Medium resolution

Important point
The calculated number of large ruminants
is the maximum number they
can have if all the zones are managed
with the maximum number of livestock
unit. The income from the livestock is
calculated with this number, so often
the income is over-estimated.
2.
Engaging the discussion with
the village land management
committee
The discussion with the members of the VLMC can be fed by
the following indicators:
1. Compare the number of labour force needed for the
PLUP and the number of labour force in the village that
is expected in 5 and 10 years (available population
trend assessment). Often the number of labour force
needed to implement the plan is higher than the number
of labour force the village will have in 10 years:
The aim of the next round of zoning is to make a more
realistic plan by reducing the gap between these required
and available labour force. Explanations about
how the result is generated also force the villagers to
think about the quality of the information they provided
as input to the simulation (rotation period, number of
labour force...).
2. Look at the number of big livestock they can have with
this plan, if it is lower than the number they have nowadays,
warn them.
3. On the top right of the sheet, look at the cell “Number
of labour force who can be fed with the rice they grow
under this land use plan”. Compare this number with
the current labour force. Rice self-sufficiency cannot
be reached under the simulated plan, then the cell appears
coloured in orange, if not this one is green. Rice
sufficiency may then be discussed with members of the
VLMC.
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