NLF has a history of setting up successful international exchange programs. In 2014 and 2015 the E-Motive program of Oxfam Novib promoted exchanges of farmers and veterinarians between the Netherlands, India and Ethiopia/Uganda on reduction of antibiotic use in dairy farming. This resulted in several pilots international collaboration and pilots on specific challenges in cattle health, for example: Pilot natural tick control in Uganda (2017-2019), Pilot herbal control of calf diarrhoea in the Netherlands (2019).
The pilot or exchange program can focus on both smallholder and on large scale dairy farming
Are you interested in an exchange program on a specific cattle health problem? For example: Learning about natural control of mastitis, or on Natural calf health?
- COVID-permitting, we can organize exchange a live-exchange visit in the cattle health field of your priority.
- Alternatively we can organize an on-line exchange program.
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There are several ways to become connected as an individual. You can become part of the NLF e-list, where we update each other on the latest activities and insights. Or follow us on social media. You can also join our regular NLF webinars on specific topics. Please let us know by sending an e-mail to info@naturallivestockfarming.com.
If you are located in one of the participating countries (India, Ethiopia, Uganda, Netherlands) you can connect to the NLF representatives in the country. See NLF country pages.
For those living outside these countries and interested to become part of the network: we can join forces to find funds for a local project in your country, and sign an MOU. Please send us your ideas by connecting through info@naturallivestockfarming.com.
We are in the process of developing NLF training sessions, on specific topics related to cattle/farm management, strategic breeding, use of herbs (ethnovet medicine), milk quality and farm income (NLF 5-layers). Moreover, we can offer courses on Lessons learnt in Dutch dairy farming; and Participatory planning, monitoring and evaluation with smallholder dairy farmers. Courses and the cost of participation will be announced on the website.
Some of the NLF at country level have specialized in other livestock species, such as chicken and small ruminants in India, and pigs, chicken, small ruminants, rabbits etc in the Netherlands.
Reducing the use of antibiotics in dairy farming was the topic at the start of the activities of the Foundation. Steadily we became aware that resistance against antibiotics is not the only issue related to resistance: also the resistance of ticks against acaricides, and resistance of worms against anthelmintics is growing. Moreover, the relevance of this problem is rapidly growing due to climate change. We found that our methodology of joint learning and application of the NLF 5-layer approach is also effective for these challenges.