Livestock: A crucial livelihood and nutrition asset for Southeast Asia
Purvi Mehta
High Level Consultation “Integrating Nutrition into ASEAN Integrated Food Security Framework and its Strategic Plan of Action
for Food Security”, Bangkok, 29-30 January 2013
Global Livestock Scenario
17 billion domestic animals Asset value $1.4 trillion Employs 1.3 billion people Uses one third of the earth’s ice free surface
Four out of the five highest value global commodities are livestock
3Source: FAOSTAT, 2010 data
Livestock’s Many VirtuesN
utriti
on • Provide 58
million tonnes of protein annually
• 17% of the global kilocalories
Pove
rty
Alle
viati
on
• Livelihood to 1.3 Billion
• Important asset for women
• Risk mitigation
Hea
lth
• Zoonosis• Malnutrition• Obesity• Soil health:• 14% N, 9% P
and 40% K inputs to global crop production
Micronutrients Provided by ASFVitamin AIronZincCalciumRiboflavinVitamin B12
Livestock in S.E Asian Countries 167.2 million livestock, not including
2.28 trillion of chicken and ducks Pig form majority of the population Employment to over 100 million
people
Livestock contribution to AgGDP
6
4.0%
5.6%
4.3% 2.9%
3.8%
2.8%
2.4%
2.8%
2.4%
Livestock GDP
(Figures in bars are annual growth rates)FAO, 2012
% growth in demand for livestock products2000 - 2030
7FAO, 2012
SEA
Animal source foods and global diets
China SA SSA High IncomeCountries
% calories from ASF/Day
FAO 2012
0
10
5
15
20
25
9FAO: 2009
10FAO: SOFA2009
Per capita consumption of livestock products by regionMeat consumption grew 150% in South East Asia
LS Sector in ASEANUnique Features for Policy Considerations
Coexistence of a range of production systems 50-70% production from smallholders Mixed farming system Serge in export and domestic demand Vulnerability to diseases Feed Issues Nutrition, health and economic contributions
Key Policy Needs
Livestock on agriculture policy agenda Need for cross sectorial collaboration: Health, Agriculture,
Environment, Trade, Education Regional efforts Value chain approach Feed: attribute to 70-80% cost of production. Many S. E.
Asian countries depending on imported feed. Resource Allocation
ILRI in the Region
Mali
Nigeria
Mozambique
Kenya
Ethiopia
India
Sri Lanka
China
Laos
Vietnam
Thailand
The Only CG center dedicated to LS research
Several CRPs are implemented in SE and SA.
A unique south-South (Asia-Africa) collaboration
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