Livestock Services and the Poor: A global initiative - IFAD

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E XECUTIVE SUMMARY delivery of services that respond to their needs and meet required quality standards. However, the reality is that public sector involvement has often led to top-down, undemocratic and non-inclusive organizations and that poor livestock keepers are usually not members or have only little influence in these organizations. There are many problems and constraints attached to the weak position that the poor hold in terms of rights, education, knowledge and political influence. It is therefore essential to build the capacity of organizations that include poor livestock keepers and are genuinely established from the ‘bottom up’. The development of livestock advisory services is urgently needed Livestock advisory services such as the supply of information on fodder production, the delivery of low-cost technologies and the development of husbandry and management skills are a major need of poor livestock keepers. These services have received limited attention in the past. The concept of livestock advisory services for the poor must therefore be shaped almost from scratch. A focus on knowledge and learning systems that strengthen the capacity of livestock keepers to seek and organize information, training and advice from efficient sources should be central to these advisory services. Farmer-to-farmer systems and integrated croplivestock systems need to be tested. These can provide an opportunity to combine development and recent, new initiatives within relevant agricultural extension services. Equitable access to scarce land and water resources must be ensured The existence of equitable access to land and water resources and secure land-use systems that are also appropriate for pastoral livestock systems is a determining factor in the future prospects of many poor livestock keepers. The increasing scarcity of land and water has wide implications in terms of the prioritization of livestock production systems in various places and among groups of poor people. The development of production and farming systems that rely on fodder production or use alternative resources and also take into consideration the labour and land constraints on poor farmers is an important intervention. xv
xvi LIVESTOCK SERVICES AND THE POOR Poor livestock keepers must be involved in the generation of technology Efforts to improve the technology employed by poor livestock keepers must first aim at the stabilization of production systems and should therefore focus on low-risk and low-input technologies. More attention should be paid to the animals poor livestock keepers own (often small livestock), the areas they occupy (often marginal and remote areas) and the products they sell (milk, eggs and home-processed products). One essential way to ensure that the technologies generated respond to the priority needs of the poor is to involve the poor in determining the priorities and monitoring the research in livestock technology. Access to animal health services is essential The private sector can play an important role in the provision of animal health services, and private service systems also have the potential to serve poor livestock keepers. However, because conventional veterinary services are not economically viable in marginal areas, it is necessary to strengthen lowcost systems. Community animal-health worker systems represent an example of such systems. These are being implemented in many areas. Preventive medicine and vaccine systems can be used in a community setting for the benefit of poor livestock keepers. Appropriate breeding strategies are needed Many of the traits of local breeds, such as hardiness, disease resistance and multi-purpose use, are very important for poor livestock keepers. However, as production systems and markets change, there is scope for the development of alternative breeding strategies targeted at the needs of poor livestock keepers. The approach must involve the participation of these livestock keepers in the determination of priorities and in the formulation of strategies, as well as in the planning and implementation of breeding programmes. Community-level selection systems, combined with nucleus elite herds or flocks managed by associations of breeders, offer interesting opportunities. Access to financial services is a precondition in increasing livestock production Appropriate savings and credit systems that address the particular needs and constraints of the poor are a precondition for increasing livestock production. Poor people often lack access to financial services, but in the few cases where
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