni), Chibalankanga (Guinefowl Feathered) and Matoloshi (Feathered Feet) are currently under development .\u00a0 The purpose is to make available improved Indigenous Chickens for further production to enhance household protein security and income generation. Training can be provided on demand basis to farmers, extension officers and students in Indigenous Chicken management focussing on housing, feeding, indigenous diseases control and breeding.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8c35a1\" data-id=\"b8c35a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57e79d6 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"57e79d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-local-village-production-3-boschveld-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1.0(1.2) improved local village production 3 boschveld\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-local-village-production-2-chibalankanga-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-local-village-7-matoloshi-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-local-village-6-black-astrolops-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-local-village-5-kalokoni-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-local-chicken-production1-chihuli-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-improved-goats-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Improved Chicken\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-89db293 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89db293\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d232723\" data-id=\"d232723\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6355de9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6355de9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4. Fingerling Production<\/strong><\/p><p>This programme aims at supporting smallholder fish farmers with quality sex reversed fingerlings. GART has capacity to produce up to 2.5 million fingerlings per annum.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d38d12a\" data-id=\"d38d12a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3530501 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"3530501\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.2-fingering-production-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1.0(1.2) fingering production\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1.01.1fingering-production-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"1.0(1.1)fingering production 2\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/20220310_111159-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"20220310_111159\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n                <section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06d6ec2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06d6ec2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n            \n                        <div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default \">\n                    <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-76c68c6\" data-id=\"76c68c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb200f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb200f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t5. <b>Pasture and forage seed maintenance<\/b>\n\nInvolves pasture crop and forage seed maintenance of both grasses and legumes. Available species include:\n<table width=\"752\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Grasses<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\"><b>Legumes<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Rhodes grass<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\">Stylo graham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Panicum maximum<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\">Jack bean<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Buffel grass<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\">Tephrosia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Bana grass<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\">Red sunhemp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Green gold<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\">Centrocema<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"347\"><b>Bracharia<\/b> <b>molatu<\/b><\/td>\n<td width=\"405\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac753cd\" data-id=\"ac753cd\" 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GART Batoka Livestock Development Centre (LDC<\/strong>)<\/p><p>This is the main stay GART ranch for breeding both small and large livestock. Breeding techniques used at the centre include; Embryo transfers, Artificial Insermination and conventional bull mounting. Pure boran breeds are bred and availed to small holder beef cattle farmers as heifers and steers. Pure Friesian and Jersey breeds are bred and availaed to smallholder dairy farmers as steers and heifers. In addition, first felio generation (F1) crosses between Boran &amp; Friesian and Boran &amp; Jersey are also bred and availed to small holder dairy farmers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                <div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a33ec7\" data-id=\"2a33ec7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n            <div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n                        \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d37abb elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"1d37abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrows&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper-container\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG-20220809-WA0001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220809-WA0001\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG-20220809-WA0002-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220809-WA0002\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG-20220809-WA0003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220809-WA0003\" \/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/IMG-20220809-WA0004-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"IMG-20220809-WA0004\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Previous<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has got six main components namely: 1. Improved Goat Production GART develops and improves goat production systems by crossing the pure Boer He-goat with indigenous goats that are commonly reared by local farmers. The major improvement is on the size and tolerance to diseases. The improved goats are availed to smallholder farmers at competitive <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/?page_id=4605\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4605"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4605"}],"version-history":[{"count":39,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4605\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5062,"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4605\/revisions\/5062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gart.co.zm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}