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Livestock production systems: seizing the opportunities for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists

De Haan C., Robinson T., Conchedda G., Ericksen P., Said M., Robinson L., Flintan F., Shaw A., Kifugo S., Wane A., Touré I., Ickowicz A., Corniaux C., Barr J., Martignac C., Mude A., Cervigni R., Morris M.L., Mottet A., Gerber P., Msangi S., Lesnoff M., Ham F., Filliol E., Nigussie K., Paolantonio A., Alfani F.. 2016. In : Cervigni Raffaello (ed), Morris Michael (ed). Confronting drought in Africa's drylands: opportunities for enhancing resilience. Washington : World Bank; AFD, p. 47-70.

DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-0817-3_ch5

Stresses that livestock-keeping remains one of the most important livelihood activities practiced in African drylands, with production of meat and milk typically comprising 5–15 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) and up to 60 percent of agricultural GDP. Future feed and animal resources will prove insufficient to provide secure and adequate livelihoods for people depending on livestock as their principal livelihood source, however. By 2030, about 77 percent of pastoralist households and 58 percent of agro-pastoralist households will prove unable to accumulate the numbers of animals needed to subsist even at 50 percent of the poverty line. Investments in improving animal health services, feed resources, and increasing market integration, could help livestock-keeping households remain resilient, but the development of alternative sources of income must remain an integral component of any dryland development strategy. Government policies designed to sedentarize pastoralists, particularly in the more arid zones, will only reduce productivity and exacerbate poverty.

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