Livestock production systems: seizing the opportunities for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists

De Haan Cees, Robinson Tim, Conchedda Giulia, Ericksen Polly, Said Mohammed, Robinson Lance, Flintan Fiona, Shaw Alexandra, Kifugo Shem, Wane Abdrahmane, Touré Ibra, Ickowicz Alexandre, Corniaux Christian, Barr Jill, Martignac Cécile, Mude Andrew, Cervigni Raffaello, Morris Michael L., Mottet Anne, Gerber Pierre, Msangi Siwa, Lesnoff Matthieu, Ham Frédéric, Filliol Erwan, Nigussie Kidus, Paolantonio Adriana, Alfani Federica. 2016. Livestock production systems: seizing the opportunities for pastoralists and agro-pastoralists. In : Confronting drought in Africa's drylands: opportunities for enhancing resilience. Cervigni Raffaello (ed), Morris Michael (ed). Washington : World Bank-AFD, 47-70.

https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0817-3_ch5

Chapitre d'ouvrage

Prévisualisation

Version Online first - Anglais
Sous licence

.
Chap5Pages de Confronting Drought in Africa's Drylands (Conference Edition)-2-2.pdf
Télécharger (1MB) | Prévisualisation

Url - éditeur : http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23576

Résumé : Stresses that livestock-keeping remains one of the most important livelihood activities practiced in African drylands, with production of meat and milk typically comprising 5–15 percent of total gross domestic product (GDP) and up to 60 percent of agricultural GDP. Future feed and animal resources will prove insufficient to provide secure and adequate livelihoods for people depending on livestock as their principal livelihood source, however. By 2030, about 77 percent of pastoralist households and 58 percent of agro-pastoralist households will prove unable to accumulate the numbers of animals needed to subsist even at 50 percent of the poverty line. Investments in improving animal health services, feed resources, and increasing market integration, could help livestock-keeping households remain resilient, but the development of alternative sources of income must remain an integral component of any dryland development strategy. Government policies designed to sedentarize pastoralists, particularly in the more arid zones, will only reduce productivity and exacerbate poverty.

Mots-clés libres : Pastoralisme, Résilience, Sahel, Vulnérabilité

Classification Agris : L01 - Élevage - Considérations générales
F01 - Culture des plantes

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 1 (2014-2018) - Agriculture écologiquement intensive

Auteurs et affiliations