Transcript Akunz – Livestock

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Sub-Sector
Share in
agricultural
sector
Expenditure
2006-2011
Average
contribution to
Ag GDP (20062011)
Share in
Expenditure
relative to
contribution to
Ag GDP
Non-Cocoa,
Crops
Cocoa
Livestock
Fisheries
Forestry
Total
58.5
62.0
0.9:1
31.2
2.7
1.2
10.0
8.0
8.0
3.1:1
0.3:1
0.2:1
6.3
99.9
12.0
100.00
0.5:1
 Food
security and Right to Food
. The World has the capacity to produce enough
food to feed every one adequate(and so is Ghana)
. The poor-rural and urban-spend as much as 70
percent of their income on food
. Malnutrition is the single largest contributor to
disease in the world
 Poverty Eradication
. An estimated 1,2 billion people in developing
countries still live in extreme poverty
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Significant contribution to livelihoods and economic
development:
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35% Ag. GDP
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30% of total Agricultural earnings foreign
exchange in some countries
70% Rural poor
The role of livestock as a tool for poverty reduction is
un-debatable
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Livestock ownership patterns ensure gender balance of
contribution to livelihoods
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Synonymous with livelihoods of the people in inclement
ecologies
 Second
largest livestock population in the
world (AU-IBAR,2015)
 Africa spends $4 billion each year on imports
of livestock and livestock products(AUIBAR,2015)
 Of 3,882 species of domesticated animals
only five species namely cattle, sheep,goats,
donkeys, dromedaries are used by farmer(de
Haan et al, 1997)
 Second
largest livestock population in the
world (AU-IBAR,2015)
 Africa spends $4 billion each year on imports
of livestock and livestock products(AUIBAR,2015)
 Of 3,882 species of domesticated animals
only five species namely cattle, sheep,goats,
donkeys, dromedaries are used by farmer(de
Haan et al, 1997)
‘The [livestock] sector has
not contributed as much as
it might have to poverty
alleviation and food security’
(FAO, 2010)
‘The potential of animal resources in
contributing to the fight against
poverty and the development of Africa
is still under-exploited’
(AU-IBAR, 2009)
Countless Livelihood
Services
Countless Policies

Macroeconomic policies
(monetary, fiscal, etc.)

Agricultural policies
(land, water, rural credit, etc.)

Livestock policies
(feed, health, breeds, etc.)
Livestock Policies and Poverty reduction Source: AUIBAR,2012
Few Livelihood Services
Few Policies
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Productivity-enhancing
policies
(production, income)
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Market access policies
(national, international)
Livestock Sector in Africa should grow by on average
4.2% per annum
The current growth is less than 2% (Lowest in the
world 4%)
Increase in National Production due to increase in
herd size rather than productivity:
Between 1990 to 2009,
 96% percent of the increased beef supply could be
explained by increased stock numbers;
 82% for milk; 89% for poultry, 98% for sheep and
goat meat
 Low
level of private and private sector
investment-young entrepreneurs to take
advantage as private investors
 Per capita performance extremely low-keep
livestock for livelihoods rather than for
business-young entrepreneurs filling in the
gap with business oreintation
 Organic livestock products-eg village chicken
for meat and eggs-young entrepreneurs to
explore niche market
 Limited
science- based production
techniques –leads to low productivity eg
1. Understanding livestock housing
construction
2. Development of hay for livestock
3. No use of manure in biogas production
for cooking in cattle villages
4. Limited or no use of crop-by products
and crop-residues for livestock
production, rice husk are burnt cassava
peels are burnt and thrown away
 450
layers and picks only 13% of eggs. Five
drinkers for 470 layers,27th May,2016,Biabiani
 Limited
value addition to livestock productsan opportunity for young entrepreneurs
1. Adding value to eggs and not only boiled
eggs
2. Use of eggs in cosmetic is untapped
3. Adding value to chicken meat and not only
Khebad, fried and grilled chicken, roasted
guinea fowl
4. Pork light soup
5. Adding value to milk into local wagashie
 Neglected,
underutilized and prolific many
animal species underdeveloped Young
entrepreneurs to take advantage of the
untapped potentials in
1. Rabbits, grasscutters, snails, guinea pigs
2. Bee production
3. wild animals- eg bats
4. Insects