Creating a new livestock narrative for Africa – the role of resilience in livestock systems

Sunday, December 10, 2023
9:00 - 10:00

Theme

High Level


Details

Livestock such as camels, cows, sheep and goats provide resilient livelihood opportunities for farmers and pastoralists where often no other farming options are available. In this session, we will introduce a new narrative for sustainable and resilient livestock development in Africa, exploring some of the challenges and opportunities for to ensure greater resilience of diverse livestock systems. We will also look at some of the factors that support and obstruct resilience such as governance, land tenure, attitudes towards livestock keepers, etc. The session will provide recommendations for greater investment in resilience of sustainable livestock systems in Africa. Hosted by: The International Livestock Research Institute, CGIAR (Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers) African Group of Negotiators Experts Support (AGNES)


Speaker

Laura Cramer

Todd Crane

Lucy Njuguna

Guyo Roba

George Wamukoya

Hussein Wario

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