Asset Publisher

Change in herd sizes

Change in herd sizes

Code:
Result Level:
  • Situation
Objectives:
  • Livelihoods Situation
Description:

Reporting on the percentage of change to overall herd sizes (households that either lost animals because of the crisis or had to sell or slaughter their animals as an emergency measure). Rationale: This indicator is relevant to those HHs that are getting some or all their income from livestock. (i.e. herders). Some HHs rely on their livestock as a regular source of income to purchase the bulk of their diet (grain, vegetables, etc.) from the market. Furthermore, a loss of animals has an influence on household resilience, especially in the case of future shocks and stresses. Loss of animals may also affect a households' ability to generate income through the transport of goods to market, or to perform some farming activities such as ploughing.

Disaggregated By:

Geography/Livelihoods zone; Wealth groups; Livelihoods group (e.g. pastoralist, farmers, traders); Period to achieve the objective;

Direction of change:
Data source:

Surveillance Baseline and progress (or endline) Seasonality needs to be considered. Data Collection methods: Households Survey, Focus Group Discussion; Secondary information, other stakeholders information

Sector/Subsector:
  • Primary production
Source: gFSC-1 gFSC-2 HR-1
Examples:

Measure Notes:

This indicator is more precise measured as % of Households, however if this information is not available particularly in early phases of the emergency then % of communities can be used as a proxy. Baseline: Loss of animals directly due to the crisis and thereafter due to selling, slaughtering or destocking as an emergency measure. Progress: Has the pre-crises level been re-established. Watch Out For! - Reasons for the emergency destocking could include lack of fodder or feed, lack of time to care, lack of water, sick animal, old/aged animal, lack of shelter, need of cash, or need of food. - Loss of animals could even affect a household's social status, especially in nomadic or pastoral societies, where the size of their herd is a status symbol of a household; which per consequence could have an influence on their credit worthiness. - In some cultures, estimating herd sizes can be difficult, as responses may be affected by an unwillingness to discuss such sensitive topics as assets and wealth. For more details on methodology: FAO: Livestock in food security: http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i2373e/i2373e.pdf