| The 5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture |
First Announcement
Venue: United Nation Conference Centre, Addis Ababa Ethiopia.
Theme: Commercialisation of Livestock Agriculture in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Introduction
Livestock contribute significantly to food supply and nutrition, and are a major source of food, particularly of high quality protein, minerals, vitamins and micro-nutrients for the majority of African people. For example, meat, milk and eggs provide about one fifth of the protein in African diets. In 2003, Africa’s livestock population was estimated at 231 million cattle, 244 million sheep, 223 million goats and 22 million pigs. Livestock significantly contribute to the agricultural GDP in Africa. It is estimated that livestock-derived food items (meat, milk and eggs) alone contribute on average 30 percent to agricultural GDP. This estimate does not include non-food livestock products such as draught power, manure and transportation, which enhance productivity of crop production, nor does it take into account intangible livestock contributions to rural communities through risk mitigation and wealth accumulation.Download Full Announcement Document |
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