Our Services
SRA provides a wide range of international development assistance services to deliver effective and comprehensive solutions to production, planning and management situations across the agriculture and livestock industries.
Livestock Facilities
- Animal holding and handling, feedlots and facilities, planning, design, equipment
- Model Livestock Farm/Camp layouts and structures
- Agri-based processing facilities including abattoirs and milk processing facilities
- Livestock Research and Animal Quarantine facilities
- Dairy, Beef and Sheep Farms and related facilities
- Intensive livestock production facilities (poultry, beef and dairy cattle)
Livestock Systems Studies
- Development of broad-based livestock production systems (sheep, cattle and goats) including identification of nutrition and health problems, management strategies and the introduction of relevant control measures
- Design and planning of agro-industrial processing and transport facilities, including abattoirs, feedmills, milk processing, and livestock movement facilities
- Establishment of veterinary service facilities to address disease or health problems
- Establishment of field survey, epidemiological procedures and laboratory processes
- Design and preparation of technical and operating procedural manuals
Livestock Industry Studies
- Industry studies including farmer and pastoralist surveys
- Analyses of statistical data and identification of industry trends
- Identification of major limiting factors to improved production
Agricultural Systems
- Planning, design and integration of broad-based agricultural systems, including broad-acre and smallholder dryland and irrigated agriculture
- Design of rangeland regeneration and management programmes
- Irrigation system design
- Recommendations for improved crop agronomy husbandry and cultivation techniques
- Development of fodder and pasture production under both irrigated and dryland conditions
- Utilisation of crop wastes and by-productions
- Evaluation of alternative feed options
- Soil surveys and land use studies
Aquaculture Studies
- Evaluation of fish markets locally, regionally and internationally
- Determination of opportunities for new aquaculture production
- Design of hatchery, production and fish processing systems, including RAS, on-shore ponds and off-shore cage systems
- Sales and marketing programs
- Environmental assessment.
Environmental Studies
- Establishment of national standards
- Design of facilities for environmentally susceptible areas
- Design of environmental laboratories
- Environmental impact assessment (design of procedures and execution of studies)
- Environmental planning (protected areas, coastal zone management, wildlife parks and sanctuaries)
- Special environmental studies (bio-diversity, desertification, environmental policy)
Human Resource Development Programmes
- Review of local and regional manpower resources and avenues for increased employment
- Determination of levels of technical expertise in target communities
- Provision of effective extension services appropriate to community needs
- Training of personnel to deliver community services
- Identification of appropriate training programmes for management, technical and extension personnel
- Training programmes specifically designed to meet the requirements of the client and target beneficiaries