Lesotho hands two Merino rams to Qacha’s Nek
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Public Eye
Lesotho’s Regeneration of Landscapes and Livelihoods programme has handed two Merino rams to the Mosuoe-Tšepo Grazing Association in Ha Tšepiso, Qacha’s Nek district, to develop sheep farming and household incomes. Funded through the Ministry of Environment, the eight-year initiative runs until May 2030 in six districts, according to Public Eye.
The Regeneration of Landscapes and Livelihoods (ROLL) initiative has handed two Merino rams to the Mosuoe-Tšepo Grazing Association in Ha Tšepiso, Qacha’s Nek district, to improve small-livestock farming and household incomes, according to Public Eye.
The association had previously received training in pasture management and began voluntarily removing shrubs in March 2024. Its secretary-general, ‘Maamohelang Mosala, said ROLL had also provided trees and seeds, while the association aims to clear shrubs from the area to promote grazing land for livestock, according to Public Eye.
The ROLL programme, implemented by Lesotho’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, is due to continue until May 2030 after being launched in June 2022. It covers six districts and around 1,000 villages across 20 landscape units, with objectives including reducing environmental degradation and improving livelihoods, according to Public Eye.
Expected project revenues are to come notably from wool production, livestock sales and ram breeding services. The chief of Ha Souru, ‘Malireko Sehahle, also said the community had planted 250 fruit trees in an orchard, according to Public Eye.
