Livestock development and climate change in Turkana district,Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
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Abstract:For many years African livestock production was seen as a poor investment for development. Today,however,a new â??livestock revolutionâ??,fuelled by massive growth in global demand for food of animal origin,is foreseen (Delgado et al. 1999). According to Scoones and Wolmer 2006) the livestock sector in the developing world is growing at a rate of up to 7 per cent per annum,much faster than the agricultural sector as a whole and by 2020 it is predicted to become the most important sub-sector in terms of added value. They argue that Africa can,and should capitalise on its enormous wealth in livestock and gain access to new markets opening up. The New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD,2005) similarly makes a case for investments in rural infrastructure to underpin market access and the sustainable development of livestock resources. More specific assessments of the African livestock sector have highlighted the need for a pro-poor livestock development focus (ILRI,2000; Perry et al.,2002; Scoones and Wolmer,2006) â?? relating to the increasing emphasis on the role of greater market access for agricultural products from the developing world as a pathway out of poverty (Perry et al,2005).