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ProjectStrengthening Capacity to Promote Conservation and Production of Native Livestock Breeds at Community Level - TCP/LAO/3607 2020
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No results found.Sustainably managing the diversity of livestock in Lao People’s Democratic Republic is essential. Over 90 percent of all livestock in the country is produced by smallholders, mainly using native breeds of animals. As well as providing animal protein, manure for fertilizer and draft power, livestock contributes up to 50 percent of smallholder household annual cash income and accounts for 16 percent of Gross Domestic Product. Livestock, particularly cattle and goats, also represents an important source of savings for use in family emergencies and provides many poor families with security against external shocks, such as those resulting from climate change. The important contribution made by livestock to poverty reduction and food and nutrition security is reflected in government policy. National development strategies and plans emphasize the need for development in the agriculture sector and call for the adoption of environmentally sound approaches. The National Agro-Biodiversity Programme Strategy and Action Plan II (2015-2020) provided a clear direction for MAF to promote the conservation and production of native livestock breeds. However, government resources were limited and institutional capacity to implement the necessary actions was weak. The aim of the project was thus to strengthen government capacity to systematically conserve and promote the production of native livestock breeds. It would do this by building staff capacity, improving institutional working methods and supporting a process of community and local government consultation. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Strategies for sustainable animal agriculture in developing countries 1993
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No results found.he FAO Expert Consultation on Strategies for Sustainable Animal Agriculture in Developing Countries was held at the FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from 10 to 14 December 1990.Animal agriculture is a complex, multi-component, interactive process that is dependant on land, human resources and capital investment. Throughout the developing world it is practised in many different forms, in different environments and with differing degrees of intensity and biological efficiency. As a result any meaningful discussion of the subject must draw on a broad spectrum of the biological and earth sciences as well as the social, economic and political dimensions that bear so heavily on the advancement of animal agriculture. There is a growing consensus among politicians, planners and scientists alike that livestock production in the third world is not developing as it should, or at a sufficient pace to meet the high quality protein needs of a rapidly expanding human population. The sobering reality is, despite the many development projects implemented over the years by national, bilateral and multinational agencies and often substantial capital investment, there has been little or no change in the efficiency of animal production in the developing world. Livestock numbers have increased substantially in many countries and while the growth in output is welcome, it does not necessarily equate with sustainable productive growth. On the contrary it can, as it has done in the drought prone arid regions, lead to a lowering of productivity and degradation of the rangelands.The purpose of the Expert Consultation was to discuss and formulate specific criteria and questions relating to the planning and implementation of sustainable livestock production programmes in the developing world. There is increasing concern regarding the conservation of the natural resource base and protection of the global environment and FAO attaches highest priority to the sustainable development of plant and animal agriculture. This Expert Consultation is one of a number of initiatives being undertaken by FAO to ensure the sustainability of it's agricultural development programme. The discussion and recommendations arising from this Expert Consultation have been used to help to focus and guide global, regional and national policies and action programmes on the sustainable development of agriculture and have provided an important contribution to the FAO/Government of the Netherlands International Conference on Agriculture and the Environment held in the hague, 15–19 April, 1991. -
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