Identify, evaluate and improve breeds of livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, rabbits, snails, grasscutters and poultry adapted to Southwestern agro-ecologies.
Develop appropriate low-cost and efficient feed resources for livestock.
Develop appropriate management/husbandry systems for livestock.
Develop appropriate low-input and cost-effective health package, including ethno-veterinary and indigenous technologies for livestock production.