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Strengthening livelihoods through control of Peste des Petits Ruminants-TCP/INT/3503

Year of publication 2017

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) With almost 70 percent of the global sheep and goat population at risk of Pestedes PetitsRuminants (PPR) -Sheep and Goat Plague, significant efforts are needed to consolidate the livelihoods, nutrition and food security of millions of livestock holders, in particular in Asia and Africa. In this context, the project contributed to filling gaps in existing strategies for control of the disease and supported the formulation of new ones in West Africa, Central Africa, North Africa and Central Asia. It also reviewed and updated the subregional strategy for Southeast Asia.

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