The Nairobi-based International Livestock Research Institute estimates 250 million people in Africa – a quarter of the population – rely on livestock for their livelihoods, yet African governments invest almost nothing to support the sector.

“Livestock on the continent is extremely important, especially for the poor and also for large scale farming. Unfortunately there has been limited public investment in agriculture. It has been taken for granted, and subsequently investment in livestock has been rather low,” said Rhoda Peace Tumusiime, the African Union (AU) Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Economy.

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