DCOF

1. QACHA’S NEK

SECTOR REVIEW OF 2021/22 KEY

MESSAGES/STRATEGIES
FOR 2022/23
DMA  Structures  The forecast
destroyed information to
 Roads swept reach everyone
away  The people need
 Lives lost to consult before
travelling

FORESTRY (including  Sowing of the  Erect erosion

Range and trees was not resisting stone
Conservation) possible lines
 Seeds for (Metseletsele)
indigenous  Plant early for
grasses and grasses and trees
shrubs were not  Need to build
harvested. purees and other
 Hives destroyed structures
 Colony  Storing food and
starvation of water
bees  Need for reviving
 (For range) the farrows
because land  Good thing was
was bare after that more
 removing wetlands were
sehalahala so revived so this
soil eroisin year they will be
resulted protected and
 Not much was more “drinking
harvested for points erected”
animals

WASCO  Good rains  Kickstarted the

generally Good. requests for
 But challenge procurement of
came when our new generation
equipment was equipment
sand filled and
we had to wait
for water to
subside.
CROPS  Crop diseases  Encouraging
like leaf curl herbicides
attacked  Trying to pass the
 Production was message of
reduced because planting well in
plants were time
either water-  Avoid potatoes
locked, or and beans
hoeing was especially on flat
impossible fields
 Even harvesting
faced challenges
as the fields
were too wet
LIVESTOCK  Some were  Making sure that
taken by rivers there is no
 Suffered overgrazing
diseases like  Request medicinal
stiffness disease products
(Litshika)  Revised shearing
 Many lams dates
perished  Build shelters
FARMERS  Even garden  Farmers meetings
plants like to advice one
spinach suffered another
 Fruit trees had  Plan on more
diseases and moisture resistant
yielded less crops
 Check the
potential market
well before
planting
NUTRITION  Clear shortage of  Teach farmers
food climate smart
Agric (CSA)
 Water harvesting
 Shade nets and
tunnels (already
requested for
some)
 Conservation Agric
(cf CSA)
 Use of homemade
pesticides
DA  Loss of lives  Try to make a
 good
dissemination of
the forecast
 Farmers to know
which crops
should be sown
and the time for
that

2. MOKHOTLONG
SECTOR REVIEW OF 2021/22 KEY
MESSAGES/STRATEGIES
FOR 2022/23
DMA  Landslides (and in  Need for “Lipitso”
places like Thaba-ntso to war the people.
this happened around
the cemetery area; in
Tlhanyaku too)
 Two people lost their
lives
 Also, snow killed
animals and blocked
the roads
FORESTRY  Mosquitos made  Mulching around
many fruits rot on young trees to
trees preserve moisture
 We can go to  Metebo should be
rotational grazing placed in such a
class A because of way that is safe
sock theft ( class A is against slides
normally close to the  Avoid making
border) water spots and
wetlands grazing
zones
 Will give seeds
earlier for hay
 Do not disturb the
soil that is in
inclined areas
 Happy that there
will be lots of water
 harvesting and we
will prepare
towards that
 Try to feed from
home especially
now that we have
seed this year
 Balisana groups
should make early
plans on the
rotational grazing

AGRIC (Crops  Crop diseases (leaf  (Vet) We shall

and livestock blight or bacteria advice farmers to
including blight, leaf spot , leaf house the animals
veterinary) curl) also Aphids  Requests have
(hoaba) already been made
 for medicines and
some have been
delivered already
( with the help of
LHDA)

NUTRITION  Shortage in variety
and availability of
food
HEALTH  Malnutrition struck  This year we wiil
(Including ( already Mokhotlong tell them to keep a
IDIAMed) has the highest jacket to keep
number of cases) warm (weather
 Common colds changes)
  Clinics inaccessible  Executives should
even by air know the
 People fell and broke challenges in time
their limb bones and  Maybe we need
other bones boats to reach
 Diarrhoea and other clinics
stomach ailments
WAMP  Advise farmers to
sow rapid growing
plants
 Sow well in time
including hay
WORLD VISION  We could not reach  We shall make sure
most of our that communities
beneficiaries can identify with
their respective
extension officers
 We have the fund,
so the forecast
helped with the
preparedness and
anticipatory
WASCO  Happy  Water in
 Equipment needs to containers should
be fixed but we wait not be kept for
for the water to more than a month
subside
People use rainwater in
tanks to drink and blame
WASCO
 3. THABATSEKA
SECTOR REVIEW OF 2021/22 KEY
MESSAGES/STRATEGIES
FOR 2022/23
AGRIC  Diseases like lice in  It seems sheep also
(Including sheep and lumpy skin must be taken to a
Crops and disease, stiffness, plunge dip
livestock) benign theileriosis  Discourage beans
(caused by ticks) and potatoes
 Seed were washed  Prevention of
away imminent diseases
 Not enough sunlight  Plough across not
resulting in statured down
growth
 Blue tongue disease
 Rabies cases were
higher ( even though
it can’t be linked
directly
FORESTRY  Lots of runoff meant
erosion

LMPS  People used

unpopular routes and
this led to women and
children being raped
and butchered
LHDA and  Some equipment  Warnings will be
Rural Water damaged sent when levels go
Supply (RWS)  Difficult to erect new higher ( already
 sources for RWS very high at 87%)
 We shall control
flow and release
HEALTH  Sources of water  Boil the water
contaminated  Ask the RWS to
help
WORLD  Use homemade
VISION and available
resources
NUTRITION  Preserve food and
teach others to do
the same

4. Teyateyaneng
SECTOR REVIEW OF 2021/22 KEY
MESSAGES/STRATEGIES
FOR 2022/23
AGRIC  Death of animals due to  Timely messages
(Including floods (e.g 7goats were about forecast
Crops and reported drowned in should be relayed
livestock) river.) for the good of
 Death of animals due to farmers
diseases that resulted. preparedness.
(Bovine ephemeral  Planting/ sow well
fever,lumpy on time .
skin,salmonellosis,stiffn  Capitalize on
ess in cows, redwater plants that have a
etc.) short maturation
period.
 Highly conserve
 the topsoil.
FORESTRY  Lots of runoff meant  Building resilience
erosion by fixing the soil
and keeping it well
compacted to
avoid it being
washed away.
 Divert water in our
fields using
furrows.
 Practice rotational
grazing.
Food  Roads were damaged  Lets reserve food
Security therefore, food could for animals(e.g
not reach the Hay),and build
destination on time. storages to keep
animal food for
future use in time
of dire need.
 Lets practice
Keyhole planting.
DMA  We must tighten
our house
structures well on
time to avoid being
damaged by wet
and windy
weathers.
 People are advised
to be away from
dangerous places
 like downstream to
the river to avoid
drowning.
 Lets advice people
not to build house
structures or
animal structures
on wetlands.
 DMT’s must
disserminate
forecasts well on
time in order to
alert the
community prior to
extreme weather
events.
 Sms’s must be
used to relay quick
messages to the
public for extreme
weather events.
 Social media must
also be used
regularly for timely
messages.
 We shall control
flow and release

5. LERIBE
SECTOR REVIEW OF 2021/22 KEY
 MESSAGES/STRATEGIES
FOR 2022/23
DMA  Shortage in variety
and availability of
food due to reduced
crop production
 Jobs were lost at that
time due to reduced
production.
 Production was
estimated to have
gone as low as 20%
compared to normal
years.
 Infrastructure was
negatively affected.
FORESTRY  Tomatoes were  Metebo should be
reported not placed in such a
successful because way that is safe
they were damaged against slides
by a lot of rain.
 Potatoes and Beans  Do not disturb the
were also reported to soil that is in
have been severely inclined areas
damaged by a lot of  rotational grazing is
water. adviced.
 Pesticides were being
washed away by
heavy rains therefore
they did not serve any
intended purpose.
  Dongas were out of
control, we could not
contain them.
 Dams were so full and
even overflowed.
AGRIC (Crops  There were landslides  Farmers who plant
and livestock that even killed a few wheat must be
including herdboys. ready to harvest
veterinary)  Wetlands overflowed well on time, they
on to the surrounding can even use their
land therefore own hands to
expanding their harvest in order to
surface areas. avoid their
machinery being
stuck in the mud at
the fields.
 Farmers are still
adviced to use
herbicide, despite
them being washed
away during heavy
rains.
 Commercial
farmers who use
nets or
greenhouses must
avoid water logging
structures, and
must used hard
and resistant
materials to build
 their greenhouses.

DMA(LVAC)  Shortage in variety

and availability of
food due to reduced
crop production
 Jobs were lost at that
time due to reduced
production.
 Production was
estimated as low as
20% compared to
normal years.
 Infrastructure was
negatively affected.
FMCO  Malnutrition struck
extensively.
WASCO  Eventhough there was
a lot of water, we had
to wait longer periods
for water in the river
to subside so that we
can safely harvest
water.
 Equipment needs to
be fixed but we wait
for the water to
subside
People use rainwater in
tanks to drink and blame
WASCO for contaminated
 water.

6. BUTHA-BUTHE
SECTOR REVIEW OF 2021/22 KEY
MESSAGES/STRATEGIES
FOR 2022/23
Agric /Forestry  Irrigation systems  We have training in
(machinery) were place to help
washed away. E.g farmers familiarize
Malere and Nkhaketse themselves with
irrigation systems common
along hololo river outbreaks.
projects were highly
affected by the rains-
the pumpstation was
submerged in water
and damaged the
morter that is used to
pumped water.
 Tomatoes that were
ready for sale were
reported damaged by
a lot of rain.
 Potatoes and Beans
were also reported to
have been severely
damaged by a lot of
water.
  Hail damaged most of
our crops and
greenhouses.

FORESTRY  Pesticides were being  Balisana groups

washed away by should make early
heavy rains therefore plans on the
they did not serve any rotational grazing.
intended purpose.  There should be
“letsema”to make
diversion furrows,
however it is a
challenge because
most people
hesitate doing
anything good for
their advantage
without any
incentive.
Redcross  Messages must be
communicated well
on time to be
relayed to herders.

HEALTH  Contamination of  We provide

water resources seminars and
leading to diseases workshops to
like cholera capacitate the
community on
keeping drinking
water clean.
  We distribute
chlorine tablets to
the community to
clean their water.
 Use preventive
measures that are
known or general
knowledge to us
e.g . Good hygiene,
boil water.
 Report priority
diseases or events
that are likely to
affect our lives to
the necessary
bodies.

DMA   We will keep well

upto date on a
monthly basis in
order to monitor
the impact
progression
therefore
intervention can be
well on time.
 We must watch
roads and have a
detailed plan step
by step.
 We must also
 collect food
security
information and
make projections
well on time.
 Adviced to apply
for funding that is
meant to curb the
impacts of climate
change in least
developed
countries.
FMU  Malnutrition struck
extensively.
ENVIRONMENT  There was migration  We as the ministry
of wildlife to human must provide food
settlements because for wild animals to
of inhabitable prevent them from
conditions where they hunting for food in
live. This therefore human
caused conflict of settlements.
human-wildlife
conflict.

Remember NCOF Maseru

 NCOF- Comments and questions

WFP
Deputy Country Director at WFP advised that the points
being shared and the statistics like the one given by MAFS
should be shared and written down so that all the
stakeholders can have the information and know when to
help

DMA
Possible impacts/ planning DMA will call together their
response teams to plan and prepare based on the
anticipatory actions and we shall get these and as soon as
possible.
DEPT OF GROPS
Observations
 We foresee a positivity in the in the fact that moisture is
there at the start of the season.
 The negative part is that we are still going to see
production decreasing on certain cereals
 We anticipate having decreased agriculture-based
activities like hoeing and people who depend on that
will suffer.
 Crop decreases ( and livestock)
Suggestions and key messages
 Messages to farmers so that they plant early especially
when it comes those crops that are not moisture
tolerant
 Messages to farmers so that they should plant moisture
tolerant crops
 They should choose wisely the fields to plough as some
are more prone
 Need to closer advance fertilizers and pesticides

LMS (additions)
 Plant well in time so that the crops are resistant by the
time accumulation gets higher
 Crop choice (the NDC has just shown that maize
production was 59% lower ) so why not choose those
crops that seem to do better in the said conditions?
 Location of fields and soil type could be crucial
Red Cross
 Last year we had same presentations, but we were still
hit hard. Maybe there is a need to be together as EW to
prepare “Shelter” so that we are not hit hard.
 There is a foreseen possibility of food insecure year,
there is a dire need to talk to farmers
  Livestock dept – how can they be helped?
 Except for wheat, there is a possible increase on key
commodities. How can we help such a situation? Maybe
we can increase those we win when sow.
IACOV
 Note that all districts are being led to develop District
Action Plans (DAPs). So, this could make us aware that
when we do work in districts, we make use of that
knowledge like now going for the DCOFs. This is to say
“awareness without plans or not triggering planning is
useless”
 We need planning in all angles’
LENAFU
 Key messages
1. Diverting farrows
2. Fertilizers
3. Info dissemination
Water Affairs
 People should seek advice from the Dept of water affairs
before building houses
 Upstream users of the water should remember that
there are downstream users and use the water in a way
that they don’t pollute it making it difficult for the
downstream user to use the water
 Good catchment management skills should be instilled
Mr Kabelo Made participants aware that “good rains” do not
mean “ bad rains” and if good rains are forecast it may as
well mean using them to the advantage.