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Publish Date : 02-Mar-2017

A project to encourage sustainable and productive livestock in Africa was launched on Thursday by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and six African countries - Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria and Uganda.

Africa Sustainable Livestock 2050 aims to facilitate dialogue, knowledge sharing and consultation among livestock, health and environment stakeholders in order to identify opportunities and threats associated with the long-term development of livestock.

It aims to agree on priority reforms and investments to create the capacity needed to ensure sustainable development of the livestock sector in the next three or four decades. It will help to provide a dialogue between countries, ministries, and specialists to help prepare for the changes, building the capacity to maximize benefits and minimize challenges as well as identify actions that can be taken now to ensure a sustainable and productive livestock sector while protecting the environment and public health.

Speaking at the launching ceremony in Addis Ababa, Patrick Kormawa, FAO Sub-regional Coordinator for Eastern Africa, noted that FAO would make every effort to support the smooth and effective implementation of the project. He said it had the clear intention to build strong collaborative partnerships across sectors to support sustainable and healthy livestock systems.

Fekadu Beyene, Ethiopia's Minister of Livestock and Fishery, said the project provided opportunities to share expertise and experiences between ministries and countries towards building a sustainable livestock sector in coming decades.

He said, "We are looking forward to partnering with USAID and FAO to examine our livestock systems now, and realize the potential they have for the future through the sustainable implementation of our Livestock Master Plan." Meat, egg and dairy consumption at household level will significantly increase in Africa as the continent's economies continue to grow over the next 20-20 years.

This project, the minister said, will help governments work out how to build the foundations for this change and ensure farmers and consumers will be better off.

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