Southern Mountains Association for Rural Transformation and Development

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We are an ecumenical community- based organization (CBO) in the southern mountains of Lesotho whose primary mandate is to facilitate efforts of rural communities by encouraging an integrated community development initiative that will alleviate poverty.

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

๐—” ๐—•๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ | A blessed and merry Christmas to all the farmers out there! As you prepare for your lo...
25/12/2025

๐—” ๐—•๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ | 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!

๐ŸŒโ˜˜๏ธ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒฑToday, we celebrate the foundation of life on Earth: ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—œ๐—Ÿ! Healthy soil means nutritious food, resili...
05/12/2025

๐ŸŒโ˜˜๏ธ๐—ช๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜†๐ŸŒ๐ŸŒฑ
Today, we celebrate the foundation of life on Earth: ๐—ฆ๐—ข๐—œ๐—Ÿ! 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 fรผr die Welt | Hon. Thabo Mofosi Minister of Agriculture | Seahlolo | International Plant Treaty |

Congratulations to our livestock officer, Mr. Mosoeu Ntลกoebe at the National University of Lesotho, for successfully com...
27/11/2025

Congratulations to our livestock officer, Mr. Mosoeu Ntลกoebe at the National University of Lesotho, for successfully completing his ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป 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 countryโ€™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 Lesothoโ€™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 Lesothoโ€™s agricultural sector.


๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ & ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.On this  , we support every childโ€™s right to education, health & equali...
20/11/2025

๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ, ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ & ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ.

On this , we support every childโ€™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 ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€ matter, Their ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ matter, Their ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ matter.


Brot fรผr die Welt |

๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ | Throwback Friday, when the class of 2025 interns gain hands-on experience in piggery castration as part of th...
14/11/2025

๐—ฃ๐—œ๐—–๐—ง๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ | Throwback Friday, when the class of 2025 interns gain hands-on experience in piggery castration as part of their practical training.

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 th...
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 ๐—ป๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜†, ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, and ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

Brot fรผr 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 ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ช, countries unite to strengthen global cooperation, ensuring fair access, benefit-sharing & the conservation of the seeds that feed us all.

Read more hereโžก๏ธ https://www.fao.org/plant-treaty/eleventh-governing-body/en



Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Instituto Nacional de Innovaciรณn 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

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ, ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜‚...
11/11/2025

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ, ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ: ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜‚, ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐˜‚, ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜๐˜€ฬŒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ท๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ/ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ผ. ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—พ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด; ๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ถ, ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ/ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ/ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—น๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ (๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ถ) ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ผ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ.

๐‹๐ข๐ญ๐ฅ๐ก๐จ๐ค๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐š ๐๐จ๐ก๐ฅ๐จ๐ค๐จ๐š:
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.

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ฎ:
1. Lula u tseba ka maemo a leholimo a tlang le likotsi tse ka amahanngoang le oona ho tsoa mehloling e tลกepahalang, 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 tลกebetso.

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.

๐—›๐—ผ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ต๐—น๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ถ ๐—น๐—ถ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐—ผ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฎ ๐˜๐˜€ฬŒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ ๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ ๐˜๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ.

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.

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€?
- 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 fรผr die Welt | Seahlolo | Hon. Thabo Mofosi Minister of Agriculture | National University of Lesotho | Lesotho Agricultural College

16/10/2025

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