Preamble
As world population projections soar, the immediate need to realize the finite nature of our resources and the fragile state of our environment becomes the utmost important task for all of us. Challenges such as food security, climate change and poverty lead towards a future both bleak and uncertain. Where individual action and corrective measures are no longer enough, we as a nation have to collectively work towards safeguarding our Nation's interests and that of her people. The Agriculture, Livestock & Animal Husbandry sectors, all play an equally vital role in feeding our nation, not only through the production and generation of nutrition but also by enabling the vast majority to earn a livelihood to be able to afford nutrition and all other necessities to survive and progress.
Objectives
To provide the National Livestock and Animal Husbandry sector with a service in the form of a multi-breed herdbook and an online registry.
To educate and encourage farmers and individuals towards the record keeping of useful data and highlight its benefits.
To record and compare performance data of the genetic resources available and to assist breeders to create breeding plans and enable calculated breeding decisions.
To provide farmers with certificates and ancestry records to add value to their herd.
To provide custom solutions to government breeding farms, breeding societies and registered nucleus farms by interconnecting their respective herdbooks and offline registries.
To provide traceability by recording crucial data that can enable stakeholders to track the progress of any registered animal, such as vaccinations, etc.
To promote and organize cattle shows, competitions and events that encourage farmers towards breed improvement.
To develop and promote technology based tools to assist farmers and add value to their farm and herd.
To gradually expand from a multi-breed database into a multi-species database that can bring the much needed and emphasized change our industry needs.
