Livestock In Africa

Hundreds of livestock traders from kenya ethiopia and somalia stream into the market each morning with their cattle to trade over 5 000 animals daily. Cattle are a critically important daily source of food and nutrition of much needed income and of nitrogen rich manure for replenishing soils and other uses.

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Farm africa will help the women s livestock groups establish village saving and loan associations where women unite to save and make funds available to invest in each other s businesses.

Livestock in africa. However its use as a buffer may sometimes be limited where alternatives are present 62 which may reflect strategic maintenance of insurance in addition to a desire to retain productive assets. 3 2013 many farmers across rural africa depend on their livestock for survival. The africa sustainable livestock 2050 asl2050 project aims to project the production and demand of livestock in africa through 2050 and model the po tential effects on public health animal health livelihoods and the environment.

The future of african livestock will influence the development of the entire continent. Agriculture in africa 3 our continent has enormous potential not only to feed itself and eliminate hunger and food insecurity but also to be a major play er in global food markets. It extends over 5 38 acres making it one of the largest markets in east and central africa.

The agriculture industry comprises fisheries wildlife livestock and farm production accounting for 35 percent of the continent s entire gdp. The project will teach women how to add value to their livestock business through training in goat breeding fattening and the production of goats milk. Ensuring good livestock health in africa is not easy.

Livestock can serve as insurance against risk and is an economic buffer of income and or food supply in some regions and some economies e g during some african droughts. In some areas of africa especially densely populated regions farming is often closely connected with livestock grazing. The garissa livestock market however eclipses all other livestock markets in the region.

Dar es salam oct. As a response producers and other actors will make significant investments in livestock farming systems and value chains. The impact of these investments on people s livelihoods public health and the environment will be unprecedented.

Livestock alone makes up 30 percent of the agricultural gdp making it a crucial component of africa s economy. They also fulfil a wide variety of socio cultural roles. Robust genetically diverse african cattle are treasured assets for estimated 800 million livestock keepers across the continent.

Some farmers use cattle as draft animals to pull plows and spread animal wastes on fields as fertilizer. Whether animals such as chickens goats pigs and cattle are used as a primary source of household food or as income from the sale of animal by products they represent an important asset to many families throughout the continent. Asl2050 works to maximize the positive economic and nutrition benefits of live.

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