Presentation, December 2018.

1. Better lives through livestock
ILRI overview
2018

2. Global commodity values: on average animal source
foods, five of the top ten
0
50000
100000
150000
200000
250000
300000
350000
Rice, paddy Meat, pig Milk, whole
fresh cow
Meat, cattle Maize Meat, chicken Wheat Potatoes Eggs, hen, in
shell
Sugarcane
Current million USD
(average annual values 2007-2016; animal source foods: USD 830 billion)

3. 0
50
100
150
200
250
E.AsiaPacific
China
SouthAsia
SSA
Highincome
% growth in demand for livestock products to 2030
3
0
50
100
150
200
250
E.AsiaPacific
China
SouthAsia
SSA
Highincome
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
E.AsiaPacific
China
SouthAsia
SSA
Highincome
0
50
100
150
200
250
E.AsiaPacific
China
SouthAsia
SSA
Highincome
Estimates of the % growth in demand for animal source foods in different World regions, comparing 2005 and 2030.
Estimates were developed using the IMPACT model, courtesy Dolapo Enahoro, ILRI.
Beef Pork
Poultry Milk
Increases not because of overconsumption!
EU average 2016 = 69 kg/capita
SSA average 2016 = 8 kg/capita

4. Livestock build global and national economies
• The global livestock sector on average makes up 40% of
agricultural gross domestic product (GDP).
• In developing countries, livestock contributions to agricultural
GDP varies greatly, from 15–80%— and is growing.
• It’s estimated that the market value of Africa’s animal-source
foods will grow to some USD151 billion by 2050.
• Varied activities all along the world’s numerous livestock value
chains provide uncommonly large numbers of jobs.
Herrero et al. 2014

5. Various sources: BMGF, FAO, ILRI
Smallholders still dominate livestock production in
many countries
Region
(definition of
‘smallholder’)
% production by smallholder livestock farms
Beef Chicken
meat
Sheep/goat
meat
Milk Pork Eggs
East Africa 60-90
(≤ 6 milking
animals)
Bangladesh
(< 3ha land)
65 77 78 65 96 77
India
(< 2ha land)
75 92 92 69 most 71
Vietnam
(small scale)
90 65 80 70
Philippines
(backyard)
85 41 99 44 64 25

6. Livestock provide livelihoods
• 70% of the world’s rural poor rely on livestock for important parts of their
livelihoods.
• Of the >750 million poor livestock keepers in the world, about two-thirds
are rural women.
• >100 million landless people keep livestock.
• For the vulnerable, up to 40% of benefits from livestock keeping are non-
market, intangible benefits, mostly insurance and financing.
• In the poorest countries, livestock manure is essential for soil fertility
• Many poor people are employed in local informal livestock product
markets.
• 90% of animal products are produced and consumed in the same country
or region.
• Over 70% of livestock products are sold ‘informally’.

7. Opportunities and challenges in the livestock sector
Provides food and nutritional security
BUT overconsumption can cause obesity
Powers economic development
BUT equitable development can be a challenge
Improves human health
BUT animal-human/emerging diseases
and unsafe foods need to be addressed
Enhances the environment
BUT pollution, land/water degradation,
GHG emissions and biodiversity losses
must be greatly reduced
ILRI/Stevie Mann

8. Meeting demand in developing economies
Importing livestock products Importing livestock industrial
production know-how
Transforming smallholder livestock
systems

9. Agenda 2030’s Sustainable Development Goals
• Livestock contribute to all 17 of the SDGs and directly to at least 8
of the goals.

10. Agenda 2030’s Sustainable Development Goals
• Livestock contribute indirectly to all 17
of the SDGs and directly to at least 8 of the goals.
• Negative press about, and low investments in, livestock
development jeopardize Agenda 2030.

11. Total Official Development Assistance disbursements to
developing countries, USD million
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
100000
120000
140000
160000
180000
200000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
ODA Agric Livestock

12. Percentage ODA disbursements for agriculture and
livestock
0
0.5
1
1.5
2
2.5
3
3.5
4
4.5
5
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
agric % ODA Livestock % ODA (without UAE)

13. Reduce
poverty
Improve
food and
nutrition
security
Improve
natural
resources
and
ecosystem
services
ILRI’s mission is
to improve food and nutritional security
and to reduce poverty in developing
countries through research for
efficient, safe and sustainable
use of livestock —
ensuring better lives through livestock.
CGIAR and ILRI mandates

14. CGIAR on the ground:
15 research centres; over 70 countries

15. ILRI in CGIAR research programs (‘CRPs’)
*PIM = Policies,
Institutions and Markets
**WLE = Water, Land and
Ecosystems
ILRI is also a member of
the cross-cutting gender
platform
4 Global Integrating programs
Excellence in Breeding
*
**
Grain legumes and dryland cereals

16. ILRI’s livestock research: solutions for food and nutritional security,
poverty, environmental and human health
Mitigating climate change, enhancing
resilience and increasing livestock
productivity
Sustainable Livestock Systems
Taking livestock solutions to scale for
inclusive development
Impact at Scale
Delivering solutions for livestock, zoonotic
and foodborne diseases
Animal and Human Health
Efficient livestock production driving
inclusive growth and employment
Policies, Institutions & Livelihoods
(including gender)
Improving genetics for better productivity
and profitability
Livestock Genetics
Accelerating Africa’s agricultural
development through biosciences
BecA-ILRI hub
Better nutrition for improved animal
productivity
Feed and Forage Development
Capacity development; communications; knowledge management

17. Main campuses: Nairobi,
Kenya and Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Offices in 14 other
countries
ILRI offices

18. Staff: 630+
Budget: about US$82 million
Senior scientists from over 30 countries
One third of ILRI staff are women
ILRI resources 2018

19. Capacity development: capacity to undertake research
 Fellowships
 Internships
 Training courses
 Institutional development
 Alumni-led Communities of Practice (CoP)
In a typical year:
• 70 research fellows
• 150 graduate (MSc., PhD) fellows
• 50 interns
• 1200 short course trainees
• > 50 journal papers by fellows

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