A Path to Prosperity New Directions for African Livestock

Contents
Executive Summary 5
1 Introduction 8
2 Overview 9
2.1 Agriculture and Food Security in Africa 9
2.2 African Livestock Overview 11
2.2.1 Livestock Sector Policy 13
2.3 Livestock Sector Development Actors 14
2.4 Discussion 16
3 The Competitiveness of Livestock Production 17
3.1 What Can Be Done to Improve Productivity 19
3.2 Building on Success 21
4 Animal Health 23
4.1 Animal Health in Africa 23
4.2 Veterinary Services and the Poor 24
4.3 Zoonotic Disease and the Poor 25
4.4 Improving Animal Health Services in Rural Areas 27
4.4.1 Assuring Quality of Veterinary Vaccines and Medicines 27
4.4.1.1 International Veterinary Medicine Initiatives 28
4.4.2 Accreditation of Quality Products 29
4.4.3 Improving Veterinary Service Delivery in Rural Areas 30
4.5 Discussion 34
5 Ruminant Nutrition and Innovation 36
5.1 Lessons from Technology Adoption 36
5.2 Agricultural Innovation Systems Approach 38
5.3 New Nutrition Technologies for Africa 39
5.4 Discussion 40
6 African Livestock Trade 41
6.1 Continental Trade, Production and Consumption 41
6.2 Regional and Domestic Livestock Trade 43
6.2.1 Kenyan Beef Trade 43
6.2.2 Sahel and West Africa (SWA) Trade 43
6.3 Contract Farming 45
6.4 Agro-Industrial Development 48
6.5 Discussion 48
7.0 Conclusion 50
Annex 1 52
Overview of Livestock Development Players in Africa 52
Regional Economic Communities 53
CAADP 53
Inter-African Bureau of Animal Resources [AU/IBAR] 54
African Development Bank 55
Global Bodies 56
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) 56
International Fund for Agricultural Development – IFAD 57
The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO) 57
World Bank 58
Consultative Group on International
Agricultural Research (CGIAR) 59
Annex 2 60
The Voices of Livestock Keepers 60
Annex 3 61
Overview of GALVmed 61
Annex 4 63
Harmonisation of Registration of Veterinary
Medicines in UEMOA 63
Harmonisation of Registration of Veterinary
Medicines in Europe 64
VICH 65
Annex 5 66
Sahel and West Africa Club Recommendations
for Regional Livestock Market Integration 66
References and End Notes 67
Acronyms 76
Figures and Tables
Figure 1 Ly and Opio from FAO Stat presented to AU Ministers
Responsible for Animal Resources Conference,
Entebbe, Uganda. May 2010 12
Figure 2 Cost of imports to SSA in US$ 1980–2007
Figure from World Bank figures, ARD 2010 19
Figure 3 Multiple Effects of Animal Disease on Livestock,
Agricultural Production, Natural Resources and
Human Welfare in Farming Systems. 24
Figure 4 Volumes of Meat and Milk Imports into Africa
1961 – 2006 41
Figure 5 Map showing UEMOA Member States 63
Figure 6 % Global Animal Health Product Sales
by Region 2009 65
Table 1 Examples of Reported Annual Growth Rates for the
Agricultural Sector in Selected African Countries
Covering the Period Leading up to the Global
Economic Recession in 2008 11
Table 2 Selected Foreign Investments in Agricultural Land
in Selected African Countries 15
Text Boxes
Box 1 A View from a West African Farmer 12
Box 2 Multiple Impacts of Trypanosomosis in Crop/Livestock
Systems in Africa from Swallow 2000 18
Box 3 India’s National Dairy Development Board 20
Box 4 Para-Professionals Improving Access to Veterinary
Services 32
Box 5 A Franchise Approach to Livestock Service Delivery 33
Box 6 Lessons Learnt from Unsuccessful Efforts to Introduce
Feed Technologies to Small Farmers 37
Box 7 Contract Farming – Case Studies 46
Box 8 Regional Farmer Organisation Profiles,
SACAU and EAFF 52
Summaries of E Discussion Topics 78
The Impetus Strategy Paper I Page 3