Southern Mountains Association for Rural Transformation and Development

01/01/2026

Re le lakaletsa Selemo se Secha se tletseng katleho, mobu o manoni bakeng sa kholo le tlhahiso e atlehileng selemong sa 2026!

25/12/2025

𝗔 𝗕𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 | A blessed and merry Christmas to all the farmers out there! As you prepare for your long journeys, remember to keep our environment clean, please do not litter. Your dedication to the land sustains us all, and together, we can protect and cherish our beautiful planet.

Wishing you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous new year!

05/12/2025

🌍☘️𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆🌍🌱
Today, we celebrate the foundation of life on Earth: 𝗦𝗢𝗜𝗟! Healthy soil means nutritious food, resilient ecosystems, and a sustainable future.

Healthy soil is a national asset. Protecting it safeguards our cities, our farmers and our future.


Brot für die Welt | Hon. Thabo Mofosi Minister of Agriculture | Seahlolo | International Plant Treaty |

27/11/2025

Congratulations to our livestock officer, Mr. Mosoeu Ntšoebe at the National University of Lesotho, for successfully completing his 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 training. This achievement significantly advances our livestock programs in our rural areas in the southern part of Lesotho and supports sustainable agriculture. Here is more to empowering farmers and enriching rural communities.

NUL TRAINS NEXT GENERATION OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION TECHNICIANS

The Faculty of Agriculture at the National University of Lesotho (NUL) has wrapped up a two-week intensive Artificial Insemination (AI) training course aimed at modernizing the country’s livestock sector.

Held at the Roma Campus and concluding last Friday, the programme trained participants to become certified AI technicians ready to serve communities across Lesotho.

The course introduced modern breeding techniques designed to reduce reproductive diseases spread through natural mating and improve the genetic potential of indigenous cattle. Organisers highlighted that AI can enhance meat and milk quality, increase birth and weaning weights, and encourage earlier maturity in calves-key factors that boost farm productivity and profitability.

Improved livestock performance is expected to have broader economic benefits, strengthening rural livelihoods and contributing to national GDP growth. Agriculture remains a cornerstone of Lesotho’s economy, and advancements in livestock science are central to its development strategy.

Looking ahead, NUL plans to expand the AI programme in 2026 to include other livestock species, including sheep, goats, and pigs, signaling a nationwide commitment to scientific livestock improvement.

The short course was coordinated by Professor P. M. Dawuda of the Department of Animal Science, a leading advocate for innovation and capacity building in Lesotho’s agricultural sector.

20/11/2025

𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲, 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 & 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗱.

On this , we support every child’s right to education, health & equality, ensuring they enjoy a childhood filled with dignity, joy & opportunity.

Let's commit to nurturing and uplifting every young life today and always.

Their 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 matter, Their 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 matter, Their 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 matter.


Brot für die Welt |

14/11/2025

𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 | Throwback Friday, when the class of 2025 interns gain hands-on experience in piggery castration as part of their practical training.

13/11/2025

As we are in the planting season, most farmers in the rural areas do not struggle as to where they will get a seed as they have saved seeds for this season. From their previous harvest, they selected, cleaned and stored their seed to use for planting their next crop, thereby saving money by not buying hybrid seeds.

Southern Mountains Association for Rural Transformation and Development advocates for the conservation and utilization of indigenous seeds for better 𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, and 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Brot für die Welt | Seahlolo | Community Technology Development Trust/Organisation | Hon. Thabo Mofosi Minister of Agriculture | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) | International Plant Treaty | GMO Free USA

12/11/2025

The seeds we protect today and the youth who protect them shape the meals, cultures, landscapes and communities of tomorrow.

Young people are not just inhering the future of our food systems, they are actively shaping it. Their voices, ideas and leadership are essential to safeguarding agricultural biodiversity, strengthening food security and building a more sustainable and resilient world for all.

At 🇵🇪, countries unite to strengthen global cooperation, ensuring fair access, benefit-sharing & the conservation of the seeds that feed us all.

Read more here➡️ https://www.fao.org/plant-treaty/eleventh-governing-body/en



Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Instituto Nacional de Innovación Agraria - INIA International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Centro de Convenciones de Lima - LCC Crop Trust Global Environment Facility International Potato Center CGIAR World Vegetable Center Swiss Development & Cooperation Euroseeds Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) International Seed Federation World Food Forum

11/11/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗼 𝗵𝗼 𝗸𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼 𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗼, 𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗮𝗶 𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶 𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗸𝗮 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗻𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗮: 𝗸𝗵𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗼 𝗲𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝘂, 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗮 𝗯𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝘂, 𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝘀̌𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗼 𝗲𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗹𝗼/ 𝘁𝗮𝗵𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼. 𝗟𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗮𝗶 𝗹𝗶 𝗸𝗮 𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗮 𝗸𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗼 𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗮 𝗲𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗾𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼𝗲𝗻𝗴; 𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗮𝗼𝗹𝗼 𝗲𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗶, 𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗮/ 𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗮 𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗸𝗮 𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗵𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗴, 𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗮/ 𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗵𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗼 (𝗯𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗽𝗶) 𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗯𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗼 𝗸𝗮 𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗼.

𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐬𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐚:
1. P**a e ngata e ka baka likhohola le ho thella ha mobu, tse behang bophelo ba batho, mehlape, lijalo, masimo le meaho kotsing.

2. Lip**a tse ngata li ka boela tsa baka ho tlala ha metsi mobung (waterlogging), e leng se thibelang metso ea limela le peo e ntseng e mela ho fumana moea, e leng se etsang h**e li bole kapa li be le metso e sa tebang, e leng se etsang h**e li be bonolo ho senyeha hamorao.

3. P**a e matla e baka khoholeho ea mobu o ka holimo oo eleng oona oo hangata o tsoereng manoni a bohlokoa bakeng sa kholo e ntle ea lijalo.
4.Mobu o nang le letsopa le lengata o etsa h**e masimo a se ke a fihlelleha ka mechini le mehoma ha hole tlepe-tlepe, e leng se liehisang ho lema le ho kenya menontsha e hlokahalang.

5. Mongobo o mongata haholo o baka maemo a loketseng h**e mafu a tsoang mobung le likokoanyana tse senyang lijalo a hlahelle.

𝗞𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝗲𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗮:
1. Lula u tseba ka maemo a leholimo a tlang le likotsi tse ka amahanngoang le oona ho tsoa mehloling e tšepahalang, joalo ka lefapha la bolepi, bosupisi kapa lefapha la likoluoa, ho rera mesebetsi ka nepo.

2. Netefatsa h**e masimo a na le liforo tsee nepahetseng ho laola metsi/ khoholeli moo ho hlokahalang.

3. Qoba ho lema kapa ho sebetsa ka mechini e boima mobung o metsi kaha sena se ka baka h**e mobu o hoholehe kapa o be botintana ekasita le hona ho tetebela ha thepa nakong ea tšebetso.

4. Koaela mobu ka joang bo omileng kapa makhasi ho boloka le ho thibela khoholeho ea mobu. Jala lijalo tse apesang mobu ho ntlafatsa sebopeho sa mobu le hothopothela ha mongobo.

5. Ho ka ba molemo ho jala mefuta ea lijalo e sa angoeng habonolo ke mafu kapa e khonang ho mamella libaka tse emang metsi. Lihoai li eletsoa ho lema hang ka mor'a p**a e lekaneng ha mobu o le mongobo olekaneng bakeng sa lijalo.

6. Batla tataiso ho tsoa basupising kapa ho lihoai tse nang le boiphihlelo tsa lehae bakeng sa likeletso tse thehiloeng maemong a ikhethileng a lehae le lijalo.

𝗛𝗼 𝗯𝗼𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗸𝗼𝗮 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗵𝗼𝗮𝗶 𝗹𝗶 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗳𝗼𝗸𝗼𝘁𝘀𝗮 𝘁𝘀̌𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗼 𝗲 𝗸𝗮 𝗯𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮 𝘁𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗶𝗺𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗸𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮 𝗵𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗮.

10/11/2025

This year, our class of 2025 interns had an opportunity to have hands-on experience in piggery management. They successfully performed castration on SMARTD piglets, gaining valuable skills and practical knowledge.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀?
- Interns gain valuable, physical experience in a common surgical procedure. This practical skill set is often a core competency required in veterinary and animal science programs.
- Experience with a standard livestock procedure like castration makes graduates more competitive in the job market, particularly for roles in large animal practice, farm management, and the agricultural industry.

Those who study other courses like crop science, BSc Bsc.soil science, forestry and resource management have an opportunity to practically perform castration, which is not related to their course, which makes them more advanced in the agriculture industry.
Brot für die Welt | Seahlolo | Hon. Thabo Mofosi Minister of Agriculture | National University of Lesotho | Lesotho Agricultural College

16/10/2025

Every grain counts sustainable food practices ensure a healther world. Let's support our farmers.