Invitation to develop Mega Program on: Sustainable staple food productivity increase for global food security: Livestock and fish

Emphasis on increasing production/productivity for food security…..

Dense sources of protein, energy

Delivers essential, highly available micronutrients more effectively than plant-based food

Associated with

Better growth, cognitive function and physical activity of children

Better pregnancy outcomes

Not as well developed where the poor are

Poor will need to depend on local systems

Limited capacity to respond

Offers opportunity for broad-based income generation from high-value ASF

Transition strategy

But large productivity gaps remain

Growing & dynamic markets and private sector

Recent experiences of working closer with development partners

New scientific advances

Institutional flexibility from CG change

Feed

Purpose is to provide a product of value to consumer, for which consumer is willing to pay

Value distributed back along value chain

Flexible scope, boundaries

Improved delivery of genetics

Dual-purpose food-feed crops

Maps of disease risk and response

Delivery of improved health services

Will seek a balance of:

adaptive, real-time problem solving

Impact assessment & learning

Scanning the horizon – foresight

Improved mapping of systems

6-8 value chains

Catalyze R&D investment and efforts

Work more directly with development and private sector partners

Set clear goals for impact

Pro-poor potential

Smallholder small ruminants in Mali and Ethiopia

Smallholder aquaculture in Uganda

Smallholder dairying in Tanzania and India

MP2: role of animal product value chains in broader economic growth

MP3: role of crops as feed, use of animals for crop production