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Book (series)Evaluation of the project "Strengthening institutions and capacity of the Ministry of Agriculture and State Veterinary Inspection Service for Policy Formulation"
Project code: GCP/TAJ/013/EC
2023Also available in:
No results found.The EU-funded project aimed to strengthen institutions and capacities for strategic decision-making, planning, regulation, quality control and management in the food and agriculture sectors, including livestock. The evaluation found that the project was well aligned with the needs and priorities of national stakeholders, with FAO’s strategic objectives and with community beneficiaries. Several strategies, assessments and policy papers were developed, pilot initiatives were started, the Ministry of Agriculture was sensitized to reform processes and its changing role in the context of a market economy. Furthermore, capacities for delivering animal health services have improved considerably and are used. The project managed to navigate across institutional changes, although it suffered from delays that impeded the complete implementation of the pilot initiatives on agrarian reform. Acknowledging FAO’s comparative advantage in assisting the initiation of agrarian reform, the evaluation makes a number of recommendations for a successful policy reform, which include continuing to work closely with all involved ministries and stakeholders at all levels, to guide and steer the process from the start through endorsement; alongside a systematic approach to capacity building and training for involved ministries. -
ProjectMongolia Animal Health and Veterinary Services Support - TCP/MON/3607 2020
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No results found.A key objective of the Government of Mongolia is toincrease economic growth from livestock resources andfrom meat exports, including heat-processed products.Animals, both domestic and wild, play an important role ingenerating sustainable income. Meat, dairy, wool,cashmere and leather raw materials are produced fromgoats, sheep, yak, cattle, camels and horses for furtherprocessing, while wild animals are important both fortourism and in terms of national heritage. In addition,meat exports are critical to managing pressure on pasturelands due to overpopulation/overgrazing of livestock.Animal diseases, as well as the challenges surroundingtheir prevention and control, are well established asthe main impediment to the sustainable development ofthe livestock sector. This is directly associated with thecapacity of the national veterinary services to minimizethe animal disease burden and promote animal health.Nevertheless, Mongolia’s services are currently underextreme pressure, facing animal diseases that are liableto limit trade. The large number of livestock creates high demand forveterinary services. With increasing exports, the highdemand for veterinary services may need to grow furtherto allow compliance with certification inspection,international health standards, quarantines, etc.A number of initiatives have been undertaken in Mongoliaby the Government and its development partners. Forinstance, there are areas of the country free fromFoot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that comply with thestandards of the World Organisation for Animal Health(OIE), an animal identification database is in place, witha number of companies selling ear tags and electronicmonitoring chips, while there is also a draft veterinarydrug residue detection plan. -
DocumentWillingness to Pay for Veterinary Services: Evidence from Poor Areas in Rural India
Pro-Poor Livestock Policy Initiative: A Living from Livestock
2006Also available in:
No results found.This paper presents the results of a referendum-style contingent valuation survey conducted in one of the poorest states of India. The objective of the survey was to assess the preference structure and the willingness of poor farmers to pay for veterinary services. The results show that farmers are willing to pay for assured access to veterinary services. Analysis of determinants of the willingness to pay (WTP) showed a significant positive relationship between WTP, household income, and other h ousehold characteristics such as education. Combining the findings of this survey with other closely related studies, and the changing structure the input and output markets for livestock sector, the paper suggests specific policy measures to more effectively meet the expanding livestock services needs of poor livestock farmers.
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